Noni Madueke, who came on as a substitute, converted a penalty in the 89th minute to help Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-1. Chelsea rose up the Premier League table as a result of their victory. Mauricio Pochettino was under pressure after Chelsea lost their fourth away game in a row on Christmas Eve. However, VAR Chris Kavanagh saw that Eberechi Eze fouled Madueke in the area, giving the young player a chance to score the game-winning penalty. Chelsea is likely to have difficulties in the upcoming games, and Charlie Adam, a former Liverpool player, has offered his thoughts on it.
Charlie Adam on Chelsea
Chelsea got three important points by winning against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. Christopher Nkunku got to play his first full Premier League game for the London club because Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling were suspended and couldn’t play. Mauricio Pochettino put together the youngest-ever Chelsea team in a Premier League match, with an average age of 23 years and 21 days. Mudryk scored early for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, finding a good spot to finish after a nice cross from Malo Gusto on the left side.
Even though Chelsea tried hard to score another goal, Olise managed to tie the game just before halftime under the pressure. Jordan Ayew passed the ball to Olise at the far post, and he scored the goal skillfully. Chelsea believed they had won the game a little over 10 minutes before it ended when Nicolas Jackson kicked the ball into the goal past Dean Henderson. However, after the Video Assistant Referee checked, it was decided that the striker was offside. Noni Madueke, who came in later for Chelsea, made a big impact. The substitute not only won a penalty for the home team but also calmly scored from 12 yards, securing the win for Chelsea.
Charlie Adam, who used to play for Liverpool, recently shared his thoughts on what the rest of the season will be like for Chelsea.
“Chelsea are a bit like a rollercoaster at the moment. They are in the Carabao Cup semi-final and you’d expect them to beat Middlesbrough. Their next few games are Luton, Preston, Middlesbrough, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Wolves and Crystal Palace,” he said.
“You’d expect Chelsea to win every game there apart from the Liverpool match. If they can come through that period by winning every game, they’ll be in a cup final, they’ll be higher in the league and really kicking on for the second half of the season,” he added.
Charlie Adam: "Chelsea are a bit like a rollercoaster at the moment. They are in the Carabao Cup semi-final and you'd expect them to beat Middlesbrough. Their next few games are Luton, Preston, Middlesbrough, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Wolves and Crystal Palace.
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Chelsea’s upcoming match is against Luton Town, where they will aim to secure another win.
