Chelsea and Crystal Palace battled to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on September 1, 2024. Crystal Palace picked up their first point of the Premier League season with a second-half equaliser as Chelsea had taken the lead first half into the match in London.
First Half: Chelsea Take Advantage Over Crystal Palace
The home side finally managed to break the deadlock in 25 minutes of action, as Palace slept for a vital second. Marc Guehi’s badly judged forward raid saw the away side lose possession, and Chelsea quickly counterattacked. Noni Madueke was storming down the right before playing an accurate pass across the box to Cole Palmer. A deft assist from Palmer found Nicolas Jackson, who guided the ball to the back of the net from close range to put Chelsea in front.
Second Half: Eze Saves The Day
Crystal Palace, who had struggled through the opening games with West Ham United and Brentford, emerged from the break with a different kind of determination. Crystal Palace equalized through Eberechi Eze in the 53rd minute. Following the blocked shot by Cheick Doucoure, Eze pounced on the rebound to curl a beautiful shot from outside the box into the net.
In the second half of the game, both teams were struggling hard for a winner. The closest Chelsea’s Levi Colwill could get was a header that just flew wide, while Palace’s Daichi Kamada was forced to a fine save by Chelsea’s goalkeeper. In the dying stages of the match, Eze was denied on the edge of the box, while Jackson twice had outstanding opportunities to seal the win for Chelsea. His first went into the side netting before, a minute later, Palace’s goalkeeper Dean Henderson made a crucial save to thwart Jackson.
Standout Performers:
Chelsea: Nicolas Jackson (player rating-4/5)- Scored the opening goal and came close twice to give chelsea the lead.
Crytsal Palace: Eberechi Eze (player rating-4/5)- Scored the equilizer that helped eagles to secure the draw and register their first point on the table.
Player Rating:
Goalkeepers:
Chelsea: Robert Sanchez(3.1/5)
Crystral Palace: Dean Henderson(3.7/5)
Defender:
Chelsea: Malo Gusto(3.7/5), Wesley Fofana(3.5/5), Levi Colwill(3.5/5), Marc Cucurella(3.2/5)
Crystal Palace: Daniel Munoz(4.1/5), Nathaniel Clyne(2.7/5), Chris Richards(3/5), Marc Guehi(3.1/5), Tyrick Mitchell(2.7/5)
Midfielders:
Chelsea: Moises Caicedo(4.3/5), Enzo Fernandez(3.8/5)
Crystal Palace: Will Hughes(2.6/5), Adam Wharton(3/5), Daichi Kamada(3.8/5), Eberechi Eze(4/5)
Attackers:
Chelsea: Cole Palmer(4.5/5), Nicolas Jackson(4/5), Noni Madueke(3.8/5), Pedro Neto(3.6/5)
Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta(3.1/5)
Substitutes:
Chelsea: Joao Felix(4.1/5), Mykhailo Mudryk (3.6/5), Christopher Nkunku (3.5/5)
Crystal Palace: Cheick Doucoure(2.9/5), Ismaila Sarr(3.1/5), Jeffrey Schlupp(2.6/5)
Reactions After The Game:
After a dissapointing game for the blues, Wesley Fofana said,“We are creating good things, Every game is better. We have more energy, more quality with the ball. When we press, we create good things. Now we need to win games.”
Also chelsea’s boss Enzo Maresca backed his side after the game but also said “We completely deserved to win the game”. This shows that he wasn’t really satisfies with the result after the club spending £220Mil this summer on transfer.
Conclusion: Takes From Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
It was just one of those games that ultimately showed the reasons why the Premier League is so unpredictable, with moments of brilliance from both teams. Chelsea will be the ones most disappointed not to have secured all three points, but Crystal Palace took heart from the second-half performance and the crucial point earned away from home.
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