Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

14 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Marcos Alonso 27’
  • Christian Pulisic 40’
  • Trevoh Chalobah 58’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Crystal Palace. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

Marcos Alonso put Chelsea ahead with a direct free kick in the 27th minute, Christian Pulisic made it 2-0 in the 40th minute, and Trevoh Chalobah made it 3-0 in the 58th minute, set up by Mateo Kovacic.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.19 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.32 from 4.

Match stats

Chelsea Crystal Palace
13 Shots 4
6 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.19 xG 0.32
1.19 Non-penalty xG 0.32
14 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Chelsea Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Marcos Alonso1-0 (Chelsea)
27’
Christian Pulisic2-0 (Chelsea)
40’
Half-time2-0
Trevoh Chalobah
Assist: Mateo Kovacic3-0 (Chelsea)
58’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 0.32 27’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), 1-0 27’ 40’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 2-0 40’ 58’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), 3-0 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 0.32 27’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), 1-0 Alonso 27’ 40’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 2-0 Pulisic 40’ 58’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), 3-0 Chalobah 58’
Chelsea 1.19 xGCrystal Palace 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Chelsea attacking 
40’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 53’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 44’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 54’ Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 10’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 53’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 44’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 54’ Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 48’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Andreas Christensen DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Trevoh Chalobah DEF9011 0.020.000
César Azpilicueta MID681 0.030.000
Marcos Alonso MID8713 0.190.182
Mateo Kovacic MID9012 0.040.052
Jorginho MID900 0.000.081
Mason Mount MID903 0.150.000
Christian Pulisic MID8312 0.640.000
Timo Werner FWD901 0.130.021
Reece James Sub220 0.000.000
Kai Havertz Sub70 0.000.000
Emerson Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 72% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.17
Crystal Palace win 9% Avg odds 10.58

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WWLWL
Crystal Palace WLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 1-4 Chelsea, 10 Apr 21 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea, 19 Feb 22  All Chelsea vs Crystal Palace meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.