Hosting Crystal Palace - a team that lost all 2 rounds in the first 2 rounds, Chelsea is very confident to win 3 points. In the last 8 matches against the opponent at home ground Stamford Bridge, Chelsea has won all.
After a slow start, Chelsea began to accelerate thanks to the mobility of midfielder Madueke - who scored 3 goals in the 6-2 win over Wolves last round. This midfielder had 2 dangerous shots in the 22nd and 23rd minutes after passes from Jackson and Enzo Fernandez.
The home team's good pressure was rewarded in the 25th minute and Madueke was the initiator. After a quick counter-attack, Madueke passed the ball to Cole Palmer, who crossed for Nicolas Jackson to score. This was Cole Palmer's fourth assist in just two games. At the end of the first half, Chelsea led Crystal Palace 1-0.
In the second half, Chelsea created two good chances through Palmer and Colwill but could not increase the gap. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace rose up and got a valuable equalizer from Eze. In the 54th minute, this midfielder got the ball close to the penalty area and fired a tricky shot that defeated goalkeeper Sanchez.
After this goal, the away team played much better and almost increased the score to 2-1, after Kamada's shot. On Chelsea's side, coach Enzo Maresca made a series of personnel adjustments but could not help the home team improve the game.
In the end, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace. With this result, Chelsea got 4 points out of 3 matches, while the away team got their first point of the season.
In the match at the same time, Newcastle took the lead against Tottenham in the first half, after Harvey Barnes scored. But in the second half, Tottenham created suffocating pressure, equalizing 1-1 after Dan Burn's own goal.
After this goal, Son Hueng-min and his teammates had many opportunities to score more goals but missed them all. In the 78th minute, Isak took advantage of a counter-attack, scoring the winning goal 2-1 for Newcastle.
After their first defeat of the season, Tottenham have only 4 points. Meanwhile, Newcastle are still unbeaten and have 7 points/3 matches.
