Premier League Live – 17th December
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What was the outcome of the Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace match?
Pellegrini joins the attack and looks for Costa in the centre. He's done it again. Diego Costa on target. Goal number 13 of the season for him. That's the first headed goal of the season for Chelsea and it gives them an 11th win in a row. 1-0 winners here at Sellers Park. 13 attempts for the visitors to Palace's six. Two on target from Palace. Chelsea had six. And in terms of the possession, Palace actually had more but Chelsea far more effective in terms of what they did with the ball. And one of their most effective players today was Cesar Azpilicueta. Quite brilliant for Chelsea once again. He and his captain Gary Cahill are alongside Patrick Davison.
Guys, well played. Gary, when you're chasing titles, is that the sort of result you need to come and dig out?
Yeah, I think so. It's been the same way for us the last two games we've played, so these games are very important. Obviously, we knew it was out first and everyone else is to follow, so we know that it was an important match for us today. Delighted with the result. I've got a good rest now before we play next time.
So you made the goal. With Palace blocking off a lot of your attacking players, did you feel the need to step forward and help create?
Yeah, it's something that we have worked on it and obviously sometimes we find not too many spaces so we try to find the best one and well in that action came the goal, the winner and that's obviously a massive three points for us.
And talk to me about 3-4-3 and your position in it, because you seem to be thriving in what's a new position for you.
It's a new position, but since we changed the formation, we have worked a lot every week. So we try to keep improving. I try always to give my best for the team, and obviously I'm really happy with the wins on the table.
How did Chelsea's performance compare to Crystal Palace's?
Gary, kicking yourself and not scoring?
Yeah, 100%. But that happened, I thought he got him well defended, but I don't know how I've not scored that. I think my eyes lit up and I was thinking more about the celebration. Never mind, we won 1-0, so it's irrelevant now, but it was a good chance.
So 11 wins on the spin, in one season no Chelsea team's ever done that. You look a tough side, do you feel unbeatable at the moment?
We feel very confident. We feel that we're, like you just said, we're a very strong team. We've worked hard on it. Physically, we're in good shape. And we've got some fantastic players playing in top form. So that's the reason behind it.
What role did Cesar Azpilicueta play in Chelsea's victory?
We're organised and we're enjoying it. And like we said before, you build momentum, you win games, you step out on the pitch and you're in the tunnel. you're confident that you're going to go out and do the business, and that's the way it's gone for us, so we want to keep going, just come up to Christmas now, so loads of football to play, but it's a record that we should be very proud of, so it's going well.
Nine points clear now, if you're one of the teams still to play, if you're City, Liverpool, Arsenal, are you at home a bit worried, a bit nervous?
I don't know, we've been there before, where they've gone out before us and got the result, so you can look at it two ways, they're either nervous or they're going to go out with their bit between the teeth and know that they have to give extra to get that result, so look at it two ways, but all I know is we've got the three points in the pocket, we're delighted with that, a very tough place to come and play, and like I said, we've got a good break now to recover for our next game.
It often goes to the goalscorers, but the Premier League man of the match today, Cesar Azpilicueta,
We'll talk about his performance specifically in just a moment, but in terms of that Chelsea performance today, Ashley, how good was it?
I think it was a championship performance. I don't think, of course, they didn't score the goals that we know Chelsea for, but it was a great defensive performance. Everyone worked hard and I think at the end they deserved the result.
And it is a third 1-0 win in a row, four out of the last six by a 1-0 scoreline.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What was the outcome of the Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace match?
0:05–2:01
2
How did Chelsea's performance compare to Crystal Palace's?
2:01–2:42
3
What role did Cesar Azpilicueta play in Chelsea's victory?
2:42–10:01
4
How important is Diego Costa to Chelsea's success this season?
10:01–12:18
5
What strategies did Chelsea employ to secure their 11th consecutive win?
12:18–19:38
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