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| Chelsea v Crystal Palace: Premier League – live! | Chelsea v Crystal Palace: Premier League – live! |
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| 51 min A lovely ball in from Alonso, and Fabregas is all alone in the penalty area, but he tries to nod it back for a team-mate instead of going for goal, and the chance is lost. Chelsea building some pressure here, though. | |
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| 49 min Hazard takes on Sakho and clips it to the back post, but Diego Costa can’t quite get his header right, and it loops through to Hennessey. A few seconds later, Costa is a fraction late on Sakho, and is booked. He’s really unlucky there, Costa – it wasn’t that bad a tackle, and Milivojevic made three challenges in the first half that were worse. | |
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| 48 min A slower start to the second half, but that’s understandable. That first 45 was one of the best halves I’ve seen this season. | |
| Here’s Matt Pearce: “Wayne Hennessey is having one of his best games in a Palace shirt. Zaha absolutely electric – who said what about 100% passion?” | |
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| 46 min Welcome back. Ready for more? Palace have made one change at half-time: James Tomkins, who presumably has a knock, has been replaced by Scott Dann. | |
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| That was terrific. Chelsea trail, but they’ve been really good, and Palace deserve huge credit for hanging on to their lead. When Cesc Fabregas opened the scoring it looked like a long afternoon for the visitors, but they hit back with two goals in 90 seconds, and have defended doggedly ever since. Chelsea have had nearly all the ball and nearly all the chances, but Palace have the crucial lead. Join me in 15 for more of the same. | |
| 3.47pm BST | |
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| Half-time: Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace | |
| The whistle blows, and an extremely entertaining half of football comes to an end. | |
| 3.45pm BST | |
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| 45 min Milivojevic with another trip. Fabregas lifts it in, Matic heads towards goal, Hennessey tips it over. Hazard’s subsequent corner is surprisingly ordinary. Two minutes of stoppage time. | |
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| 44 min More Chelsea pressure. Pedro wins a corner, but the hosts can’t quite make it count. | |
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| 42 min Azpilicueta thrashes one over the bar. | |
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| 41 min Palace counter-attack, and force a corner, which is welcome after a period of stress. Tomkins gets free at the back post, but his header loops up and over the bar. He might have done better with that, actually. | |
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| 39 min Chelsea are really building some pressure now, and Hazard is at the centre of it. Matic drills one with his right foot, and Hennessey spills it, but Diego Costa just couldn’t gobble up the rebound. Chelsea’s response since going behind has been excellent. | |
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| 38 min Alonso’s ball goes right across the six-yard box, but no one from Chelsea was there to put it in! Great cross from the Spaniard; unfortunately it didn’t get its reward. Now Hazard tests Hennessey! Tipped behind by the Palace keeper. | |
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| 36 min More high quality stuff from Hazard on the left side. He gets away from defenders so well, doesn’t he? Almost as though the ball’s stuck to his feet. Chelsea are knocking on the door, so to speak. | |
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| 3.35pm BST | 3.35pm BST |
| 15:35 | 15:35 |
| 34 min Chelsea have had the lion’s share of possession, and the game’s being played mainly in Palace’s half, but Palace are holding up well. | 34 min Chelsea have had the lion’s share of possession, and the game’s being played mainly in Palace’s half, but Palace are holding up well. |
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| 15:32 | 15:32 |
| 32 min David Luiz takes it, in that distinctive side-footed style of his, but it’s straight at Hennessey. | 32 min David Luiz takes it, in that distinctive side-footed style of his, but it’s straight at Hennessey. |
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| 15:31 | 15:31 |
| 31 min Puncheon is late on Diego Costa, and Chelsea have a free kick 30 yards from goal. | 31 min Puncheon is late on Diego Costa, and Chelsea have a free kick 30 yards from goal. |
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| 29 min Milivojevic hacks Hazard, and that should be a booking, really, especially since it’s his second late foul. But no card. | 29 min Milivojevic hacks Hazard, and that should be a booking, really, especially since it’s his second late foul. But no card. |
