LONDON. Chelsea and Crystal Palace draw 1-1. C. Palmer scored the first goal (14′) for Chelsea. J. Mateta made it even (82′). Chelsea was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 25,179 spectators. The referee was Tim Robinson with the help of Tim Wood and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.22 degrees Celsius or 39.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 6 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 10
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 69 Attack 121
- 35 Dangerous attack 54
- 82 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Chelsea had a superior ball possession 62% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Chelsea to win the contest.
Crystal Palace shot 13 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea shot 15 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Enzo Fernández and L. Colwill).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Crystal Palace has 21 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Chelsea has 36 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play away against Leicester City on the 15th of January with a 12-12 head to head.
Chelsea will host AFC Bournemouth on the 14th of January with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace
87'
82'
Crystal Palace started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Oliver Glasner decided to play with the following team: D. Henderson , Chris Richards , Maxence Lacroix , M. Guéhi , Daniel Muñoz , Cheick Doucouré , Jefferson Lerma , Tyrick Mitchell , Ismaïla Sarr , Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta .
The home team had on the bench: Eddie Nketiah , Jeffrey Schlupp, Nathaniel Clyne, Daichi Kamada , Matt Turner, Chadi Riad, Justin Devenny, Caleb Kporha and Asher Agbinone.
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 2 changes: Cheick Doucouré for Daichi Kamada (69′) and Eberechi Eze for Eddie Nketiah (87′).
Player of the match: Daniel Muñoz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Daniel Muñoz.
His rating is with 18 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
65'
Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Enzo Maresca played with: Robert Sánchez , Malo Gusto , Josh Acheampong , L. Colwill , Marc Cucurella , Enzo Fernández , Moisés Caicedo , Pedro Neto , C. Palmer , Jadon Sancho and Nicolas Jackson .
These were the players on the bench: Tosin Adarabioyo, Noni Madueke , Axel Disasi, Filip Jørgensen, João Félix, C. Nkunku, Reece James , Marc Guiu and Renato Veiga.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 2 changes: Nicolas Jackson for Marc Guiu (81′) and Jadon Sancho for Noni Madueke (86′).
Player of the match: Robert Sánchez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
