'Grateful' Rak-Sakyi reveals Vieira's instructions on debut
Chelsea 3 Palace 0
Chelsea3
Alonso27'
Pulisic40'
Chalobah58'
Palace0
- Vieira commends McArthur and Rak-Sakyi, saying prospects will stay with squad
- Report: Tough opening test for Palace against formidable Chelsea side
- How to win match worn shirts throughout 21/22
- Vieira explains Derry appointment and analyses opening challenge
- Vieira’s first press conference: Key headlines from the manager
Latest videos
View all videos- 101:25The Full 90 | Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace | PalaceTV+
- 10:02Extended Highlights: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
- 02:39Patrick Vieira's post-match press conference
- 02:19Match action: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
- 01:26Marc Guehi on London derby loss
- 01:40Tyrick Mitchell's thoughts after return to action
- 12:39Access all over | Chelsea (H)
- 103:05The Full 90: Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea | Palace TV+
- 14:04Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea: Extended Highlights
- 02:43Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea: Match Action
- 03:48Vieira speaks to the press after late defeat
- 02:46The manager shares his thoughts on a controversial afternoon
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club
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MCIManchester City
38
29
6
3
99
26
+73
93
2
LIVLiverpool
38
28
8
2
94
26
+68
92
3
CHEChelsea
38
21
11
6
76
33
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74
4
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
22
5
11
69
40
+29
71
5
ARSArsenal
38
22
3
13
61
48
+13
69
6
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38
16
10
12
57
57
0
58
7
WHUWest Ham United
38
16
8
14
60
51
+9
56
8
LEILeicester City
38
14
10
14
62
59
+3
52
9
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
12
15
11
42
44
-2
51
10
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
38
15
6
17
38
43
-5
51
11
NEWNewcastle United
38
13
10
15
44
62
-18
49
12
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38
11
15
12
50
46
+4
48
13
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38
13
7
18
48
56
-8
46
14
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38
13
6
19
52
54
-2
45
15
SOUSouthampton
38
9
13
16
43
67
-24
40
16
EVEEverton
38
11
6
21
43
66
-23
39
17
LEELeeds United
38
9
11
18
42
79
-37
38
18
BURBurnley
38
7
14
17
34
53
-19
35
19
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38
6
5
27
34
77
-43
23
20
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38
5
7
26
23
84
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22
Match Summary
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Chelsea 3, Crystal Palace 0.
90'+2'
free kick won
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
free kick won
Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McArthur.
89'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86'
Substitution
Marcos
Alonso(3)
offEmerson(33)
on82'
Substitution
Christian
Pulisic(10)
offKai
Havertz(29)
on81'
free kick won
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76'
Substitution
Jairo
Riedewald(44)
off
Jesurun
Rak-Sakyi(49)
on76'
free kick won
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'
free kick won
James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
68'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
67'
Substitution
César
Azpilicueta(28)
offReece
James(24)
on63'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James McArthur with a cross.
62'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
61'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58'
Chelsea Goal
Goal!
Trevoh
Chalobah(14)
Goal! Chelsea 3, Crystal Palace 0. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
57'
Substitution
Jeffrey
Schlupp(15)
off
Joachim
Andersen(16)
on57'
Substitution
Jean-Philippe
Mateta(14)
off
Christian
Benteke(20)
on54'
miss
Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a headed pass following a corner.
54'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
53'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
52'
free kick won
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49'
free kick won
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'
miss
Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
47'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.
46'
free kick won
Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0.
45'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44'
miss
Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
40'
Chelsea Goal
Goal!
Christian
Pulisic(10)
Goal! Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
36'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33'
free kick won
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32'
free kick won
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30'
free kick won
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29'
free kick won
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'
Chelsea Goal
Goal!
Marcos
Alonso(3)
Goal! Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
26'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22'
miss
Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
21'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joel Ward.
19'
free kick won
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joel Ward.
15'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
15'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
14'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timo Werner.