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| 26 min Chelsea give it away 30 yards from goal, and Puncheon shoots wide. Sloppy play in defence from the hosts, not for the first time. Chelsea’s attacking play has been really slick, but their defending hasn’t. | 26 min Chelsea give it away 30 yards from goal, and Puncheon shoots wide. Sloppy play in defence from the hosts, not for the first time. Chelsea’s attacking play has been really slick, but their defending hasn’t. |
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| 23 min Now Jeff Schlupp, at the other end, shoots well wide. That was an opening. Just on that Diego Costa chance, he actually slipped as he hit it, and maybe didn’t get the connection he would have liked. But Hennessey did really well to move his feet and make himself big. | 23 min Now Jeff Schlupp, at the other end, shoots well wide. That was an opening. Just on that Diego Costa chance, he actually slipped as he hit it, and maybe didn’t get the connection he would have liked. But Hennessey did really well to move his feet and make himself big. |
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| 22 min What a save from Hennessey! Diego Costa seemed certain to score as he swivelled, eight yards out, and hit it on the turn, but Hennessey showed superb reflexes to keep it out! Wonderful passing preceded it, with Fabregas pulling the strings. | 22 min What a save from Hennessey! Diego Costa seemed certain to score as he swivelled, eight yards out, and hit it on the turn, but Hennessey showed superb reflexes to keep it out! Wonderful passing preceded it, with Fabregas pulling the strings. |
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| 21 min Townsend fouls Pedro on the right touchline. Played in from the set piece, and Cahill got free, but he couldn’t quite get the connection. Palace’s marking wasn’t too hot just then. Rest assured, there’ll be more goals in this game. | 21 min Townsend fouls Pedro on the right touchline. Played in from the set piece, and Cahill got free, but he couldn’t quite get the connection. Palace’s marking wasn’t too hot just then. Rest assured, there’ll be more goals in this game. |
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| 19 min This game has got it all. It’s been a terrific start. | 19 min This game has got it all. It’s been a terrific start. |
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| 17 min Oh, that should have been a penalty for Chelsea. The corner was played low, and Pedro fired it at goal – it was blocked by Townsend four yards out, but he clearly used his arm! Chelsea’s players cried for a penalty – they all went up in unison – but Craig Pawson shook his head. It should have been given, though – Townsend moved his arm to stop it. A bit of luck for Palace. | 17 min Oh, that should have been a penalty for Chelsea. The corner was played low, and Pedro fired it at goal – it was blocked by Townsend four yards out, but he clearly used his arm! Chelsea’s players cried for a penalty – they all went up in unison – but Craig Pawson shook his head. It should have been given, though – Townsend moved his arm to stop it. A bit of luck for Palace. |
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| 16 min Good turn from Pedro, and his ball in is headed behind by Sakho. Chelsea’s big lugs come up from the back. | 16 min Good turn from Pedro, and his ball in is headed behind by Sakho. Chelsea’s big lugs come up from the back. |
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| 15:14 | 15:14 |
| 14 min There were 90 seconds between those two Palace goals. What a turnaround! And more power to Palace after that terrible start. A tremendous riposte. | 14 min There were 90 seconds between those two Palace goals. What a turnaround! And more power to Palace after that terrible start. A tremendous riposte. |
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| 12 min It’s all happening here! Palace broke with Benteke, and Chelsea were at sixes and sevens. Benteke ran through the defence and got a lucky ricochet, but it fell to Zaha, and he prodded it into Benteke’s path … who finished beautifully, dinking the ball over Courtois as the Chelsea keeper came out. A lovely calm finish, but what’s going on in the Chelsea defence?! This game suddenly got extremely interesting. | 12 min It’s all happening here! Palace broke with Benteke, and Chelsea were at sixes and sevens. Benteke ran through the defence and got a lucky ricochet, but it fell to Zaha, and he prodded it into Benteke’s path … who finished beautifully, dinking the ball over Courtois as the Chelsea keeper came out. A lovely calm finish, but what’s going on in the Chelsea defence?! This game suddenly got extremely interesting. |
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| 3.11pm BST | 3.11pm BST |
