EA Sports FC 25 - Chelsea Vs. Crystal Palace - Premier League 24/25 Matchday 3 | Full Match

a city imbued with the spirit of excitement and a stadium enveloped by anticipation this has all the ingredients necessary for a tasty football recipe and both sets of players are ready to throw everything into winning the game for their fans a mouthwatering prospect awaits it is Chelsea they take on Crystal Palace live ideal weather conditions for football here in West London we're at Stamford Bridge I'm Derek Ray in the commentary position and alongside me is the former Arsenal and West Ham Midfield player Stuart Robson and we've got Premier League action coming right up it is Chelsea up against Crystal Palace thanks Derek well often we talk about the tactics the individual players players that are missing but so often it's the mentality of the players that is key to winning any football game which of these teams has the right attitude today is the big question I think you've got to conclude that was good refereeing a free kick in the end after initially playing Advantage but it just wasn't there [Applause] [Applause] well high and more than a bit hopeful [Applause] well he bows to very few when it comes to sheer skills xah Felix what do you expect to see from him today Stuart well he's got great technique when he's shooting from distance Derek he's one of those players that strikes the ball so clean because he hits it with his laces through the back of the ball it starts to dip and swerve on the goalkeeper and that's what makes him so dangerous from Shots outside the box Madu well time just challenge magnificently now who can he play it to and Palace finding space on the flank oh fantastic effort he made great contact but the keeper more than equal to [Applause] it and there's the delivery oh disappointed in [Applause] clearance well that's how to do it inside your own penalty [Applause] area jaah Felix well that's how to beat your opponent opportunity to deliver the cross and it's in one n they've breached the defense well here's the replay watch how he goes past his man with such ease and it's just a change of pace but you do have to ask questions of the keeper could he have done better here I think so you can't be beaten at your near post like that [Applause] so Palace get the game restarted disappointed to have conceded now can they come up with a quick response [Applause] Chelsea couldn't maintain possession Now options are [Applause] plenty well breaking at PACE is always a possibility Mallo mudri and Chelsea moving the ball forward what can they do from [Applause] here firing it towards goal oh marvelous save great goalkeeping and the keeper has it after that tension Laden sequence well what a great first save that was how did he stop that oh good looking run will he shoot the fans hope so well that is high level goalkeeper well he's just pulled off a great save there that's goalkeeping of the highest quality I would [Music] [Applause] say now how about the short Corner able to skip past his [Applause] man so deflection and they can get ready for the corner kick [Applause] routine they favored a short one here and Chelsea have done it it's going to be so difficult to stop them now well here we can see it again look at the way Glides past the defender to create space for himself and the Finish is just as good that's an excellent [Applause] goal 2-0 now out and back [Applause] underway Jean Philip Mata how can he take them on and beat them he takes aim determined [Applause] defending joal Felix oh it might be and what a magical save it was [Applause] short Corner [Applause] favored looking to cut inside and did just enough defensively and Chelsea winning the ball again just can't get it past them now counterattacking possibilities here [Applause] well making considerable progress with the ball could P one back here but no what a glorious opportunity squander to get back into this well that had to go in didn't it I just can't see them turning this around now [Applause] well the action is going to continue for a while yet we will have four minutes of stoppage time Miko mudri but he's certainly not [Applause] alone well that's how to keep the opposition at Bay danger reverted for now the first half here comes to end well he often cuts the figure of a thinking person's footballer and Stuart he's thought his way throughout this match well he has that assist to his name but it's been his control of that Midfield area that's made him the outstanding player today every time he gets on the ball he seems to find the right pass he's been excellent [Music] [Music] best and Dophin running again here there was a real golf in class in the first 45 will we see an improved effort from Palace in the second kukura Kieran duesbury Hall this could be Troublesome oh yes a goal exactly what they were looking for and he's come up with it [Applause] well here it is again he goes past his marker so easily with just a drop of the shoulder and then through on goal he just goes for power and smashes it past the keeper there's no stopping that what a great [Applause] finish so the action underway again and it's turning into a trouncing with Chelsea holding all the aces Jefferson LMA and the right place to cut out the pass for Malo Gusto xah Felix and they keep the ball advantage Chelsea got to it easily the [Applause] keeper and coolly done in the [Applause] end daichi kamada good waight on that pass the attack carried an initial threat but fizzled out that's might be the perfect counterattacking opportunity but nothing comes of it the Defenders know you can't really allow space like that bit wasteful from Palace still looking for space can they put it away brilliantly blocked clearly took a touch on the way out of play so a throw in to come both managers deciding this is the time to change things around both teams going to the [Applause] bench oh fine stop [Applause] now how about the short corner and a good challenge to bring that attack to an end it's one corner after another [Music] and short it is good looking cross appear to be in two [Applause] mines mudri and palace with the ball [Applause] again space afforded him but really sticking to the task [Applause] defensively just 20 minutes remaining now intelligent threaded pass here oh great defending [Applause] kamada and threading it through the save was a good one quite the catalog of great saves and that the latest one [Applause] oh good looking run but it stopped a promising attack in its tracks and you wouldn't be surprised if there's a card coming out here well the card is out and it's yellow yeah it's clumsy and it's light definitely a yellow card [Applause] that's a good looking shot well the free kick well you can't really head them any better than that but the goalkeeper was up to the task corner it is for Chelsea [Applause] they favored a short one here he read the situation defensively and did his [Applause] job just 10 minutes to [Applause] go just the challenge that was required Madu well Chelsea being afforded too much space here it'll be breathing a sigh of relief ball [Applause] one they need to get tighter and it's opening up oh a superb save daichi kamada now with mateta oh surely and the keeper more than equal to it there has been plenty of limbering up from substitutes and now both sides will make Personnel [Applause] switches who can they pick out not the most confident clearance and offt Target in the end and that'll be a goal kick [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] kaedo incisive pass phelix oh really commanding goalkeeping [Applause] [Music] [Applause] can someone get on the end of this just too much lost and that is that the referee brings this match to an end and Chelsea get the three points what did you make of their performance as a whole well it was a very assured performance wasn't it I was particularly impressed with their play going forward really Lively almost cutting through at will at times the result was never much in doubt if I'm honest well a spectacular contribution from xah Felix full of substance Stuart I wonder how you would assess his performance yeah I think the only thing you could question could he have been a touch more clinical in front of goal maybe should have had two or three today regardless of that it was a good performance and a great result