Football doesn’t stop, even during the Christmas holidays in England. On this 19th day of the Premier League, Chelsea hosted Crystal Palace in a pure London derby, while Brentford faced Wolves, winners of the Blues last weekend (2-1). Notable element for Mauricio Pochettino’s men: the first start of Christopher Nkunku in the championship, he who has already shaken the nets when he entered the Molineux Stadium on Sunday.
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And everything started well for the Blues. On a good collective movement, Nkunku dismisses Malo Gusto – excellent this evening – who serves Mudryk. The Ukrainian just has to push it deep and it hits the mark (1-0, 13th). But before the break, Michael Olise equalized on the Eagles’ only dangerous action (1-1, 45th). Returning from the locker room, Chelsea are struggling and can thank Eze, guilty of a stupid foul in his penalty area. Noni Madueke, just entered, frees his team from a penalty (2-1, 89th). Enough to get the three points. The London club remains 10th in the standings, just ahead of Wolverhampton, 11th, who made short work of Brentford (1-4). Lemina and Bellegarde scored, Wissa also for the Bees, but it was Hwang who shone, with a double.
