Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea — Premier League, 17 Dec 2016
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League on 17 December 2016 at Selhurst Park, London. Diego Costa scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace have won 2 and Chelsea 3.
Match timeline
- 17'
- 22'
- 0-143'assist: Azpilicueta
- Half-time0-1
- 60'
- 64'
- 77'
- 79'out: F. Campbell
- 79'out: B. Ivanović
- 82'
- 84'
- 89'
- 90'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Crystal Palace
- 7.2Wayne HennesseyG
- 6.9Scott DannD
- 6.9Andros TownsendM
- 6.9Damien DelaneyD
- 6.6Christian BentekeF
- 6.6Martin KellyD
- 6.5Wilfried ZahaM
- 6.5Joel WardD
- 6.5Fraizer CampbellF
- 6.4Yohan CabayeM
- 6.4Joe LedleyM
- 6.3Zeki FryersD
- 6.2James McArthurM
- 5.9Jason PuncheonM
Chelsea
- 7.9Eden HazardF
- 7.6Victor MosesM
- 7.5N'Golo KantéM
- 7.5César AzpilicuetaD
- 7.3David LuizD
- 7.3Gary CahillD
- 7.2Diego CostaF
- 7.2Thibaut CourtoisG
- 7.1Marcos AlonsoM
- 7.1Nemanja MatićM
- 6.8Cesc FàbregasM
- 6.8Branislav IvanovićD
- 6.8WillianF
Line-ups
Chelsea3-4-3
Crystal Palace4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Crystal PalaceA. Pardew
Substitutes
- 14Chung-Yong LeeM
- 43N. HusinM
- 1J. SperoniG
- 10A. Townsend77'M6.9
- 9F. Campbell79'F6.5
- 19Z. Fryers84'D6.3
- 22J. MutchM
ChelseaA. Conte
Substitutes
- 4Fàbregas64'M6.8
- 2B. Ivanović79'D6.8
- 11PedroF
- 5K. ZoumaD
- 23Michy Batshuayi89'F
- 29Nathaniel ChalobahM
- 1A. BegovićG
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
6Total shots13
2Shots on target6
4Shots off target3
0Blocked shots4
5Corners3
1Offsides2
12Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
5Goalkeeper saves2
476Total passes418
370Accurate passes322
78%Pass accuracy77%
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hennessey | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Scott Dann | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Andros Townsend | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Damien Delaney | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Christian Benteke | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Martin Kelly | 84 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Wilfried Zaha | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Joel Ward | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Fraizer Campbell | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Yohan Cabaye | 79 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Joe Ledley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Zeki Fryers | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| James McArthur | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jason Puncheon | 77 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.9 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Hazard | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Victor Moses | 79 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7.6 |
| N'Golo Kanté | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7.5 |
| César Azpilicueta | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| David Luiz | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Gary Cahill | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Diego Costa | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Thibaut Courtois | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Marcos Alonso | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Nemanja Matić | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 26 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Branislav Ivanović | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Willian | 64 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
Recent Form
Crystal PalaceLDWLL
- L14 Dec 16HManchester United1-2
- D10 Dec 16AHull City3-3
- W03 Dec 16HSouthampton3-0
- L26 Nov 16ASwansea4-5
- L19 Nov 16HManchester City1-2
ChelseaWWWWW
- W14 Dec 16ASunderland1-0
- W11 Dec 16HWest Brom1-0
- W03 Dec 16AManchester City3-1
- W26 Nov 16HTottenham2-1
- W20 Nov 16AMiddlesbrough1-0
Head-to-head
- 03 Jan 16Crystal Palace0-3Chelsea
- 29 Aug 15Chelsea1-2Crystal Palace
- 03 May 15Chelsea1-0Crystal Palace
- 18 Oct 14Crystal Palace1-2Chelsea
- 29 Mar 14Crystal Palace1-0Chelsea
- 14 Dec 13Chelsea2-1Crystal Palace
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