Morata’s double helps unbeaten Chelsea kill off Palace

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What were the highlights of Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace?

Unknown 0:07
Tompkins is there, back to Pedro again.
Geoff Shreeves 0:17
Morata, time for a dunk.
Scores. It's threaded in.
Jamie Redknapp 0:18
Morata gets another one. Morata the double to help Chelsea to a 3-1 win, the first time in a year he's scored more than once in the Premier League, and for him, it's four in four. He's been chatting with Geoff Shreeves.
Geoff Shreeves 0:30
Alvaro, congratulations. Normally a win and two goals, you'd be very, very happy. Or are you thinking about the third?

How did Alvaro Morata contribute to Chelsea's performance?

Alvaro Morata 0:36
Yeah, honestly, I think in the last 10 minutes to make the third and I think the keeper go on the floor, but I can score a trick and for me it's not the perfect day, but we take the three points. We're on the top. Now, in the first three places, there's an important thing for us. We want to fight till the end for the Premier League and I think we played good today and we have the three points.
Geoff Shreeves 1:12
The fact that you're disappointed not to get three goals, does that just show what great form you're in right now? Four goals in the last four Premier League games.
Alvaro Morata 1:20
But it can be more. Today I think a lot in the hat-trick and it's not good, but I'm improving and I want to help my team to keep working and to win.
Geoff Shreeves 1:34
The first goal was the most important touch, the first touch.
Alvaro Morata 1:38
Yeah, when Pedro is on the floor, I know that he always gets up quickly and gives me the ball, and the good touch is good, and after I finish good.

What were the key moments that shifted the game's momentum?

Geoff Shreeves 1:53
What changed, do you think, in the second half? Because Crystal Palace came back at you, was there a determination from Chelsea?
Alvaro Morata 2:00
Yeah, but they score 1-1 and we think that we need to win this game. We need to be on the top of the league with the other teams and it's only this. We need to get the three points and we have this in our head.
Geoff Shreeves 2:18
That's you second now above Liverpool on goal difference. The manager refuses to talk about the title or the title race, but you, the players, do you see yourselves right in this race?
Alvaro Morata 2:28
It's very hard because the Premier League is the most competitive championship in the world and I think it will be very, very difficult but we want and until now we don't give the three points to another team and we want to take all the points as possible and it's the only way to try to fight for the Premier League.
Geoff Shreeves 2:55
And for you personally, how happy are you right now? Because there was a period with no goals, but the goals have started to come once again.

How did Crystal Palace respond to Chelsea's early goals?

Alvaro Morata 3:03
Yeah, the goals are like this. When you have a very bad period, it takes long to recover. The last year was very difficult for me, for many things. For an injury, you don't expect an injury. I played not fit and now I'm good. The team is good and now it's time to enjoy this.
Geoff Shreeves 3:29
It's also time for me to give you the Man of the Match award. Congratulations, well done.
Alvaro Morata 3:32
Thank you.
Jamie Redknapp 3:34
Yeah, good afternoon for Alvaro Morata.

What factors contributed to Chelsea's unbeaten run this season?

Jamie Redknapp 3:36
Might have been even better. Five shots he had on the goal. Scored two from the three he managed on target, but might well have had a hat-trick. We'll come to that. For a Crystal Palace man, though, Joel, how difficult was that last half an hour?
Joel Ward 3:48
I think we were unfortunate and hard done by. I think if you looked at the game, I don't think you'd see it as a 3-1. But I think they took their chances when it came, which is what Chelsea do. It was frustrating not to come away with a point after a great move to get us back into the game.
Jamie Redknapp 4:12
Through the game, really, they scored at the right times, didn't they?

How did the introduction of Eden Hazard change the game?

Jamie Redknapp 4:14
How disappointing was it to go in one down actually at half-time, having started so well?
Joel Ward 4:19
Yeah, obviously it's not ideal, but I think, I said to the guys earlier, I think the positive that we have is that we're always going to create chances. When we've got the boys in the attacking threats that we do, we're always going to create something along the way and we took that chance today. But unfortunately, obviously they've capitalised and scored the other two.
Jamie Redknapp 4:42
Do you think that was the spark that got him going today, Jermaine, that finish?
Jermain Defoe 4:46
I think, yeah, because we said it before, half-time, before the goal, they seemed frustrated, couldn't really get into their rhythm, turned the ball over a lot more than we normally expect, to be honest, with the football that they've been playing this season.

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