For Palace there is a sense of ennui. They head into today’s match against London rivals Crystal Palace in fifth spot, knowing victory will get them into the top four - albeit with West Ham facing Leicester tomorrow. Palace have been good the past six matches but they're not at the races here. The match is a part of the Premier League. Havertz should have added to his tally and Cahill produced a goal-saving block on Mount, but Pulisic ended any chance of late drama by tapping in at the back post from a low cross from substitute Reece James. It is the first time we have had such a run on the road since April 2017, when we were closing in on the title with Antonio Conte at the helm. Ben Chilwell tried his luck unsuccessfully within seconds of the restart with Tuchel’s men determined not to take their foot off the throttle, although our most scrappy minutes of the match followed.Hudson-Odoi restored the attacking intent with two crosses, the first onto the head of Havertz and the second finding the boot of Chilwell, although the target was missed by both.Benteke was more accurate when he pulled a goal back for Palace with 63 minutes played, meeting a cross from substitute Jeffery Schlupp at the far post with Chilwell unable to prevent the header. Football pays it's respects to His Royal Highness who died aged 99 yesterday. While further forward Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi start, with Reece James and Timo Werner dropping to the bench. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Specialist. Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic starred to help Chelsea get their top-four hopes back on track with a comfortable 4-1 win at Crystal Palace. There will be regrets about the space afforded the Eagles during the move.Five minutes later, there was a chance for Havertz to restore the three-goal cushion but he shot too close to Guaita from the edge of the area.A Mount shot was stopped by the sort of block from Cahill that Chelsea fans know so well but when the 35-year-old attempted to do similar when Reece James, who had only just come on, crossed low, his stretching leg could only divert the ball to where Pulisic made it 4-1 from a couple of yards out. Could the hosts come back? Kurt Zouma came in, adding his aerial power to our threat.Callum Hudson-Odoi was preferred to Reece James at right wing-back and in the front line, there was a place for Christian Pulisic with Timo Werner moving to the bench. Chelsea moved back into the Premier League top four as Christian Pulisic scored twice in an impressive 4-1 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Not great, is it... READ: Despite outstanding start at Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel still faces a striker conundrum. It was another chance to show he can do better and he did it, even though he could have scored more goals and he can be more ruthless.”. We take a look at the facts and figures behind yesterday’s fine win over Crystal Palace and how we had the Eagles chasing shadows. London rivals Crystal Palace and Chelsea face off in the Premier League on Saturday evening. That was impressive. The question is: How many will Chelsea score? Great save from Guaita - awesome first touch from Havertz. His side are two down and cannot keep the ball - they are stuck in their half. Crystal Palace is going head to head with Chelsea starting on 10 Apr 2021 at 16:30 UTC . Pulisic forced a fine save from Guaita before Chelsea kept possession passing the ball well with it ending at the feet of the German who passes it into the corner with his left. Thomas Tuchel has challenged Kai Havertz to 'show his quality' more regularly for Chelsea despite a bright attacking performance against Crystal Palace. This match is more open now. Rising high above former Chelsea captain Gary Cahill, Zouma gave Guaita no chance with his header from Mount’s delivery and the goal prompted Palace’s shell-shocked players to start arguing among themselves. Chelsea haven't scored more than two goals in a match since Tuchal took over - I am no Nostradamus, but I reckon that stat may kicked into Row Z today. 10 - This is the earliest Chelsea have gone 2-0 ahead (10 minutes) in a @PremierLeague game since January 2018 (6 minutes vs Brighton), with just 102 seconds separating Kai Havertz's and Christian Pulisic's strikes. The replay show James actually won the ball. On the bench is the highly rated by 18-year-old midfielder Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, of whom no photos exist on the wires so I am unable to show what he looks like - anyway, one to watch should he make an appearance. The hosts defend in numbers and Chelsea are forced backwards. