"This is always a very difficult place to come. Crystal Palace are a very good team. What the players have given is outstanding. It's frustrating to not have a clean sheet in the last few minutes - I wanted three in a row and we should've got one, we were 3-0 up against 10 men. But there's so much good. I thought we defended from the front, we were organised and were very clinical."
"Estevao (18 years, 276 days) both scored and provided an assist in the same Premier League match for the first time, becoming the youngest player to do so since Evan Ferguson (18y 76d) versus Everton in January 2023, while he is the youngest Chelsea player to do so since Neil Shipperley (18y 164d) against Wimbledon in April 1993."
Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park. Estevao opened the scoring after capitalising on a Jaydee Canvot error and later provided the assist for Joao Pedro's second. Enzo Fernández converted a penalty after Canvot was penalised for handball. Chris Richards scored a late consolation following Adam Wharton's red card. Chelsea recorded 10 shots, six on target, and an accumulated expected goals (xG) of 2.2. Estevao became the youngest Premier League player in recent years to both score and assist in the same match, while Joao Pedro leads Chelsea in goals and goal involvements this season. The team displayed organised pressing and clinical finishing but can improve on ball control.
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