Chelsea faced off against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier tonight as they hoped to secure all three points on the road in the London derby. The Blues made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal at the half-hour mark when Jefferson Lerma found the back of the net for the home team. Mauricio Pochettino’s men failed to come up with a response and went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Conor Gallagher equaliser for the Blues in the 47th minute before going on to score again in injury-time. Enzo Fernandez added another goal in the dying embers of the clash as Chelsea cruised to an impressive 3-1 win in the London derby.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the match against the Eagles.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 6.5/10
Petrovic made a few important saves at the back and did enough to limit the home side to just one goal.
RB: Malo Gusto – 8/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back and was lively going forward. Gusto has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: Axel Disasi – 6.5/10
The French defensive ace was strong in the air and passed the ball accurately from the back.
CB: Thiago Silva – 6.5/10
Silva cleared the danger when he could and was accurate with his passing.
LB: Ben Chilwell – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times in both halves.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 7/10
Caicedo anchored the midfield well and made two key chances in the final third.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 7.5/10
The Argentine talent did his fair share of defending and managed to score a goal in injury time.
RW: Noni Madueke – 6.5/10
He used his pace well at times in the first half but didn’t do enough to threaten the opponent’s goal.
CAM: Conor Gallagher – 9/10
Gallagher was a constant menace in the final third and scored two important goals in the second half which made the difference for Chelsea tonight.
LW: Nicolas Jackson – 6/10
He struggled to impress and was substituted in the 78th minute.
ST: Cole Palmer – 8/10
Palmer caused also sorts of problems for the Palace defenders and ended the game with a couple of assists to his name.
Substitutes:
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 6.5/10
His impact on the game was minimal in the second half.
CB: Levi Colwill – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 6.5/10
Sterling added some ace to Pochettino’s attack.
RB: Alfie Gilchrist – N/A