| 15:11 | 15:11 |
| GOAL! Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace (Benteke 11) | GOAL! Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace (Benteke 11) |
| Amazing! Palace lead! | Amazing! Palace lead! |
| 3.10pm BST | 3.10pm BST |
| 15:10 | 15:10 |
| 10 min Well! Pedro got back to help out David Luiz, but his clearance wasn’t the best, and Palace picked it up in central midfield. It got played back in to the box, Zaha sniffed a yard of space, and drove a shot past Courtois from 12 yards! | 10 min Well! Pedro got back to help out David Luiz, but his clearance wasn’t the best, and Palace picked it up in central midfield. It got played back in to the box, Zaha sniffed a yard of space, and drove a shot past Courtois from 12 yards! |
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| 3.09pm BST | 3.09pm BST |
| 15:09 | 15:09 |
| GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace (Zaha 9) | GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace (Zaha 9) |
| Ha! How about that?! | Ha! How about that?! |
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| 8 min Townsend goes past David Luiz on the left side, but Pedro is quickly back to help out. | 8 min Townsend goes past David Luiz on the left side, but Pedro is quickly back to help out. |
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| 6 min That was much too easy for Chelsea. Fabregas began the move with a lovely long pass for Hazard, but Ward didn’t do enough to stop him, and the two centre-backs went MIA as Fabregas sauntered into the area. Palace have it all to do. | 6 min That was much too easy for Chelsea. Fabregas began the move with a lovely long pass for Hazard, but Ward didn’t do enough to stop him, and the two centre-backs went MIA as Fabregas sauntered into the area. Palace have it all to do. |
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| 15:05 | 15:05 |
| GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace (Fabregas 5) | GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace (Fabregas 5) |
| Well, that didn’t take long! Hazard completely befuddled Ward on the left side, rolled it across the box, and Fabregas had the freedom of Stamford Bridge to clip it past Hennessey from six yards. | Well, that didn’t take long! Hazard completely befuddled Ward on the left side, rolled it across the box, and Fabregas had the freedom of Stamford Bridge to clip it past Hennessey from six yards. |
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| 4 min Alonso tries to bend it with his left foot, but it’s straight down Hennessey’s throat. Fabregas, incidentally, has started in an advanced position, with Pedro occupying Moses’s usual role on the right. | 4 min Alonso tries to bend it with his left foot, but it’s straight down Hennessey’s throat. Fabregas, incidentally, has started in an advanced position, with Pedro occupying Moses’s usual role on the right. |
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| 15:03 | 15:03 |
| 3 min Milivojevic is late on Fabregas 30 yards from goal. No card for the Serb, but a good shooting chance for Chelsea. | 3 min Milivojevic is late on Fabregas 30 yards from goal. No card for the Serb, but a good shooting chance for Chelsea. |
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| Peep peep! | Peep peep! |
| 1 min And we’re away. Chelsea are in blue shirts, blue shorts and white socks, and Palace are in garish yellow with that red and blue diagonal sash. Palace force an early corner, but Chelsea eventually blam it clear. | 1 min And we’re away. Chelsea are in blue shirts, blue shorts and white socks, and Palace are in garish yellow with that red and blue diagonal sash. Palace force an early corner, but Chelsea eventually blam it clear. |
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| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| We’re just a couple of minutes way from kick-off, and Chelsea have just paid tribute to their former goalkeeper John Phillips, who has died aged 65. He made 149 appearances for the Blues, and won four caps for Wales. | We’re just a couple of minutes way from kick-off, and Chelsea have just paid tribute to their former goalkeeper John Phillips, who has died aged 65. He made 149 appearances for the Blues, and won four caps for Wales. |
| 2.54pm BST | 2.54pm BST |
| 14:54 | 14:54 |
| Some pre-match reading: I know this is from a week ago, but it’s really good. Barney Ronay on why Eden Hazard is brilliant, and why the cult of Kanté has become a kind of vanity in itself: | Some pre-match reading: I know this is from a week ago, but it’s really good. Barney Ronay on why Eden Hazard is brilliant, and why the cult of Kanté has become a kind of vanity in itself: |
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| And you can keep up to date with all the goings-on in England and Europe with Barry Glendenning here: | And you can keep up to date with all the goings-on in England and Europe with Barry Glendenning here: |