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. That's what the hosts have to do more off - get in the visitors' faces and cause them to make mistakes. Chelsea team news: Expected 3-4-2-1 vs Crystal Palace as Thomas Tuchel makes five changes Chelsea take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park this evening (5.30pm) looking for a … Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Crystal Palace host top-four chasing Chelsea at Selhurst Park. After frustration against West Brom but success in their recent Porto game, Chelsea began their time at … It's been a fine team performance by the west Londoners but the midfielder has stood out. It's a Chelsea corner - Mount's delivery isn't great, it comes back to him and his second attempt is better that is ultimately well defended by McCarthy. Crystal Palace vs Chelsea will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 5pm; kick-off 5.30pm.Sky Sports customers can watch in … The Chelsea striker's touch their was sublime, he flicked it over a defender and set up a volley that the Palace keeper did very well to stop. Mount and Hudson-Odoi link well down the right again. Currently, Crystal Palace rank 12th, while Chelsea hold 5th position. CRYSTAL PALACE 2 CHELSEA 3 Premier League, Selhurst Park, 07.07.20, 6pm They tell a one-word story for Chelsea: DOMINANCE, ATTEMPTS: CP 0- 12 CHELSEA TOUCHES IN OPPO BOX: CP 2 - 21 CHELSEA CORNERS: CP 0 - 7 CHELSEA POSSESSION: CP 37%-67% CHELSEA. Andreas Christensen is replaced by Kurt Zouma. It is back to Seville and the second-leg conclusion of our Champions League quarter-final tie against Porto. 9 - Christian Benteke has been directly involved in more @PremierLeague goals against Chelsea (seven goals, two assists) than against any other team in the competition. Palace had a rare sight of the Chelsea goal, when Callum Hudson-Odoi gave away possession inside his own penalty area, but Eze did not manage to pick out Jordan Ayew. Chelsea immediately went straight back on to the front foot after the half-time break and, buoyed by his goal against Porto, Ben Chilwell checked inside and tried to find the far corner of the net with a shot that drifted wide. Chelsea's visit to Palace will get underway from 5.30pm UK time on Saturday, April 10. Havertz is nearly in on goal after a poor header back to the Palace goal but Guaita rushes off his line and clears. Chelsea headed into this match having slipped up badly in our last Premier League match, at home to West Brom, but buoyed in confidence by the excellent Champions League result against Porto midweek. “The players did better in the second half, but the bottom line is we played against a Chelsea team that we believed we could stretch and we're on the end of a 4-1 defeat and needed to do some last-ditch defending to keep it down to four.". I suspect the tone for the match - Chelsea with the lion's share of possession and Palace happy to sit back - has already been set. Zouma nearly has another headed goal - from a corner the Chelsea defender gets a good run and leap and the attempt is cleared off the line by Van Aanholt. Crystal Palace will look to secure their fourth consecutive home clean sheet in a row as they prepare to face Chelsea at Selhurst Park on Saturday, 10th April (17:30 BST). But he made a brilliant start to Saturday’s game at Selhurst Park, as Chelsea raced into a two-goal lead in the opening 10 minutes. What a cool finish from Havertz - his second Premier League goal. Team GB watch: Who were England Women's winners and losers after a disappointing defeat to France? 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He brilliantly flicked the ball over the Palace defence himself and unleashed a right-foot volley that looked to be heading for the same corner of the net in which he scored Chelsea’s opener, but Guaita produced a superb save. Chelsea are first to everything - they may be two-goals up but they are chasing, harassing everything as if they are two-goals down. Sorry to write the same thing over and over BUT Palace just aren't in this. It would have quickly gone from very bad to even worse for Roy Hodgson’s team, had Patrick van Aanholt not been in position to clear an Antonio Rudiger header off the line. Palace are all over the place at the moment. “Kai needed to show he can do better,” said Tuchel. Zouma heads home from the Chelsea free kick wide on the left. With this victory, Chelsea have won seven league games in row against Crystal Palace for the first time ever. The Eagles only really threatened on one occasion in the first half and then Toni Rudiger was in the right place to sweep up. Going on the match so far you'd have to say no. Subs: Butland, Dann, Townsend, Mateta, Schlupp, McCarthy, Mitchell, Kelly, Rak-Sakyi. Gabriel Martinelli can get Arsenal firing again — but Mikel Arteta taking patient approach, Defeat for either Manchester United or Tottenham will spark inevitable crisis narrative, Real Madrid hold on to beat Barcelona in El Clasico and climb to the summit of La Liga, Trent Alexander-Arnold scores stunning winner as Liverpool end Anfield hoodoo against Aston Villa, Stuart Dallas scores twice as 10-man Leeds beat Manchester City with two shots on goal. Thomas Tuchel released the handbrake on his team’s Champions League qualification bid as Kai Havertz produced his best performance as Chelsea’s false nine and Christian Pulisic gave notice that he is ready to finish the season strongly. Crystal Palace v Chelsea team news Crystal Palace: Loanee Michy Batshuayi cannot face his parent club, but Hodgson will hope to have James McCarthy and … Mount plays in James on the right and his low ball is fired in at the back post by Pulisic. 