Crystal Palace suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, with goals from Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic in the second half sealing the points for the Blues.
With only one shot on target throughout the game, the Eagles did well to go in at half-time goalless. They kept Chelsea to minimal chances in a first-half that comprised of more yellow cards than shots on target.
The home side upped the tempo in the second half and opened the scoring around the 50th minute mark when Willian’s beautifully found Abraham free in the box to score. VAR checked it but the Englishman was onside and the goal stood.
Then, 10 minutes from time, Chelsea doubled their lead when Pulisic played a rather fortunate one-two with Michy Batshuayi and headed the ball into the back of the net.
After that there was no coming back for Palace, who struggled in the game to create any sort of chance on goal.
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