Chelsea vs Crystal Palace, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace: Eze goal disallowed by VAR in draw
Chelsea began the season with a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge to begin the new Premier League season.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 5': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Gittens (Chelsea).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 8': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 10': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace).
- 10': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 11': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 13': (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 14': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 21': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 24': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 25': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Chelsea).
- 26': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 28': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 32': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 35': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 36': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 42': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 49': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 49': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Chelsea).
- 54': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 57': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 57': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 62': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Handball by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 67': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 67': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Reece James.
- 70': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
- 73': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 73': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 74': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 74': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Dean Henderson.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
- 81': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 82': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 85': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 85': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 89': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 90': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 90'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 90'+6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Crystal Palace 0.
Statistics
 CRY |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 28.5 | Possession | 71.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 168 | Accurate Passes | 510 |
| 226 | Passes | 568 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 41 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,678
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,678
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 15 | +19 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 15 | +19 | 31 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 15 | +7 | 30 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 15 | +10 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 34 | Josh Acheampong |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James  |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 11 | Jamie Gittens |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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