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Sancho magic, Palmer inevitable, Jackson wasteful - Chelsea player ratings vs Crystal Palace

Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho celebrate
-Credit:Justin Setterfield


Chelsea have been held to a draw away at Crystal Palace with the hosts scoring a late equaliser to break Blues' hearts.

Cole Palmer handed Chelsea an early lead at Selhurst Park after some wonderful work from Jadon Sancho on the left wing to assist his teammate. In the second-half, early on, Palace had a great opportunity to equalise through Eberechi Eze but the England international dragged his shot wide from inside of the box.

The Eagles did equalise on 82 minutes. Jean-Philippe Mateta levelled the match after Eze squared the ball across goal following Palmer being dispossessed in his own half It finished 1-1.

Below, Bobby Vincent brings you his full Chelsea player ratings from south London...

Robert Sanchez - A quiet afternoon for the Spaniard, really. Couldn't do much about the goal. 6.

Malo Gusto - Did okay. He gave the ball away needlessly at times - and that invited pressure on. But there was a really good challenge on Eze on 69 minutes to prevent a big goal scoring chance. 6.

Josh Acheampong - Confident and assured on the ball. Did well to deal with Palace's threat on his full Premier League debut. 7.

Levi Colwill - Just defended so well. Dealt with the threat of Mateta exceptionally until late on but it was not his fault. 8.

Marc Cucurella - Deals with a dangerous pass to Ismaila Sarr well early on. Not his best game. Was caught out too often. 5.

Moises Caicedo - Ticked away nicely. As he always does, picked up some loose balls in the middle of the park. If you could have one criticism of Caicedo, it would be how many fouls he gives away. 6.

Enzo Fernandez - Not his best game but it didn't need to be. Crucial when Chelsea are keeping hold of the ball, finding space to pick up possession from the centre-backs. 6.

Pedro Neto - Good cross early on to find Jadon Sancho at the far post. Another really dangerous cross on 26 minutes that almost ended in an assist. Really encouraging display. 7.

Cole Palmer - A superb finish from a tight angle. Unlucky not to have a couple of assists as well. Gave it away in the lead up to Mateta's goal which brings down his rating by one. 7.

Jadon Sancho - Unbelievable work to set up Palmer. Proper street football from Sancho, who was causing Chris Richards all sorts of problems throughout the match. A superb defensive shift, too. 8.

Nicolas Jackson - Missed a great chance in the first-half after being fed by Palmer but in fairness, he did well to make space away from Maxence Lacroix. A bit too wasteful again, but certainly a threat. 5.5.

SUBS

Marc Guiu (on for Jackson 80') - Nice for him to come on and make only his second Premier League appearance on his 19th birthday. N/A.

Noni Madueke (on for Sancho 86') - Too late. N/A.