Live ticker: Chelsea FC – Crystal Palace 4: 0 (Premier League 2020/2021, 4th matchday)

90′

Conclusion:
With 4-0, Chelsea won their home game against Crystal Palace. For the entire 90 minutes, Frank Lampard’s team had the game under control with significantly more possession. While there were no chances in the first round, the Blues gave everything in the second round. Already in the 50th minute Ben Chilwell initiated the victory with the 1-0. In the 66th minute, Kurt Zouma headed the 2-0. Jorghino made the final decision with the 3-0 and 4-0, each after a penalty. An absolutely deserved victory – in the end also at height.

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Playing

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Official injury time (minutes): 3

88′

The game has been decided and is now quite uneventful. Crystal Palace will be happy when it’s game over.

84′

Substitution for Chelsea FC -> Christian Pulišić

84′

Substitution at Chelsea FC -> Callum Hudson-Odoi

84′

Einwechslung bei Chelsea FC -> Mateo Kovačić

84′

Exchange at Chelsea FC -> N’Golo Kanté

83′

Goal for Chelsea FC, 4-0 through Jorginho

Penalty double! Jorginho steps up again and puts the leather safely in the goal.

81′

Penalty again! This time Mamadou Sakho brings Kai Havertz to the ground just beyond the edge of the penalty area. Referee Michael Oliver has no choice but to point again to the point.

78′

Goal for Chelsea FC, 3-0 through Jorginho

The penalty kick! Jorginho steps up and shoots ice cold flat in the right corner. That should already be the preliminary decision in this game.

77′

Penalty! Tyrick Mitchell knocks down Tammy Abraham in the right side of the box and the referee points to the point. Right decision!

75′

Close miss! Callum Hudson-Odoi is strong on the right and crosses sharply in front of the box. There Tammy Abraham headed from seven meters and only heads wide of the goal.

72′

Substitution at Crystal Palace -> Jaïro Riedewald

72′

Substitution at Crystal Palace -> James McArthur

71′

A promising cross from Palace into the penalty area, but Ben Chilwell is there and plays the ball with his chest into Edouard Mendy’s arms.

70′

Yellow card for N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea FC)

67′

Substitution at Crystal Palace -> Luka Milivojević

67′

Substitution at Crystal Palace -> James McCarthy

66′

Goal for Chelsea FC, 2-0 through Kurt Zouma

The ball is wriggling in the net! First, Palace can clear a corner from Ben Chilwell from the left. Callum Hudson-Odoi then gets the ball and gives it back to Chilwell. He crosses as soft as butter into the penalty area and from eleven meters, Kurt Zouma heads strongly into the top right corner of the goal.

64′

Yellow card for Azpilicueta (Chelsea FC)

Azpilicueta gives Eberechi Eze a light kick and is cautioned for it.

63′

The game is more open for the first time and it goes back and forth. After an attack from Chelsea, Palace quickly switched to Jordan Ayew on the right. Edouard Mendy is on the post and fends off the shot from about 14 meters.

62′

Wilfried Zaha tries to finish in the left position just before the sixteenth, but that is blocked by Thiago Silva.

59′

Good corner! Kurt Zouma climbs up almost unrestricted and only just heads past the gate.

55′

The goal worked for the guests. Roy Hodgson’s players are now moving forward significantly and are less wait-and-see. They are already active in the middle of the opposing half.

52′

A really good start for Frank Lampard’s team in the second run. Now his team can play more freely. Crystal Palace, on the other hand, must now start not only focusing on defense.

50′

Goal for Chelsea FC, 1-0 through Ben Chilwell

There’s the thing! Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross on the right is initially blocked, but Mamadou Sakho fails to get the ball out of the box. Hudson-Odoi follows up and plays on Azpilicueta, who crosses into the center of the box. There, Tammy Abraham extends her head to the second post, where Ben Chilwell nets hard in the short corner.

48′

A first shot attempt by Kai Havertz, but it is blocked with a flight insert from James McCarthy.

46′

It continues without personnel changes on both sides. What else does the game have to offer?

46′

Kick-off second half

45′

Half-time conclusion:
The break is goalless between Chelsea FC and Crystal Palace. The home side have the game completely under control with almost 80 percent possession. However, Frank Lampard’s team created too few scoring opportunities. Timo Werner had the best chance in the 19th minute with a shot from twelve meters. The guests remained without a shot on goal.

