After their defeat against Fulham on the last day and their 10th place in the standings, Chelsea had no room for error this Sunday afternoon. At home, the Blues received the formation of Crystal Palace led by Patrick Vieira. For this meeting, Graham Potter could not count on Joao Felix, suspended, nor on Mykhaylo Mudryk, in the stands and whose transfer was formalized in full meeting. But the English technician established against Benoit Badiashile. The French defender was playing his first match in his new colors. With many injured in front, it was Ziyech, Mount and Havertz who occupied the attack. Unlike the last day against Fulham, Thiago Silva’s teammates showed a very attractive face in this meeting.
More ambitious with the ball, more concerned with the loss of the ball, Chelsea were above all much more physically solid and did not hesitate to put some rhythm into their game. Hakim Ziyech seemed very fit on his right lane and delivered some good balls which never found takers. Because despite its domination and a Crystal Palace which proceeded against, Chelsea could not get big chances. The rare attempts of the Blues were repelled by an excellent Vicente Guaita. Crystal Palace, still with Jordan Ayew on the initiative, also forced Kepa to shine several times.
Chelsea are finally recovering
Finally, it was on returning from the locker room that Kai Havertz’s teammates found the fault quite logically. On a very nice free kick from Hakim Ziyech, the German international placed an unstoppable header (1-0, 64th). A precious goal since it allowed Chelsea to finally win and therefore relaunch in the Premier League. With this victory, the Blues remain in 10th place but come back up to Liverpool and 4 points from the top 6. Because precisely, two top 6 teams were competing at the same time.
In great form this season, Newcastle, 4th, was opposed to the surprising team of Fulham, 6th. Eddie Howe’s men outrageously dominated the game without managing to find the fault for almost 90 minutes. Despite the multitude of shots in this match (20), the Magpies could not make the difference. Fulham could also have carried out the perfect holdup but Mitrovic missed his penalty shortly after the hour mark. A fatal miss since in the last seconds, Alexander Isak gave victory to Newcastle (90th) and rewarded a good domination of the locals. After 4 wins in a row, Fulham has come to a halt. Newcastle continues its impressive series of unbeaten matches in the Championship and remains in the race for the podium.
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