At 23:30 Beijing time on April 17, the SEMI-final of the English FA Cup: Chelsea played against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium. This season in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup, the FA Cup is the only event that Chelsea still has the hope of competing for the title trophy.
In the Premier League, Chelsea ranked third with 62 points in 30 games, 12 points behind the leader Manchester City in the first round of the game, and 11 points behind the second Liverpool, and the only theoretical possibility of winning the title was theoretical.
In the Champions League, Chelsea were eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
In the League Cup, Chelsea reached the final penalty shootout and lost to Liverpool without the title.
Crystal Palace can only be regarded as the middle and lower level in the Premier League, but the combat strength is not bad, and recently in the Premier League, it has drawn 0-0 at home to Manchester City and won 3-0 to Arsenal. However, Chelsea's record against Crystal Palace is overwhelming, and they have maintained a nine-game winning streak against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Chelsea started 343, with double strikers Werner and Havertz, forward Mount, midfielders Alonso, Kovacic, Jorginho and Azpilicueta, three centre-backs Rudiger, Christensen and Rees James, goalkeeper E. Mendy. The total value of the starting eleven is 470 million euros.
Crystal Palace started 433, with Matetha, Zaha and Eze forming a forward trident. The total value of the starting eleven is also 150 million euros.
After the game began, there were not many opportunities for attack on both sides. In the 10th minute, Matt took the ball from the left side of the penalty area and shot at goal, which was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 25th minute, Havertz received a header from Rudiger and headed it over the goal, which was also confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 26th minute, Chelsea made a passive substitution adjustment, and Kovacic could not hold on due to injury and was replaced by Cheek.
In the 34th minute, Mount received a pass from Jorginho and played high.
In the 36th minute, Crystal Palace's free-kick was sent into the box and was pushed out by Christensen, who Kouyat took the ball and was saved by E. Mendy, and Anderson's offside shot was offside.
In the second half, Chelsea stepped up their attack. In the 49th minute, Mount took the ball from the left side of the penalty area and cut inside to shoot high.
In the 51st minute, Cheek went straight, Werner stepped forward, Kouart quickly chased back to block, and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Bartler snatched the ball first.
In the 65th minute, Chelsea completed a counter-attack in front of the field, Havertz broke through with the ball on the right side of the penalty area and then crossed, crystal palace players blocked a bit but failed to complete the release, Cheek followed up with a volley to meet the ball, the ball was scored! Chelsea lead Crystal Palace 1-0.
In the 76th minute, Werner's cross was met by Mount on the left side of the penalty area and a kick from the ball to break away, and Chelsea locked in a 2-0 run.
In the end, with the goals of Cheek and Mount, Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 to reach the FA Cup final and will compete with Liverpool for the title. For Chelsea, after losing the League Cup final to Liverpool and missing the title, the opportunity for revenge has come!