Hakim Ziyech became Chelsea’s hero with the only goal late in the game against Crystal Palace.
The Crystal Palace vs Chelsea match is presented in the 25th Premier League match at Selhurst Park, Saturday (19/2/2022).
This result keeps Chelsea in third place in the standings with 50 points from 25 matches, while the Eagles are in 13th place with 26 points, according to the official Premier League website.
The match was fierce from the first minute. Crystal Palace appear quite confident against Chelsea.
Crystal Palace got a golden opportunity in the seventh minute through Michael Olise’s kick, which was still not able to vibrate the Chelsea goal. Two minutes later, Chelsea tried to reply. Christian Pulisic’s left-footed shot still deviated from Vincente Guaita’s goal.
Antonio Rudiger experimented with a hard kick from outside the penalty box in the 11th minute. However, Guaita managed to save his goal from being conceded.
Ten minutes later, Chelsea had a good chance to score. Unfortunately, N’Golo Kante’s shot could still be pushed over by goalkeeper Guaita.
Entering 45 minutes, Crystal Palace was able to provide a threat. Unfortunately, Wilfried Zaha’s kick still didn’t meet the target. Not many opportunities were created and the first half closed with the score 0-0.
After the break, Crystal Palace took the initiative to attack first and they had their chance in the 54th minute. Jeffrey Schlupp opened fire from outside the penalty box, but his shot still bounced high from Mendy’s goal.
Hakim Ziyech had scored against Crystal Palace in the 75th minute. However, the goal was disallowed by the referee after viewing the VAR broadcast because Romelu Lukaku was offside first.
Chelsea’s awaited goal finally came in the 89th minute. Marcos Alonso sent a cross from the left flank to the far post.
Without controlling the ball, Ziyech fired from close range. The score became 1-0 for the visitors. The goal closed the game and Chelsea deserved to take home the three points.
In another match, the top of the EPL standings, Manchester City, defeated by Tottenham Hotspur 2-3. While ranked 2nd Liverpool managed to beat Norwich City with a score of 3-1.
