Chelsea Beat Palace to Move to the 3rd Place Position
Chelsea built on their last victory over Watford to further strengthened their position in the Premier League’s top four with victory over Crystal Palace in an entertaining encounter at Selhurst Park. The game ended 3-2 with Wilfred Zaha scoring a stunning long-range strike and a rare goal from Christian Benteke. The two goals could not stop Chelsea as Olivier Giroud, Pullisic and Tammy Abraham all found the net.
The Blues were able to seal their third-place position to ensure a Champions League spot next season, they are now one point as we await Arsenal vs Leicester City game. Twice Chelsea looked to have put the game beyond the home side, first through Christian Pulisic’s rising shot to make it 2-0 in the first half and then via Tammy Abraham’s neat finish with 19 minutes to go to put the Blues 3-1 up.
Chelsea’s win means they move above Leicester into third place in the table, five points ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United. With 42 to their name, Palace have too many points to worry about being dragged into a relegation fight, but manager Roy Hodgson and his side will be eager to end a losing streak that has now stretched to four games.
Chelsea suffered a notable blip when they were beaten at West Ham six days ago, but this come back shows they mean business. they have 12 points from a possible 15 has ensured they remain firmly in the mix for a place in next season’s Champions League.