Chelsea vs Crystal Palace, 2023-24 English Premier League
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Chelsea beat Crystal Palace after VAR awards late penalty
An 89th-minute penalty from substitute Noni Madueke earned Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League London derby on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 4': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 6': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 6': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Richards.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 8': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a through ball.
- 13': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 13': Goal! Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 15': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 18': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 20': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 21': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 22': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 22': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 24': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 25': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 28': Offside, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 29': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 29': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 32': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 32': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 36': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma is caught offside.
- 41': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 45': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Chelsea).
- 45': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Goal! Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 1. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 45'+3': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+3': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Chelsea).
- 45'+3': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 46': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 51': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 52': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 55': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 55': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 56': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 56': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 57': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 57': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Levi Colwill.
- 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 59': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 59': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 62': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 65': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Mykhailo Mudryk because of an injury.
- 73': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 73': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a through ball.
- 76': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 76': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 78': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace.
- 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 80': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 81': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 81': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 83': Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 84': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 85': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
- 85': Penalty Chelsea. Noni Madueke draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
- 89': Goal! Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 1. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Matheus França replaces Jefferson Lerma.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Benoît Badiashile.
- 90'+3': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 90'+5': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Matheus França (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 90'+9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 36.2 | Possession | 63.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 287 | Accurate Passes | 572 |
| 352 | Passes | 644 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 25 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 12 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,618
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,618
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 2 | Axel Disasi |
| 26 | Levi Colwill |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo  |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 29 | Ian Maatsen |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
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