45′

End of 1st half

45′

Official added time (minutes): 1

42′

Chelsea hardly comes in front of the opposing box recently. Is there another opportunity before the break whistle?

39′

Tammy Abraham takes a long ball in the right half of the box, but then the angle becomes too acute and Guaita can parry great. Abraham demands a corner kick, but he was last on the leather.

36′

As much as Chelsea have the game under control, the encounter often lacks speed and penetration in the final third. The guests defend well, but are not faced with major problems too often.

32′

Kai Havertz Kai Havertz strongly shifts the game to the left to Callum Hudson-Odoi. He sends Ben Chilwell into the box, but a little too steep. There is repulsion.

29′

The next corner is much better. This time on the second post. But after a header, Kai Havertz is there again, clearing the ball far from the danger zone.

28′

Now Crystal Palace also gets the first corner. The cross only comes to the first post, where Kai Havertz pays attention and clears the goal. There is another corner kick.

25′

Corner for Chelsea! Ben Chilwell brings the ball into the box. This is where Tammy Abraham jumps highest and doesn’t head too far past the box to the right.

20′

The next chance right now! After a free kick from the left half-field, Thiago Silva headed Jorginho. However, the 28-year-old knocks the leather a few meters above the crossbeam.

19′

The first good opportunity! For the first time, Palace advances further and directly catches a counterattack. Kai Havertz drives the ball across midfield and then sets Timo Werner in the left half of the penalty area. The former Leipziger closes directly from twelve meters, but Guaita is good and parries the shot.

17′

78 percent possession for Chelsea FC speaks for itself – Roy Hodgson’s team is just running behind. The Lampard-Elf didn’t have a clear scoring chance.

14′

The leather from Callum Hudson-Odoi reaches N’Golo Kanté via Kai Havertz from the left wing. He starts to shoot from a central 18 meters, but it goes well over the gate. There was certainly more to it.

10′

Palace can hardly get out of its own half. The Lampard-Elf is always there with two or three players and puts the ball carrier under pressure.

8′

The Blues are looking for the gap in the Crystal Palace back line, but haven’t found it yet. Kai Havertz tries it with a cross from the right half field, which reaches Tammy Abraham in the penalty area. But he heads past the gate with his back to the left.

5′

The home side take control of the game and let the ball run smoothly through their own ranks. The entire team has advanced into the opposing half. Palace lines up around the penalty area and defends compactly.

3′

There is the first corner for Chelsea after a low cross from Callum Hudson-Odoi can be defused. The corner kick that is due remains harmless.

1′

The ball rolls at Stamford Bridge in London. Who gets the better start in the game?

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Game start

It starts in a few minutes. Benedikt Stasch has an eye on what is happening on the lawn.

On the other hand, Roy Hodgson is relying on consistency and remains loyal to the team, which narrowly lost to Everton last week but also defeated Manchester United before. Only Jeffrey Schlupp is missing as he did against Toffees – Eberechi Eze slipped into the team for him.

Chelsea coach Frank Lampard is still looking for his starting eleven. Compared to the game against Tottenham Hotspur, there are new staff in four positions. Fikayo Tomori, Mateo Kovačić, Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud have to sit on the bench. Thiago Silva, N’Golo Kanté, Kai Havertz and Tammy Abraham are back in the starting eleven, who were given a break after the game against West Bromwich Albion.

The opponent is two points better than the city rival. The Eagles were able to play the first two games of the season with 1-0 against Southampton and 3-1 at Manchester United. Only the appearance against FC Everton went 1: 2 wrong. But today Palace can confirm the overall good early form and consolidate the table position. The last appearance at Stamford Bridge was not a rewarding one for Palace: With goals from Abraham and Pulišić, Chelsea won 2-0.

At the beginning of the season, Chelsea are still lagging behind their own standards. Despite well-known newcomers such as the German national players Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, only one win (3: 1 in Brighton) and, most recently, a 3: 3 draw at West Bromwich emerged from three games. The home game against champions Liverpool was lost 2-0 and most recently the Blues flew 4-5 on penalties against Tottenham from the League Cup after leading the break. Mixed feelings than with Frank Lampard’s team.

Welcome to Matchday 4 of the Premier League! The game between Chelsea and Crystal Palace starts at 1:30 p.m.!