Trevoh Chalobah’s aim was the sixth of his profession after netting throughout mortgage spells at Ipswich, Huddersfield and Lorient
Chelsea confirmed their Premier League title credentials with a completely snug win over Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace.
The spotlight in entrance of a loud, near-full Stamford Bridge was when academy product Trevoh Chalobah smashed dwelling their third from 25 yards on his Premier League debut.
Blues boss Thomas Tuchel mentioned earlier than the sport he was shocked his facet – who’re European champions and gained the Uefa Tremendous Cup on Wednesday – had been thought of among the many favourites to win the title.
However they had been wonderful of their league opener as Vieira’s first sport as a supervisor in England resulted in a limp efficiency.
Marcos Alonso whipped in Chelsea’s opener with a free-kick from about 22 yards.
Christian Pulisic then blasted in a second by way of the underside of the bar after Vicente Guaita spilled Mason Mount’s cross.
And Chalobah, who joined Chelsea’s youth set-up 14 years in the past, drove dwelling from distance to seal the win.
Palace improved barely after the break, however Jordan Ayew’s header was their solely effort on course.
No Lukaku, Kante, Ziyech, Chilwell, Havertz, no downside
Chelsea’s exceptional squad depth is why many individuals count on them to win the title this season.
Seven of 20 BBC pundits tipped the Blues, with the opposite 13 going for champions Manchester Metropolis.
Striker Romelu Lukaku was not in a position to play as a result of he’s nonetheless quarantining after his £97.5m transfer from Inter Milan. Influential midfielder N’Golo Kante and winger Hakim Ziyech had been injured towards Villarreal on Wednesday.
England left-back Ben Chilwell, skilled centre-back Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz, who scored the winner within the Champions League ultimate, had been left on the bench.
Ex-Blues midfielder Joe Cole mentioned in the course of the week that each choice Tuchel makes appears to repay.
And it felt that method when Alonso, who began as a substitute of Chilwell at left wing-back, curled in an ideal free-kick to provide them a deserved lead. Palace provided so little risk that he principally performed as an orthodox winger.
Pulisic then continued his nice type towards Palace with a close-range end after Guaita spilled a cross. 5 of the American’s 13 Premier League objectives have come towards the Eagles.
That they had loads of probabilities to attain extra with Timo Werner’s first contact letting him down on a few events and Alonso forcing a great save from Guaita.
However one of the best second of the sport got here when 22-year-old Chalobah, who made his Chelsea debut in Belfast three days in the past, picked the ball up in house and drilled dwelling by way of the within of the publish.
There have been loads of cheers too when Champions League hero Havertz got here on – the primary time he, or a lot of this Blues squad, have performed at a full Stamford Bridge.
Vieira ought to overlook this and transfer on
This was the primary Palace sport beneath legendary former Arsenal midfielder Vieira, who beforehand managed New York Metropolis within the USA and Good in France’s Ligue 1.
He warned beforehand that “to place my concepts in place could take longer”, however this was as onerous a primary sport as he may have anticipated.
9 first-team gamers left the membership over the summer season – largely on the finish of their contracts – after supervisor Roy Hodgson’s exit. Regardless of that, just one summer season signing began – £18m defender Marc Guehi, towards the membership that bought him this summer season.
Joachim Andersen, who was relegated with Fulham final season, got here on within the second half.
Palace are hoping to have a younger take care of the departure of these ageing gamers – and 18-year-old winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi made his debut from the bench.
Vieira’s facet – who began with a four-man defence and likewise tried a again 5 – didn’t have a single shot or contact in Chelsea’s field within the first half. They needed to wait an hour to check Edouard Mendy however even then Ayew’s header was straight on the Blues keeper.
Jeffrey Schlupp fired over and Christian Benteke shot huge however there was by no means a single second within the sport when the Eagles regarded like scoring.
Their subsequent sport – towards promoted Brentford subsequent Saturday – is the actual acid take a look at of how Vieira and Palace are trying.
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Chelsea
Squad quantity16Participant identifyMendy
Squad quantity14Participant identifyChalobah
Squad quantity4Participant identifyChristensen
Squad quantity2Participant identifyRüdiger
Squad quantity28Participant identifyAzpilicueta
Squad quantity5Participant identifyJorginho
Squad quantity8Participant identifyKovacic
Squad quantity3Participant identifyAlonso
Squad quantity19Participant identifyMount
Squad quantity10Participant identifyPulisic
Squad quantity11Participant identifyWerner
Squad quantity24Participant identifyJames
Squad quantity29Participant identifyHavertz
Squad quantity33Participant identifyEmerson
Crystal Palace
Squad quantity13Participant identifyGuaita
Squad quantity2Participant identifyWard
Squad quantity8Participant identifyKouyaté
Squad quantity6Participant identifyGuéhi
Squad quantity3Participant identifyMitchell
Squad quantity9Participant identifyJ Ayew
Squad quantity44Participant identifyRiedewald
Squad quantity18Participant identifyMcArthur
Squad quantity15Participant identifySchlupp
Squad quantity11Participant identifyZaha
Squad quantity14Participant identifyMateta
Squad quantity16Participant identifyAndersen
Squad quantity20Participant identifyBenteke
Squad quantity49Participant identifyRak-Sakyi
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1
16Mendy
14Chalobah4Christensen2Rüdiger
28Azpilicueta5Jorginho8Kovacic3Alonso
19Mount10Pulisic
11Werner
16Mendy14Chalobah4Christensen2Rüdiger28AzpilicuetaSubstituted forJamesat 67′minutes5Jorginho8Kovacic3AlonsoSubstituted forEmersonat 86′minutes19Mount10PulisicSubstituted forHavertzat 82′minutes11Werner
Substitutes
1Arrizabalaga6Thiago Silva9Abraham15Zouma20Hudson-Odoi21Chilwell24James29Havertz33Emerson
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-4-2
13Guaita
2Ward8Kouyaté6Guéhi3Mitchell
9J Ayew44Riedewald18McArthur15Schlupp
11Zaha14Mateta
13Guaita2Ward8Kouyaté6Guéhi3Mitchell9J Ayew44RiedewaldSubstituted forRak-Sakyiat 77′minutes18McArthur15SchluppSubstituted forAndersenat 57′minutes11Zaha14MatetaSubstituted forBentekeat 57′minutes
Substitutes
1Butland16Andersen17Clyne20Benteke34Kelly40Banks43Hannam46Road49Rak-Sakyi
Referee:Jonathan Moss
Attendance:38,965
Dwell Textual content
Match ends, Chelsea 3, Crystal Palace 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Crystal Palace 0.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Try missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) proper footed shot from the suitable facet of the field misses to the left. Assisted by James McArthur.
Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Emerson replaces Marcos Alonso.
Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Christian Pulisic.
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Jairo Riedewald.
Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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