Noni Madueke scored an 89th-minute winner from the penalty spot to help Chelsea overcome Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
The hosts deservedly went in front in the 13th minute after good work from Malo Gusto ended with the full-back squaring the ball to Mykhailo Mudryk to net from close range.
But Palace levelled on the stroke of half-time when Michael Olise brought down Jordan Ayew’s cross and smashed an effort into the bottom corner.
Chelsea created numerous chances throughout, and it looked as if Mauricio Pochettino’s men would pay for their wasteful finishing for a second consecutive match.
Nicolas Jackson thought he had scored in the 77th minute when he poked in Thiago Silva’s deep cross but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) ruled the forward was just offside.
But Chelsea got the break they needed in a tense finale when the VAR spotted Eberechi Eze had fouled Madueke just inside the area and the substitute expertly sent Palace keeper Dean Henderson the wrong way from the spot.
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Chelsea
Starting XI
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Squad number28Player namePetrovic
Average rating5.85
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Squad number27Player nameGusto
Average rating6.26
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Squad number2Player nameDisasi
Average rating5.18
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Squad number5Player nameBadiashile
Average rating5.00
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Squad number26Player nameColwill
Average rating5.39
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Average rating6.17
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Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Average rating5.24
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Squad number29Player nameMaatsen
Average rating5.10
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Squad number18Player nameNkunku
Average rating6.19
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Squad number10Player nameMudryk
Average rating6.34
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Squad number15Player nameJackson
Average rating4.66
Substitutes
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Average rating6.01
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Squad number11Player nameMadueke
Average rating6.17
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Squad number19Player nameBroja
Average rating5.29
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Squad number42Player nameGilchrist
Average rating6.03
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Squad number45Player nameLavia
Average rating5.24
Crystal Palace
Starting XI
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Squad number30Player nameHenderson
Average rating6.20
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Squad number17Player nameClyne
Average rating5.87
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Average rating5.95
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Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Average rating6.04
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Average rating5.98
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
Average rating5.76
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Squad number26Player nameRichards
Average rating5.91
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Squad number10Player nameEze
Average rating6.57
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Squad number7Player nameOlise
Average rating6.98
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
Average rating5.98
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Average rating6.30
Substitutes
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Squad number11Player nameMatheus França
Average rating5.55
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Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Average rating5.79
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 28Petrovic
- 27Gusto
- 2Disasi
- 5BadiashileSubstituted forGilchristat 90+2′minutes
- 26ColwillSubstituted forThiago Silvaat 58′minutes
- 23GallagherBooked at 90mins
- 25CaicedoBooked at 52mins
- 29MaatsenSubstituted forLaviaat 58′minutes
- 18NkunkuSubstituted forMaduekeat 71′minutesBooked at 80mins
- 10MudrykSubstituted forBrojaat 71′minutes
- 15Jackson
Substitutes
- 6Thiago Silva
- 11Madueke
- 13Bettinelli
- 19Broja
- 42Gilchrist
- 45Lavia
- 47Bergström
- 52Matos
- 54Castledine
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Henderson
- 17Clyne
- 16Andersen
- 6Guéhi
- 3MitchellBooked at 80mins
- 8LermaSubstituted forFrança de Oliveiraat 90′minutes
- 26RichardsBooked at 73mins
- 10Eze
- 7Olise
- 14Mateta
- 9J AyewSubstituted forSchluppat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Tomkins
- 11França de Oliveira
- 15Schlupp
- 19Hughes
- 29Ahamada
- 31Matthews
- 44Riedewald
- 45Adaramola
- 52Ozoh
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 39,618
Match Stats
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Match ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 1.