Chelsea pipped Crystal Palace to a narrow 3-2 victory at Selhurst Park yesterday, with goals from Olivier Giroud, Christian Pulisic and Tammy Abraham securing all three points for the visitors.
The Eagles attempted to come back twice after Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke both found the back of the net, but they were unlucky in their search for an equalizer, with Scott Dann’s back-post header striking the inside of the post in the closing minutes of the game.
It was Palace’s 14th loss of the Premier League campaign, but it was one of their best attacking performances and manager Roy Hodgson will expect his side to bounce back and get a win when they visit Aston Villa on Sunday.