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
A long kick from Kepa is flicked on by Mount, and Havertz tries to get away down the left until Ward flies in and scythes it away for the hosts.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Silva whips a ball into the box from halfway, which Chilwell is racing onto. He attempts to head it over Guaita, but the Palace keeper can catch the ball with little difficulty!
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Chelsea have lost three of their last five Premier League away games, as many as they had in their first 26 on the road under previous manager Thomas Tuchel. They’ve lost each of their last two away league games, last losing three in a row in December 2020.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Jorginho's first-time ball from deep almost releases Aubameyang behind the Palace defence, but Guaita races out of his box to hoof the ball clear!
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
WIDE!!! From the corner, Palace play it short and Eze dribbles towards the box. From the byline, he smashes another low shot towards goal, but this one evades everyone else in the crowded box before rolling inches wide of the far post!
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
SAVED!!!! Olise finds Eze, who smashes a low shot that Kepa only just gets to! He parries it Zaha's way, and has to knock the ball out for a corner to prevent the Ivorian from putting away the rebound!
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Crystal Palace have lost just one of their last nine Premier League home games, going down 2-0 against Arsenal in the opening game of the season.
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