10'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
10'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
9'
free kick won
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7'
miss
Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
5'
free kick won
Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
Starting lineup
16
Édouard Mendy
GK
2
Antonio Rüdiger
DF
14
Trevoh Chalobah
DF
58'
4
Andreas Christensen
DF
5
Jorginho
MF
3
Marcos Alonso
MF
27'
86'28
César Azpilicueta
MF
67'8
Mateo Kovacic
MF
19
Mason Mount
S
11
Timo Werner
S
10
Christian Pulisic
S
40'
82'Substitutes
1
Kepa Arrizabalaga
6
Thiago Silva
9
Tammy Abraham
15
Kurt Zouma
20
Callum Hudson-Odoi
21
Ben Chilwell
24
Reece James
67'29
Kai Havertz
82'33
Emerson
86'
Team stats
Top performing palace players
MUN
5-1
LEE
WAT
3-2
AVL
LEI
1-0
WOL
EVE
3-1
SOU
BUR
1-2
BHA
NOR
0-3
LIV
- 'Grateful' Rak-Sakyi reveals Vieira's instructions on debut
- Vieira commends McArthur and Rak-Sakyi, saying prospects will stay with squad
- Report: Tough opening test for Palace against formidable Chelsea side
- How to win match worn shirts throughout 21/22
- Vieira explains Derry appointment and analyses opening challenge
- Vieira’s first press conference: Key headlines from the manager
Latest videos
View all videos- 101:25The Full 90 | Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace | PalaceTV+
- 10:02Extended Highlights: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
- 02:39Patrick Vieira's post-match press conference
- 02:19Match action: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
- 01:26Marc Guehi on London derby loss
- 01:40Tyrick Mitchell's thoughts after return to action
- 12:39Access all over | Chelsea (H)
- 103:05The Full 90: Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea | Palace TV+
- 14:04Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea: Extended Highlights
- 02:43Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea: Match Action
- 03:48Vieira speaks to the press after late defeat
- 02:46The manager shares his thoughts on a controversial afternoon
Starting lineup
Starting lineup
16
Édouard Mendy
GK
2
Antonio Rüdiger
DF
14
Trevoh Chalobah
DF
58'
4
Andreas Christensen
DF
5
Jorginho
MF
3
Marcos Alonso
MF
27'
86'28
César Azpilicueta
MF
67'8
Mateo Kovacic
MF
19
Mason Mount
S
11
Timo Werner
S
10
Christian Pulisic
S
40'
82'Substitutes
1
Kepa Arrizabalaga
6
Thiago Silva
9
Tammy Abraham
15
Kurt Zouma
20
Callum Hudson-Odoi
21
Ben Chilwell
24
Reece James
67'29
Kai Havertz
82'33
Emerson
86'Team stats
Top performing palace players
MUN
5-1
LEE
WAT
3-2
AVL
LEI
1-0
WOL
EVE
3-1
SOU
BUR
1-2
BHA
NOR
0-3
LIV
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MCIManchester City
38
29
6
3
99
26
+73
93
2
LIVLiverpool
38
28
8
2
94
26
+68
92
3
CHEChelsea
38
21
11
6
76
33
+43
74
4
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
22
5
11
69
40
+29
71
5
ARSArsenal
38
22
3
13
61
48
+13
69
6
MUNManchester United
38
16
10
12
57
57
0
58
7
WHUWest Ham United
38
16
8
14
60
51
+9
56
8
LEILeicester City
38
14
10
14
62
59
+3
52
9
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
12
15
11
42
44
-2
51
10
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
38
15
6
17
38
43
-5
51
11
NEWNewcastle United
38
13
10
15
44
62
-18
49
12
CRYCrystal Palace
38
11
15
12
50
46
+4
48
13
BREBrentford
38
13
7
18
48
56
-8
46
14
AVLAston Villa
38
13
6
19
52
54
-2
45
15
SOUSouthampton
38
9
13
16
43
67
-24
40
16
EVEEverton
38
11
6
21
43
66
-23
39
17
LEELeeds United
38
9
11
18
42
79
-37
38
18
BURBurnley
38
7
14
17
34
53
-19
35
19
WATWatford
38
6
5
27
34
77
-43
23
20
NORNorwich City
38
5
7
26
23
84
-61
22
Match Summary
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Chelsea 3, Crystal Palace 0.
90'+2'
free kick won
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
free kick won
Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McArthur.
89'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86'
Substitution
Marcos
Alonso(3)
offEmerson(33)
on82'
Substitution
Christian
Pulisic(10)
offKai
Havertz(29)
on81'
free kick won
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76'
Substitution
Jairo
Riedewald(44)
offJesurun
Rak-Sakyi(49)
on76'
free kick won
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'
free kick won
James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
68'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
67'
Substitution
César
Azpilicueta(28)
offReece
James(24)
on63'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James McArthur with a cross.
62'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
61'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58'
Chelsea Goal
Goal!
Trevoh
Chalobah(14)
Goal! Chelsea 3, Crystal Palace 0. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
57'
Substitution
Jeffrey
Schlupp(15)
offJoachim
Andersen(16)
on57'
Substitution
Jean-Philippe
Mateta(14)
offChristian
Benteke(20)
on54'
miss
Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a headed pass following a corner.
54'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
53'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
52'
free kick won
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49'
free kick won
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'
miss
Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
47'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.
46'
free kick won
Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0.
45'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44'
miss
Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
40'
Chelsea Goal
Goal!
Christian
Pulisic(10)
Goal! Chelsea 2, Crystal Palace 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
36'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33'
free kick won
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32'
free kick won
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30'
free kick won
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29'
free kick won
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'
Chelsea Goal
Goal!
Marcos
Alonso(3)
Goal! Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
26'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22'
miss
Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
21'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joel Ward.
19'
free kick won
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joel Ward.
15'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
15'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
14'
free kick won
Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13'
corner
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timo Werner.
10'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
10'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
9'
free kick won
Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7'
miss
Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
5'
free kick won
Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.