An 89th-minute penalty from substitute Noni Madueke earned Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League London derby on Wednesday.
Madueke was brought down by Eberechi Eze and, after waving play on, referee Michael Salisbury was called by VAR to the screen where he signalled a foul.
Palace’s Michael Olise had shown fine skill when unmarked at the far post he chested down Jordan Ayew’s pass and finished deftly past Djordje Petrovic in first-half stoppage time.
The goal cancelled out a 13th-minute strike from Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk who turned in a low cross from Malo Gusto.
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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League updates
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89’ GOAL! Madueke scores from penalty spot after foul by Eze (CHE 2-1 CRY)
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77’ NO GOAL! Jackson goal disallowed moments after glaring miss (CHE 1-1 CRY)
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45+2 GOAL! Chelsea switch off and Olise equalises at back post (CHE 1-1 CRY)
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13’ GOAL! Gusto sets up Mudryk as Chelsea take early lead (CHE 1-0 CRY)
Chelsea FC 2 – 1 Crystal Palace FC
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
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Stealing all three points with a late penalty coolly converted by substitute Madueke, Chelsea recover from letting a lead slip to beat Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. A 12th straight league defeat of the Eagles matches their record run of victories against any club, and more importantly eases the pressure on Pochettino’s young squad. The hosts had most of the ball throughout, but Eze and Olise were often a threat for Palace, with the latter sweeping in their equaliser shortly before the break after Mudryk had opened the scoring. Chelsea found a way to win it, though, and will wrap up their 2023 schedule by visiting Luton Town at the weekend; meanwhile, Palace – who have now conceded in the 80th minute or beyond in six of their past eight Premier League games – host local rivals Brentford on Saturday. That’s all from today’s live coverage, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
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FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 2-1 CRYSTAL PALACE
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Jackson is caught offside again, and Crystal Palace have a free-kick deep inside their own territory. Will they be able to force one more opening, or is it already too late to find a second equaliser?
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With the pressure intense to produce results, Pochettino oversteps the line and is booked by the referee. Bouncing back from last week’s defeat at Wolves would ease the Chelsea coach’s woes somewhat. Can his side hold on here?
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
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Lacking sufficient pace to seriously trouble Petrovic, Olise’s shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom-right corner by Chelsea’s stand-in goalkeeper. Time is running out for Palace now.