0-0, with nearly 20 shots ineffective, Chelsea was blocked, missed the Premier League

2025.8.17, Premier League giants Chelsea ushered in the first round of the Premier League in the 25-26 season. Chelsea played against Crystal Palace at home in this game.

In terms of paper strength, Chelsea is stronger than Crystal Palace, because the whole team's value is more than 1.1 billion euros, and the whole team's value is only more than 400 million euros and less than 500 million euros. Chelsea has the upper hand in the last five matches, because Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace three of those five matches, so before the game, more fans were full of confidence in Chelsea defeating Crystal Palace at home.

In the 13th minute of the first half, Eze took the penalty kick and scored directly at the top of the arc, but unfortunately the ball was blown off in the end. Chelsea escaped. The main reason is that the players who have dismantled the walls of Crystal Palace are not far enough.

In the end, Chelsea was tied by Crystal Palace at its own home court and missed the Premier League. In the whole game, Chelsea's possession rate exceeded 60%, with more corner kicks and shots than Crystal Palace, including nearly 20 shots, but fewer shots than Crystal Palace.

In this game, Chelsea team will play first with Pedro and Enzo, Neto, James and other strong players.