Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

4 November 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Álvaro Morata 32’, 65’
  • Pedro 70’
  • Andros Townsend 53’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-1. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Álvaro Morata put Chelsea ahead in the 32nd minute, set up by Pedro. In the second half, Andros Townsend equalised in the 53rd minute, set up by James McArthur, Morata put Chelsea back in front in the 65th minute, set up by Eden Hazard, and Pedro made it 3-1 in the 70th minute, set up by Marcos Alonso.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.45 from 7.

Match stats

Chelsea Crystal Palace
15 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 0.45
1.89 Non-penalty xG 0.45
9 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Chelsea Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Álvaro Morata
Assist: Pedro1-0 (Chelsea)
32’
Half-time1-0
53’
Andros Townsend
Assist: James McArthur1-1 (Crystal Palace)
Álvaro Morata
Assist: Eden Hazard2-1 (Chelsea)
65’
Pedro
Assist: Marcos Alonso3-1 (Chelsea)
70’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Crystal Palace
  • Luka Milivojevic

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 0.45 32’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), 1-0 32’ 53’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), 1-1 53’ 65’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), 2-1 65’ 70’ Pedro (Chelsea), 3-1 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 0.45 32’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), 1-0 Morata 32’ 53’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), 1-1 Townsend 53’ 65’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), 2-1 Morata 65’ 70’ Pedro (Chelsea), 3-1 Pedro 70’
Chelsea 1.89 xGCrystal Palace 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Chelsea attacking 
32’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 90+3’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 63’ David Luiz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.18 xG, saved 2’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 70’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 21’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 80’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 90+3’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 63’ David Luiz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.18 xG, saved 2’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 70’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 53’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 21’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 80’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 20’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 60’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 17’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.000
David Luiz DEF902 0.240.011
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.010.000
Marcos Alonso DEF9010 0.000.172
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.112
Jorginho MID800 0.000.000
Ross Barkley MID641 0.030.000
Pedro FWD90113 0.300.552
Álvaro Morata FWD9025 1.180.031
Willian FWD642 0.040.545
Eden Hazard Sub2610 0.000.472
Mateo Kovacic Sub261 0.080.000
Cesc Fàbregas Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 78% Bet365 odds 1.25
Draw 14% Bet365 odds 6.75
Crystal Palace win 8% Bet365 odds 13.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea DDWDW
Crystal Palace DLLLD

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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.