Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace (Aug 14, 2021)

CHE

CRY

27'

Marcos Alonso

40'

Christian Pulisic

HT 2-0

57'

Christian Benteke

Jean-Philippe Mateta

57'

Joachim Andersen

Jeffrey Schlupp

58'

Trevoh Chalobah

Assist: Mateo Kovačić

67'

Reece James

César Azpilicueta

77'

Jesurun Rak Sakyi

Jaïro Riedewald

82'

Kai Havertz

Christian Pulisic

86'

Emerson

Marcos Alonso

FT 3-0

CHE

Team Stats

CRY

Possession

62%

38%

0.69

xG

0.22

13 (6)

Shots (On Target)

4 (1)

33

Touches in Opp Box

11

5

Corners

2

Top Performers

Rating

9.3

Alonso

CHE

xG

0.26

Pulisic

CHE

Chances Created

2

McArthur

CRY

Take-ons

4

McArthur

CRY

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man City	38	29	6	3	73	93
2	Liverpool	38	28	8	2	68	92
3	Chelsea	38	21	11	6	43	74
4	Tottenham	38	22	5	11	29	71
5	Arsenal	38	22	3	13	13	69
6	Man United	38	16	10	12	0	58
7	West Ham	38	16	8	14	9	56
8	Leicester	38	14	10	14	3	52
9	Brighton	38	12	15	11	-2	51
10	Wolves	38	15	6	17	-5	51
11	Newcastle	38	13	10	15	-18	49
12	Crystal Palace	38	11	15	12	4	48
13	Brentford	38	13	7	18	-8	46
14	Aston Villa	38	13	6	19	-2	45
15	Southampton	38	9	13	16	-24	40
16	Everton	38	11	6	21	-23	39
17	Leeds	38	9	11	18	-37	38
18	Burnley	38	7	14	17	-19	35
19	Watford	38	6	5	27	-43	23
20	Norwich City	38	5	7	26	-61	22

Game Summary

Chelsea emerged victorious over Crystal Palace, 3 to 0, in the Premier League on August 14, 2021.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 1

August 14, 2021

Stamford Bridge

London, England

Referee Jonathan Moss

Assistant Ref Marc Perry

Assistant Ref Tim Wood

Fourth Official James Linington

Video Referee Kevin Friend

CHE

3-4-2-1

16

7.1

Mendy

7.4

Rüdiger

4

7.6

Christensen

14

8.5

Chalobah

3

86'

9.3

Alonso

8

8.8

Kovačić

5

8.4

Jorginho

28

67'

7.0

Azpilicueta

82'

8.6

Pulisic

7.3

Mount

11

5.5

Werner

13

5.3

Guaita

3

6.5

Mitchell

7.2

Guéhi

8

7.1

Kouyaté

2

6.6

Ward

15

57'

5.2

Schlupp

18

7.3

McArthur

44

77'

6.2

Riedewald

9

6.4

Ayew

57'

6.5

Mateta

11

6.5

Zaha

CRY

4-4-2

CHE

Managers

CRY

Thomas Tuchel

Patrick Vieira

CHE

Substitutes

CRY

6.9

24

James

67'

7.1

16

Andersen

57'

6.5

29

Havertz

82'

5.7

20

Benteke

57'

6.7

33

Emerson

86'

6.8

49

Rak Sakyi

77'

1

Arrizabalaga

1

Butland

6

Silva

17

Clyne

15

Zouma

34

Kelly

21

Chilwell

43

Hannam

9

Abraham

40

Banks

20

Hudson-Odoi

46

Street

5'

J. Schlupp commits a foul.

7'

C. Azpilicueta misses the shot.

9'

W. Zaha commits a foul.

10'

C. Pulisic made a shot on target.

10'

J. Mateta is caught offside.

13'

M. Kovačić misses the shot.

13'

M. Mount takes a corner.

14'

J. Ayew commits a foul.

15'

M. Mount made a shot on target.

15'

M. Mount takes a corner.

15'

M. Kovačić commits a foul.

19'

M. Kovačić commits a foul.

22'

M. Mount takes a corner.

22'

M. Kovačić misses the shot.

26'

T. Mitchell commits a foul.

27'

