January 25 2026
Palace 1-3 Chelsea
Crystal Palace had a grim afternoon as Chelsea eased to a 3-1 victory at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles started brightly and could have struck first when Jean-Philippe Mateta went one-on-one with Robert Sanchez, only to fire straight at the Chelsea keeper.
Chelsea grew into the game through efforts from Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo, while Ismaila Sarr – back in Palace colours after winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal – tested the visitors at the other end.
But the breakthrough came in the 34th minute when Estevao capitalised on a poor Jaydee Canvot back-pass, burst away from Tyrick Mitchell and drilled past Dean Henderson.
Five minutes after the break, the 18-year-old turned creator, clipping a pass into Joao Pedro, who spun away from Adam Wharton and squeezed a shot through Henderson to make it 2-0.
Following a lengthy VAR check, Chelsea were then awarded a penalty when Joao Pedro’s goalbound effort struck Canvot’s hand, and Fernandez converted for 3-0 on 64 minutes.
Palace’s day worsened when Wharton, booked for pulling Caicedo, was shown a second yellow for a late tackle in the 72nd minute. Chris Richards headed in from a corner in the 88th minute, but it was little comfort as Palace slipped from 13th to 15th, eight points clear of the relegation zone.
Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot (Pino 64), Munoz (Riad 76), Lerma, Wharton, Mitchell (Sosa 64), Sarr, Johnson (Hughes 76), Mateta (Uche 85).
Not used: Benitez, Imray, Rodney, Devenny.
Chelsea: Sanchez, James (Hato 81), Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Andrey Santos, Caicedo (Fofana 73), Estevao (Gittens 74), Fernandez, Neto (Gusto 74), Joao Pedro (Delap 85).
Not used: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Garnacho, Guiu.






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