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Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace: Premier League title contenders cruise towards Patrick Vieira's facet

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Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace: Premier League title contenders cruise against Patrick Vieira's side

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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Ranking vary key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection

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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