In the 82nd minute, a sloppy turnover from Chelsea gave Palace the chance they needed. Ismaïla Sarr delivered a perfect cross to Eze, whose deft assist set up Jean-Philippe Mateta to slot home ...
But in reality, Chelsea had few clear chances to double their lead after half-time, beyond a left-footed shot that Nicolas Jackson screwed wide in the 70th minute. Eze should have brought Palace ...
as Chelsea started well before eventually fading. Jean-Philippe Mateta got on the end of Eberechi Eze’s perfect pass in the 82nd minute and then it was the Eagles who almost went and won it late on.
Chelsea did lead for much of an absorbing 90 minutes at Selhurst Park, but Ebere Eze teed-up Mateta to convert with less than ten minutes to play – after a battling display to kick-off 2025 on a ...