Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Wednesday, 27 December 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Salisbury. It was played at Stamford Bridge.
First half: Chelsea took the lead at 13' when M. Mudryk scored, with the assist credited to M. Gusto, making the score 1-0. Crystal Palace leveled the score at 45+1' when M. Olise scored, with the assist credited to J. Ayew, making the score 1-1.
Second half: M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 52'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 58', with I. Maatsen replacing R. Lavia. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 58', with L. Colwill replacing Thiago Silva. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Mudryk replacing A. Broja. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 71', with C. Nkunku replacing N. Madueke. C. Richards received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 73'. Chelsea took the lead at 78' when N. Jackson scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 2-1. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 79', with J. Ayew replacing J. Schlupp. N. Madueke received a yellow card for Chelsea at 80'. T. Mitchell received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 80'. Chelsea extended the lead at 87' when N. Madueke converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. Chelsea extended the lead at 89' when N. Madueke converted a penalty, making the score 4-1. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 90', with J. Lerma replacing Matheus França. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with B. Badiashile replacing A. Gilchrist. C. Gallagher received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90+5'.
Chelsea used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 2 substitutions. Chelsea got 3 yellow cards, while Crystal Palace got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (9-13).
- Chelsea controlled possession (64%).
- Physical contest: 5 yellows.