M. Alonso scores a goal.

29'

C. Pulisic commits a foul.

30'

C. Kouyaté commits a foul.

32'

W. Zaha commits a foul.

33'

J. Riedewald commits a foul.

34'

M. Mount made a shot on target.

36'

C. Pulisic commits a foul.

40'

C. Pulisic scores a goal.

44'

T. Werner misses the shot.

45'

W. Zaha commits a foul.

46'

M. Guéhi commits a foul.

46'

M. Mount commits a foul.

47'

M. Alonso made a shot on target.

47'

J. Ayew commits a foul.

48'

M. Alonso misses the shot.

49'

A. Christensen commits a foul.

52'

J. Schlupp commits a foul.

53'

W. Zaha made a shot on target.

54'

J. Schlupp misses the shot.

57'

C. Benteke enters the game. J. Mateta leaves the game.

57'

J. Andersen enters the game. J. Schlupp leaves the game.

58'

T. Chalobah scores a goal. M. Kovačić assists on the shot.

59'

T. Chalobah commits a foul.

61'

M. Mount commits a foul.

63'

J. Ayew made a shot on target.

67'

R. James enters the game. C. Azpilicueta leaves the game.

71'

A. Rüdiger commits a foul.

76'

A. Christensen commits a foul.

77'

J. Rak Sakyi enters the game. J. Riedewald leaves the game.

77'

R. James commits a foul.

79'

T. Chalobah commits a foul.

81'

C. Benteke commits a foul.

82'

K. Havertz enters the game. C. Pulisic leaves the game.

86'

Emerson enters the game. M. Alonso leaves the game.

89'

Jorginho commits a foul.

90'

C. Benteke misses the shot.

90'

K. Havertz commits a foul.

90'

A. Rüdiger commits a foul.

All

1st

2nd

CHE

Attacking Stats

CRY

Possession

62%

38%

0.69

xG | Expand

0.22

13

Shots

4

6

Shots on Target

1

7

Shots off Target

3

2

Shots Blocked

1

0

Hit Woodwork

0

Big Chances Missed

0

840

Touches

597

33

Touches in Opp Box

11

8/14 (57%)

Take-ons

13/20 (65%)

5

Corners

2

CHE

Passing Stats

CRY

1.12

xA | Expand

0.34

0

Big Chances Created

0

6

Chances Created

4

627/683 (92%)

Passes

369/429 (86%)

5

Key Passes

4

54

Long Ball Passes

41

230

Final Third Passes

74

4/22 (18%)

Crosses

3/5 (60%)

5/6 (83.3%)

Through Balls

1/2 (50%)

0

Offsides

1

CHE

Defending Stats

CRY

21

Tackles

11

9

Tackles Won

7

0

Last Man Tackles

0

11

Interceptions

9

10

Clearances

26

44

Recoveries

44

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

1

Goalkeeper Saves

3

CHE

Other Stats

CRY

0

Yellow Cards

0

Red Cards

0

15

Fouls

11

46

Duels Won

52

7

Aerials Won

15

5

Corners Won

2

97

Possessions Lost

103

5

Times Dispossessed

14

CHE

CRY

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Marcos Alonso M. Alonso #20	9.3	85	1	0	2	0.13
Mateo Kovačić M. Kovačić #8	8.8	90	0	1	0	0.03
Christian Pulisic C. Pulisic #11	8.6	81	1	0	2	0.26
Trevoh Chalobah T. Chalobah #23	8.5	90	1	0	1	0.02
Jorginho Jorginho #5	8.4	90	0	0	0	0.00
Andreas Christensen A. Christensen #15	7.6	90	0	0	0	0.00
Antonio Rüdiger A. Rüdiger #22	7.4	90	0	0	0	0.00
Mason Mount M. Mount #7	7.3	90	0	0	1	0.14
César Azpilicueta C. Azpilicueta #3	7.0	66	0	0	0	0.03
Reece James R. James #24	6.9	24	0	0	0	0.00
Emerson Emerson #33	6.7	5	0	0	0	0.00
Kai Havertz K. Havertz #29	6.5	9	0	0	0	0.00
Timo Werner T. Werner #36	5.5	90	0	0	0	0.08