Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace: Substitute Noni Madueke scores late penalty to seal three points for Mauricio Pochettino’s side… after Michael Olise’s neat finish cancelled out Mykhailo Mudryk’s opener
- Mykhailo Mudryk opened the scoring before Michael Olise scored the equalizer
- Substitute Noni Madueke was fouled in the penalty area before converting the penalty
- Tactical flexibility in attack, European winners and sixth in the league… David Moyes deserves more credit for the job he is doing at West Ham – It all starts
Chelsea bounced back from defeat on Christmas Eve when they defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Mykhailo Mudryk opened the scoring with a neat finish in the first half, before Michael Olise equalized with a composed touch and finished just before half-time.
Then, deep into the second half, substitute Noni Madueke converted a penalty after being fouled by Palace's Eberechi Eze, sealing all three points for the hosts.
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Noni Madueke (R) turned up to score a late penalty to give Chelsea three points
The winger was brought down in the penalty area late in the game against Crystal Palace
Mykhailo Mudryk (centre) had given the hosts the lead with a neat finish in the first half
Mudryk has now scored two goals in his last three games for the west London club
Michael Olise had leveled the visitors just before half-time with a neat finish
The visitors felt they had done enough to secure a point ahead of Madueke's late winner
The result moves Chelsea to tenth place, while the Eagles remain in fifteenth place