Chelsea v Crystal Palace, 10 March 2018

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance40,800

View Chelsea v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Crystal Palace faied in their attempt to become the first visiting team to win three consecutive Premier League games at Stamford Bridge since Liverpool in 2012.

2 Chelsea

1 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Willian 25 G
Martin Kelly own goal 32 OG

Goals:

Patrick Van Aanholt 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Willian
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Eden Hazard

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Martin Kelly Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Christian Benteke Forward
Alexander Sörloth Forward

Substitutions:

Alvaro Morata for Olivier Giroud 72
Tiemoué Bakayoko for Eden Hazard 88
Pedro for Cesc Fàbregas 88

Substitutions:

Wilfried Zaha for Christian Benteke 46
Jaïro Riedewald for Jeffrey Schlupp 75
LEE Chung-yong for Andros Townsend 81

Cards:

Alvaro Morata 86 Y

Cards:

Patrick Van Aanholt 59 Y
James Tomkins 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Emerson
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Alvaro Morata

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender/Midfielder Tim Fosu-Mensah
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

Comments:

League position: 5th Chelsea had now conceded five goals in their last ten games in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. Willian had now scored 13 goals for the Blues in all competitions so far in this season; his highest total in a season for the club. They avoided losing three consecutive top division home London derbies to the same opposition for the first time since 1974 against Arsenal.

Comments:

League position: 18th Crystal Palace had now taken two points from their last seven games in the Premier League. This was now the tenth game so far in this season that Wilfried Zaha had not started for Palace in the Premier League and they had lost all ten games. Patrick Van Aanholt's goal was the 800th scored in this Premier League season.

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Willian 25 G
Martin Kelly own goal 32 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Willian
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Eden Hazard

Substitutions:

Alvaro Morata for Olivier Giroud 72
Tiemoué Bakayoko for Eden Hazard 88
Pedro for Cesc Fàbregas 88

Cards:

Alvaro Morata 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Emerson
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Alvaro Morata

Comments:

League position: 5th Chelsea had now conceded five goals in their last ten games in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. Willian had now scored 13 goals for the Blues in all competitions so far in this season; his highest total in a season for the club. They avoided losing three consecutive top division home London derbies to the same opposition for the first time since 1974 against Arsenal.

1 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Patrick Van Aanholt 90 G

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Martin Kelly Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Christian Benteke Forward
Alexander Sörloth Forward

Substitutions:

Wilfried Zaha for Christian Benteke 46
Jaïro Riedewald for Jeffrey Schlupp 75
LEE Chung-yong for Andros Townsend 81

Cards:

Patrick Van Aanholt 59 Y
James Tomkins 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender/Midfielder Tim Fosu-Mensah
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

Comments:

League position: 18th Crystal Palace had now taken two points from their last seven games in the Premier League. This was now the tenth game so far in this season that Wilfried Zaha had not started for Palace in the Premier League and they had lost all ten games. Patrick Van Aanholt's goal was the 800th scored in this Premier League season.