LONDON. Chelsea found a way to reverse the score against Crystal Palace. It was Crystal Palace to score first with a goal from Jefferson Lerma. Nevertheless, later Chelsea found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Conor Gallagher (47′), Conor Gallagher (90′) and Enzo Fernández (90′). Chelsea was surely superior in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 25,110 spectators. The referee was Michael Oliver with the support of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 1.71 degrees Celsius or 35.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 23 Ball Possession 77
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 4 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 54 Attack 153
- 32 Dangerous attack 82
- 73 Ball safe 104
- 11 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 77% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Crystal Palace shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (Jefferson Lerma and Daniel Muñoz). Regarding the opposition, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Nicolas Jackson and Axel Disasi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Crystal Palace stays with 24 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea will has 34 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play away against Everton on the 17th of February with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Everton (10 draws).
Chelsea will play away against Manchester City on the 17th of February with a 22-20 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (5 draws).
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roy Hodgson decided to play with the following team: Dean Henderson , Daniel Muñoz , Joachim Andersen , Chris Richards , Tyrick Mitchell , Adam Wharton , Jefferson Lerma , Jordan Ayew , Will Hughes , Matheus França and Jean-Philippe Mateta .
The home team had on the bench: Sam Johnstone, Joel Ward, James Tomkins, Nathaniel Clyne, Odsonne Édouard , Naouirou Ahamada , Jaïro Riedewald, David Ozoh and Jeffrey Schlupp.
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 2 changes: Will Hughes for Naouirou Ahamada (79′) and Matheus França for Odsonne Édouard (84′).
Player of the match: Will Hughes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Will Hughes.
His rating is with 14 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Chelsea – Formation
Also Chelsea adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Djordje Petrovic , Malo Gusto , Axel Disasi , Thiago Silva , Ben Chilwell , Moisés Caicedo , Enzo Fernández , Noni Madueke , Conor Gallagher , Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer .
These were the players on the bench: Raheem Sterling , Mykhaylo Mudryk, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka, Christopher Nkunku , Levi Colwill , Cesare Casadei, Alfie Gilchrist and Lucas Bergström.
Chelsea could not rely on the presence of Levi Colwill (injured).
Substitutions
Chelsea made 4 changes: Noni Madueke for Christopher Nkunku (46′), Thiago Silva for Levi Colwill (61′), Nicolas Jackson for Raheem Sterling (79′) and Malo Gusto for Alfie Gilchrist (84′).
Player of the match: Conor Gallagher
The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Conor Gallagher.
His rating is with 2 goals, 44 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Crystal Palace – Chelsea – 1-3