Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

3 October 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ben Chilwell 50’
  • Kurt Zouma 66’
  • Jorginho 78’ (pen), 82’ (pen)

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Crystal Palace. It was goalless at half-time.

Ben Chilwell put Chelsea ahead in the 50th minute, Kurt Zouma made it 2-0 with a header in the 66th minute, set up by Ben Chilwell, Jorginho made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 78th minute, and Jorginho made it 4-0 from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.51 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.10 from 4.

Match stats

Chelsea Crystal Palace
17 Shots 4
6 Shots on Target 0
8 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.51 xG 0.10
0.99 Non-penalty xG 0.10
5 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Chelsea Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ben Chilwell1-0 (Chelsea)
50’
Kurt Zouma
Assist: Ben Chilwell2-0 (Chelsea)
66’
Jorginho
Penalty3-0 (Chelsea)
78’
Jorginho
Penalty4-0 (Chelsea)
82’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • César Azpilicueta
  • N'Golo Kanté

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 0.10 50’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), 1-0 50’ 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), 2-0 66’ 78’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 3-0 78’ 82’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 4-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 0.10 50’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), 1-0 Ben Chilwell 50’ 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), 2-0 Zouma 66’ 78’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 3-0 Jorginho 78’ 82’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 4-0 Jorginho 82’
Chelsea 2.51 xGCrystal Palace 0.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Chelsea attacking 
78’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 75’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 19’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 39’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Jorginho (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 59’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 14’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 75’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 19’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 39’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Jorginho (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 59’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 14’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 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
César Azpilicueta DEF901 0.050.021
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.061
Kurt Zouma DEF9012 0.090.000
Ben Chilwell DEF90112 0.080.123
Jorginho MID9023 1.580.122
N'Golo Kanté MID841 0.030.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi MID842 0.060.402
Kai Havertz MID901 0.020.173
Timo Werner MID901 0.100.000
Tammy Abraham FWD904 0.500.031
Mateo Kovacic Sub60 0.000.000
Christian Pulisic Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 63% Avg odds 1.53
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.28
Crystal Palace win 15% Avg odds 6.41

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea LWWLD
Crystal Palace LDWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 2-3 Chelsea, 07 Jul 20 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 1-4 Chelsea, 10 Apr 21  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.