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Premier League · Sat 14 Aug 2021 · Stamford Bridge

Chelsea
3–0 Full time
Crystal Palace
  • Marcos Alonso 26'
  • Christian Pulisic 40'
  • Trevoh Chalobah 58'

    It's a derby

    London derby

    Chelsea 14 · 3 draws · Crystal Palace 0 in 17 meetings since 2018

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    The story

    Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, gameweek 1.

    The goals came from Marcos Alonso (26'), Christian Pulisic (40') and Trevoh Chalobah (58').

    It was 2-0 at half-time.

    Chelsea had 63% of the ball and 13 shots to Crystal Palace's 4.

    Written from the match data (Statorium).

    Match stats

    Chelsea Crystal Palace

    63%Possession37%
    13Shots4
    6On target1
    5Corners2
    15Fouls11
    0Yellow cards0
    0Red cards0

    Statorium.

    Key moments

    1. 26' Marcos Alonso Goal · Chelsea 1-0
    2. 40' Christian Pulisic Goal · Chelsea 2-0
    3. 58' Trevoh Chalobah Goal · Chelsea 3-0 Assist: Mateo Kovacic

    Line-ups

    Chelsea

    1. Edouard MendyGoalkeeper
    2. Trevoh ChalobahDefender
    3. César Azpilicuetaoff 67'Defender
    4. Marcos Alonsooff 86'Defender
    5. Andreas ChristensenDefender
    6. Antonio RüdigerDefender
    7. Mateo KovacicMidfielder
    8. Mason MountMidfielder
    9. JorginhoMidfielder
    10. Timo WernerForward
    11. Christian Pulisicoff 81'Forward

    Subs used: Reece James (67'), Kai Havertz (81'), Emerson (86')

    Crystal Palace

    1. Vicente GuaitaGoalkeeper
    2. Tyrick MitchellDefender
    3. Marc GuehiDefender
    4. Joel WardDefender
    5. Cheikhou KouyatéDefender
    6. Jeffrey Schluppoff 57'Midfielder
    7. Jaïro Riedewaldoff 77'Midfielder
    8. James McArthurMidfielder
    9. Jean-Philippe Matetaoff 57'Forward
    10. Jordan AyewForward
    11. Wilfried ZahaForward

    Subs used: Joachim Andersen (57'), Christian Benteke (57'), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (77')

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