Crystal Palace vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Crystal Palace face Chelsea in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Superb defence from a pack of Palace players, with Mitchell, Eze and Zaha all teaming up at the back to prevent James, then Kovacic from crossing, before the latter brings down Eze for an Eagles free-kick.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
WIDE!!! Ayew cuts inside from the right and finds Edouard, who in turn finds Eze. He hits a first-time shot, but drags it wide of the post!
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
OFF THE POST!!! James' ball from the touchline is dummied by Mount before Sterling strikes it. The shot takes a deflection and comes back into his path, but Sterling can only prod the ball past Guaita and off the post!!
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Chelsea are averaging 11.7 shots-per-game in the Premier League this season (70 shots in six games), their lowest average on record across a season in the competition (since 1997-98).
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
WIDE!!! Havertz picks up a loose ball before floating in a cross, and Mount's glancing header flies past the wrong side of the post and behind!
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