Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

27 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Salisbury

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mykhailo Mudryk 13’
  • Noni Madueke 89’ (pen)
  • Michael Olise 45+1’

Match summary

Chelsea won 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Mykhailo Mudryk put Chelsea ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Malo Gusto, Michael Olise equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Jordan Ayew, and Noni Madueke won it from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.73 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.96 from 13.

Match stats

Chelsea Crystal Palace
9 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.73 xG 0.96
1.97 Non-penalty xG 0.96
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Mykhailo Mudryk
Assist: Malo Gusto
1-0 (Chelsea)
13’
45+1’
Michael Olise
Assist: Jordan Ayew
1-1 (Crystal Palace)
Half-time1-1
Noni Madueke
Penalty
2-1 (Chelsea)
89’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Moisés Caicedo
  • Conor Gallagher
  • Noni Madueke
Crystal Palace
  • Tyrick Mitchell
  • Chris Richards

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 0.96 13’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), 1-0 13’ 45+1’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), 1-1 45+1’ 89’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 0.96 13’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), 1-0 Mudryk 13’ 45+1’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), 1-1 Olise 45+1’ 89’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-1 Madueke 89’
Chelsea 2.73 xGCrystal Palace 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Chelsea attacking 
89’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 13’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 22’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 74’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 46’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 9’ Ian Maatsen (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 81’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Ian Maatsen (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+7’ Matheus França (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 13’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 22’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 74’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 46’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 9’ Ian Maatsen (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 81’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 5’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Ian Maatsen (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+7’ Matheus França (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Djordje Petrovic GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF9010 0.000.622
Axel Disasi DEF900 0.000.000
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi DEF900 0.000.000
Levi Colwill DEF610 0.000.000
Moisés Caicedo MID900 0.000.000
Conor Gallagher MID900 0.000.462
Ian Maatsen MID612 0.370.000
Christopher Nkunku MID741 0.050.071
Mykhailo Mudryk MID7413 1.070.321
Nicolas Jackson FWD901 0.410.431
Romeo Lavia Sub290 0.000.000
Thiago Silva Sub290 0.000.071
Armando Broja Sub161 0.070.000
Noni Madueke Sub1611 0.760.000
Alfie Gilchrist Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 54% Avg odds 1.78
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.75
Crystal Palace win 20% Avg odds 4.70

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

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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.