1 min and 48 secs after the first and Pulisic smashes home at the near post from inside the box. The Germany international ended his … They have been brilliant to watch and as much as Palace have been poor the visitors have been superb and great to watch. Comeback? All rights reserved. It's one-way traffic at the moment. The visitors see most of the early possession, they're passing it around nicely, with CP sitting deep. “I have the freedom to go where I want to go and I hope I can continue like that. Chelsea 6-2 Crystal Palace - 1997/98 Crystal Palace 2-0 Chelsea - 1972/73 Chelsea’s biggest win at Palace – 5-1 in 1969/70 . If he did it’s a good bet that he doesn’t now. Chelsea (3-4-3): Mendy; Azpilicueta (c), Zouma, Rudiger; Hudson-Odoi (James 76), Jorginho, Kovacic (Ziyech 83), Chilwell; Mount, Havertz, Pulisic.Unused subs Kepa, Alonso, Emerson, Kante, Abraham, Giroud, Werner.Scorers Havertz 8, Pulisic 10, 78, Zouma 30, Palace (4-4-2): Guaita; Ward, Kouyate, Cahill, Van Aanholt; Ayew (Townsend 76), Milivojevic (c), Riedewald, Eze; Benteke, Zaha.Unused subs Butland, Dann, Kelly, Mitchell, McCarthy, Schlupp, Rak-Sakyi, Mateta.Scorer Benteke 63Booked Kouyate 29Referee Michael Oliver. Havertz would have only been three years old when Gascoigne scored his famous Euro ‘96 goal for England against Scotland and yet the £62million signing almost recreated it. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. Havertz should have made it five - Ziyech finds the German and his super run ended with a half-hearted finish that Guaita saved with ease. Zaha wins a free kick - every time he is fouled he looks mortally offended - near the Chelsea box. The beating of Porto went some way to wiping the memory of last weekend’s loss to West Bromwich, but another strong response in the league will fortify the Blues’ challenge for a place in next … Before kick-off, the teams observed a two-minute silence for His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away yesterday. From the start Chelsea dominated. A place in the top four could come down to goal difference and based on the first 40 minutes of this match there are more on offer for the visitors. Spurs vs Man Utd, Premier League: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction? If Chelsea supporters were concerned that … pic.twitter.com/S8gMAAu9w6. Sublime. Christian Pulisic had netted last weekend against West Brom and he rifled in another goal soon after Havertz’s opener, with what was close to an identical strike to the American’s in our last visit to Selhurst Park back in July.Beating former Chelsea captain Gary Cahill in the air is no mean feet but Kurt Zouma did that comprehensively to add his side’s third from a Mason Mount free-kick.Christian Benteke cut the Palace deficit just past the hour mark when he headed in from open play but Pulisic added his second of the game and fifth of the season from close range, ensuring any hopes the home side had of putting pressure on their local rivals in the closing minutes evaporated. Pulisic, preferred to Timo Werner, scored twice in a game for the first time since October 2019 and Kurt Zouma also netted as Chelsea blew apart a Palace defence that had kept three successive home clean sheets before Saturday. That's the sort of form the west Londoners hoped they'd see more often when they bought the German. Havertz near gets his second - Pulisic plays in the German down the central and he hits it early with his left forcing Guaita into a good save, low to his left. So close to a fourth before half-time. Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita had made a good save to deny Pulisic, but Havertz was alert to dispossess Eberechi Eze and the ball was worked to Callum Huson-Odoi, who played in Havertz to find the bottom corner of the net. Mount ends a decent love from Chelsea - crossfield ball to Hudson-Odoi, who lays it off for the midfielder - with a shot high and wide. The home team were shaken and just over a minute later Chelsea doubled their lead with Havertz once again heavily involved. Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson must work around the absence of Michy Batshuayi for the visit of Chelsea in Saturday's Premier League London derby … Zouma had come into the team because of an injury to Andreas Christensen and Thiago Silva’s suspension, and the Frenchman had already threatened in the Palace penalty area before he found the net on the half-hour mark. Zaha has cut a frustrated figure this match but he works with Schlupp on the left before the sub gets in a great cross that the Belgian meets well with his head to give Mendy no chance. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. A basic aim would be to win the second half... Pulisic links with Chilwell down in the inside-left channel. Palace clear their lines from the next set piece. We are 2-0 up from the 'away' leg. Chelsea had not scored more than two goals in a game since Tuchel’s arrival before their trip to Crystal Palace and Havertz had still not scored a goal under the club’s latest head coach. He knows he needs to secure the west Londoners Champions League football next season and the defeat to West Brom did damage in Chelsea’s bid for a top-four finish. Tuchel has switched between a traditional and false nine. Mount gets the ball in acres of space on the right-hand side of the box and his low shot is well blocked by Cahill. In a season of shocks - let’s face it there has been loads - perhaps Chelsea’s 5-2 home defeat by West Brom last week has been the most jaw-dropping? “He got a second chance to show up after the Porto game. 89' Post update. Midway through the first half, the