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| Liverpool have beaten Everton 3-1. A good day for the Reds, in particular Coutinho and Mané, but not so good for the Toffees and their non-diving goalkeeper. More details here: | Liverpool have beaten Everton 3-1. A good day for the Reds, in particular Coutinho and Mané, but not so good for the Toffees and their non-diving goalkeeper. More details here: |
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| No Victor Moses for Chelsea today – he’s unfit – but Courtois, Hazard and Diego Costa all play. Palace are without Patrick van Aanholt, and James McArthur and Frazier Campbell are also unavailable. Benteke, Townsend and Zaha play in the Eagles’ attack. | No Victor Moses for Chelsea today – he’s unfit – but Courtois, Hazard and Diego Costa all play. Palace are without Patrick van Aanholt, and James McArthur and Frazier Campbell are also unavailable. Benteke, Townsend and Zaha play in the Eagles’ attack. |
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| Today's teams | Today's teams |
| Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Pedro, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Fabregas, Costa, Hazard. Subs: Begovic, Zouma, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Chalobah. | Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Pedro, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Fabregas, Costa, Hazard. Subs: Begovic, Zouma, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Chalobah. |
| Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Schlupp, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Zaha, Puncheon, Townsend, Christian Benteke. Subs: Speroni, Dann, Ledley, KaiKai, Sako, Delaney, Kelly. | Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Schlupp, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Zaha, Puncheon, Townsend, Christian Benteke. Subs: Speroni, Dann, Ledley, KaiKai, Sako, Delaney, Kelly. |
| Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) | Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) |
| 2.23pm BST | 2.23pm BST |
| 14:23 | 14:23 |
| Chelsea are going to win the league, and at the end of today they could be 13 points clear at the top. Conte’s side have won 12 of their 13 home games this season, have a good record at home against Palace, and should have too much quality for the visitors. But Palace are on the up, have won their past three matches, and Wilfried Zaha scored an absolute belter for Ivory Coast in midweek. Chelsea should win, but it could be tighter than we might think. Plenty to look out for, and we get going in about 35 minutes. | Chelsea are going to win the league, and at the end of today they could be 13 points clear at the top. Conte’s side have won 12 of their 13 home games this season, have a good record at home against Palace, and should have too much quality for the visitors. But Palace are on the up, have won their past three matches, and Wilfried Zaha scored an absolute belter for Ivory Coast in midweek. Chelsea should win, but it could be tighter than we might think. Plenty to look out for, and we get going in about 35 minutes. |
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| 17:24 | 17:24 |
| Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, read about Cesar Azpilicueta’s love affair with Chelsea: | Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, read about Cesar Azpilicueta’s love affair with Chelsea: |
| So good have Azpilicueta’s performances been that his name has spun round the rumour mill – linked to Barcelona, no less. “Right now I am only thinking about Chelsea and I feel loved here. I’ve been here five years now and I extended my contract not long ago,” he says. | So good have Azpilicueta’s performances been that his name has spun round the rumour mill – linked to Barcelona, no less. “Right now I am only thinking about Chelsea and I feel loved here. I’ve been here five years now and I extended my contract not long ago,” he says. |
| “It’s flattering to be linked to Barcelona: it means you’re playing well. I wasn’t hearing those sort of stories last season. That’s a consequence of us being top of the Premier League, things are going well. | “It’s flattering to be linked to Barcelona: it means you’re playing well. I wasn’t hearing those sort of stories last season. That’s a consequence of us being top of the Premier League, things are going well. |
| “My objective since I arrived was to grow as a player and a person. I’ve adapted to the city, to the country. I feel settled, I’m comfortable with the language, my family is very happy. Right now my only objective is to continue with Chelsea.” | “My objective since I arrived was to grow as a player and a person. I’ve adapted to the city, to the country. I feel settled, I’m comfortable with the language, my family is very happy. Right now my only objective is to continue with Chelsea.” |