Chelsea vs Crystal Palace – Football Match Report – August 14, 2021

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Christian Pulisic fired Chelsea to a 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday against Crystal Palace.

Marcos Alonso opened the scoring for Thomas Tuchel’s team and it was a premier league debut for Trevor Chalobah who scored in front of the audience.

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Alonso gave Chelsea the lead in the 27th minute with a free kick. He swept the ball over the Crystal Palace defense with his left foot.

United States Men’s National Team international Pulisic added Chelsea’s second 10 minutes later when Vicente Guaita registered a Mason frame shoot. The keeper only managed to push the ball to Pulisic, who tapped it into the net.

Chelsea’s third came from Chalobah – who was a ball collector at Stamford Bridge – in the 58th minute. He hit the ball in the lower corner 25 yards.

The result means Patrick Vieira starts his tenure at Crystal Palace with a loss. The EX-New York City FC the boss was appointed coach after Roy Hodgson resigned over the summer after four years in the post.

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