keeper did keep out another Havertz shot after the German had lifted the ball over the Palace defence and shot, in action reminiscent of Gazza in ’96.Half an hour into the game, it was 3-0 to Chelsea. The rampant Blues came close to even more goals before the interval, with a Mount shot saved and Patrick van Aanholt on the line keeping out another Zouma header. The German, whose only other Premier League goal had come back in October, scored the visitors’ first and then teed up Pulisic for their second. Palace manager Hodgson said: “We know they are a good side, everybody knows that, but we can't afford to play the way we did in the first half. #CRYCHE pic.twitter.com/bwektaSq0i. They haven't had more than two passes when in possession and it looks as if there are at least five divisions separating these two side. No half-time changes are they get under way for the second period in south London. This was the 48th league meeting.It also means we are undefeated in our last six Premier League away games, which are all the ones played under Thomas Tuchel. They’re not happy with the defence-first approach of Roy Hodgson and want to be entertained and see a club with a definitive identity over and above ‘we want to stay up and that’s it’ one Palace seemingly have now. We started the game in sixth in the table, Liverpool moving a point ahead with their win over Villa in the 3pm kick-off. The check is over and it's a case of shake hands and carry on. 86 per cent possession for the visitors so far - can they make it count? As referenced by Tuchel, Havertz’s only regret may be that he did not finish with his first Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea, as he missed two good second-half chances, but there was plenty to be encouraged by in the 21-year-old’s performance. Before that defeat Tuchal must have been wondering what all the fuss was about regarding the thankless task of being Chelsea manager. It took less than two minutes more for the Blues to make it 2-0, and Havertz was involved again, laying off a Chilwell pass for Pulisic to advance and slam the ball high into the home side’s net with the power to give Guaita no chance this time. He's set the tone and run the show. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha. “In my position you always want to score,” said Havertz. On the challenge facing Crystal Palace today... On the need to bounce back from the West Brom defeat…. Mason Mount will be key for the visitors today - he has been in great form for both club and country. Havertz had been taken off during the Champions League victory over Porto in which he had missed a glaring chance and was fortunate to keep his place. Although the game is in Spain, it counts as our home leg. Chelsea returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a win over Crystal Palace. But between them they have scored just two Premier League goals. BREAKING NEWS: Palace have had an attack - Eze and Ayew combine in the final third but the move is snuffed out by the Chelsea defence. His two goals today won't have done his claims any harm. I think I have to prove it in more games but I will give my best and try to improve and I will continue like that.”. Pulisic is a fine player and when on song it's hard to see how he isn't guaranteed a starting spot at Chelsea. They still look the hungrier of the sides, pressing Palace with greater energy that that shown by the hosts. Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace: Antonio Conte reflective after defeat. Hudson-Odoi and Mount - once again - combine done the right (playing free-flowing, one-touch football) before Hudson-Odoi puts in a great cross that Palace do well to clear. Oh, and they were up against West Brom, a side that looks destined for the drop with a manager not exactly known for producing side that score at will away from home. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. But stranger things have happened (Exhibit A: West Brom beating Chelsea last week..). Brilliant Allan Saint-Maximin steps off bench to inspire important Newcastle win over Burnley, Raheem Sterling's struggles amplify Man City's need for a forward of Erling Haaland’s prowess. Crystal Palace fell to an on-song Chelsea side at Selhurst Park on Saturday, with the visiting Blues starting and finishing on the front foot despite Christian Benteke's 63rd-minute goal. Hudson-Odoi plays in Mount whose fierce shot just inside the box is well saved by Guaita. In the second half, I had one or two good chances to score but of course, I'm happy. Mount tries his luck from outside the box - why wouldn't he, he's been brilliant this match - and his attempt flies over the bar. Mount has been at the heart of everything good about Chelsea today. 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Mojo. “It does not change him at all if he is doing good games or bad games or mediocre games, or if he's praised or not praised. That was simple and just what the hosts didn't want. The plaudits keep coming for Mount - he's won man of the match. Crystal Palace played against Chelsea in 2 matches this season. The visitors have made three changes from the side that saw off Porto t in the Champions League. Crystal Palace have lost their last six league matches against Chelsea, their worst run in this fixture.
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