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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result and final score after late Noni Madueke penalty

Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace: Madueke’s 89th minute penalty gave Mauricio Pochettino some relief after the Blues looked to be heading for a familiar result

Luke Baker
Wednesday 27 December 2023 21:56 GMT
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An 89th-minute penalty from substitute Noni Madueke earned Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League London derby on Wednesday.

Madueke was brought down by Eberechi Eze and, after waving play on, referee Michael Salisbury was called by VAR to the screen where he signalled a foul.

Palace’s Michael Olise had shown fine skill when unmarked at the far post he chested down Jordan Ayew’s pass and finished deftly past Djordje Petrovic in first-half stoppage time.

The goal cancelled out a 13th-minute strike from Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk who turned in a low cross from Malo Gusto.

Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.

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Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson opts for just one change to the Crystal Palace team that drew 1-1 with Brighton: Hughes is benched, as Eze starts for the first time in over a month. Former Chelsea youth-teamer Olise therefore starts in the supporting cast for lone striker Mateta.

27 December 2023 19:23
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Chelsea make no less than five changes to the XI that lined up against Wolves, with Caicedo, Mudryk, Badiashile, Maatsen and Sunday's goalscorer Nkunku all brought into the side. Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling must serve suspensions; Thiago Silva and Broja are both demoted to the bench, while Lesley Ugochukwu misses out entirely.

27 December 2023 19:20
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SUBS: Remi Matthews, Naouirou Ahamada, Matheus Franca, James Tomkins, Will Hughes, Jairo Riedewald, Tayo Adaramola, David Ozoh, Jeffrey Schlupp.

27 December 2023 19:13
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CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): Dean Henderson; Nathaniel Clyne, Marc Guehi, Joachim Andersen, Tyrick Mitchell; Jefferson Lerma, Chris Richards; Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Jordan Ayew; Jean-Philippe Mateta.

27 December 2023 19:11
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SUBS: Marcus Bettinelli, Lucas Bergstrom, Alfie Gilchrist, Thiago Silva, Romeo Lavia, Leo Castledine, Alex Matos, Noni Madueke, Armando Broja.

27 December 2023 19:09
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CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Dorde Petrovic; Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill; Moises Caicedo, Conor Gallagher; Mykhailo Mudryk, Christopher Nkunku, Ian Maatsen; Nicolas Jackson.

27 December 2023 19:07
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Making the short trip to West London, Crystal Palace have posted just one victory in seven league matches following back-to-back draws with Manchester City and Brighton. The Eagles occupy 15th position in the table, four points adrift of their hosts. However, history suggests closing that gap today may be a tall order: Palace’s 11 consecutive Premier League defeats against Chelsea is their longest losing run against any opponent in their entire history - and they have also lost on each of their last six visits to Stamford Bridge, failing to even score in the last four.

27 December 2023 19:05
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Languishing inside the bottom half of the table after being beaten 2-1 by Wolves last weekend, Chelsea now return to headquarters, where they have won their last two Premier League home games - as many as in the previous 17. The Blues may have just lost for an eighth time in 18 top-flight fixtures under Mauricio Pochettino, but the ex-Tottenham coach boasts a particularly impressive record against today's visitors: he has won 11 of 13 league meetings with Crystal Palace - more than against any other opponent.

27 December 2023 19:03
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge!

27 December 2023 19:01
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Mauricio Pochettino admitted his Chelsea players are falling well short of the targets set for them in pre-season as they seek respite from their sporadic Premier League form at home to Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Results at Stamford Bridge have been the only bright spot in recent weeks with three straight wins in west London during December, meanwhile fortunes on the road have taken an alarming downturn.

Defeat against Wolves at Molineux on Christmas Eve was their fourth away loss on the spin following reverses at Newcastle, Manchester United and Everton, and has left the team facing the likely prospect of failing to qualify for Europe for a second season.

Mauricio Pochettino gives damning verdict on Chelsea season

Defeat against Wolves on Christmas Eve was their fourth away loss on the spin following reverses at Newcastle, Manchester United and Everton

Jamie Braidwood27 December 2023 18:42

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