Crystal Palace v Chelsea, 03 January 2016

Score3-0 to Chelsea
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance24,854

View Crystal Palace v Chelsea head to head

Chelsea had now won ten of the 14 Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace (lost two). Kick-off: 1.30pm

0 Crystal Palace

3 Chelsea

Goals:

Goals:

Oscar 29 G
Willian 60 G
Diego Costa 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Mile Jedinak
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Oscar Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Diego Costa Forward
Eden Hazard Forward

Substitutions:

Marouane Chamakh for Fraizer Campbell 67
Joe Ledley for Mile Jedinak 67
Jonny Williams for LEE Chung-yong 80

Substitutions:

Pedro for Eden Hazard 16
Nemanja Matić for Oscar 88

Cards:

Damien Delaney 13 Y
Mile Jedinak 57 Y
Scott Dann 80 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Martin Kelly
Midfielder Joe Ledley
Midfielder Jordon Mutch
Midfielder Jonny Williams
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Marouane Chamakh

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Ramires
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 7th Crystal Palace had yet to win their first Premier League game of a New Year (now lost five and drawn two). The Eagles had now won two of their last seven home Premier League games (lost three).

Comments:

League position: 14th This was Chelsea's first away win in their last eight Premier League away games (lost four) since winning at West Bromwich Albion on 23 August 2015. This was the reigning champions' biggest away win in the Premier League since a 5-0 victory at Swansea City on 17 January 2015. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Chelsea’s third goal against Crystal Palace on Sunday 3rd January 2016 has been confirmed as a Diego Costa goal. (Circular 14 – 11th January 2016)

0 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Mile Jedinak
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Substitutions:

Marouane Chamakh for Fraizer Campbell 67
Joe Ledley for Mile Jedinak 67
Jonny Williams for LEE Chung-yong 80

Cards:

Damien Delaney 13 Y
Mile Jedinak 57 Y
Scott Dann 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Martin Kelly
Midfielder Joe Ledley
Midfielder Jordon Mutch
Midfielder Jonny Williams
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Marouane Chamakh

Comments:

League position: 7th Crystal Palace had yet to win their first Premier League game of a New Year (now lost five and drawn two). The Eagles had now won two of their last seven home Premier League games (lost three).

3 Chelsea

Goals:

Oscar 29 G
Willian 60 G
Diego Costa 66 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Oscar Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Diego Costa Forward
Eden Hazard Forward

Substitutions:

Pedro for Eden Hazard 16
Nemanja Matić for Oscar 88

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Ramires
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 14th This was Chelsea's first away win in their last eight Premier League away games (lost four) since winning at West Bromwich Albion on 23 August 2015. This was the reigning champions' biggest away win in the Premier League since a 5-0 victory at Swansea City on 17 January 2015. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Chelsea’s third goal against Crystal Palace on Sunday 3rd January 2016 has been confirmed as a Diego Costa goal. (Circular 14 – 11th January 2016)