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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: Match Reaction

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Chelsea’s title hopes took a HUGE blow this afternoon as they lost 1-0 away to struggling Crystal Palace. The crucial blow for Chelsea came in the 52nd minute when their captain John Terry headed the ball into his own net. Chelsea had their moments throughout the game, but Palace were able to hold on due to spectacular saves from goalkeeper Julian Speroni. Palace also had 2 legitimate penalty claims turned down by referee Lee Mason.

Jose Mourinho spoke to the press after the game, claiming Chelsea’s title chances have disappeared with today’s result,

“Now we have lost our chance of finishing first. We now depend too much on other results. Crystal Palace deserved the victory. We had good opportunities, but their keeper made some good saves in the first half. But their spirit was stronger, their commitment was stronger. That disappoints me. It’s a defeat we can only blame ourselves for.”

“Some of our players are not comfortable in these types of matches, like Stoke away, Newcastle away and Everton away. Can I change this? I don’t know. My defenders are phenomenal, but in other positions we have players that can be in trouble.”

It’s a massive result in this season’s title race. Chelsea now stand on 69 points, 2 points clear of Manchester City after their 1-1 draw with Arsenal today. This leaves Liverpool with the chance to go top of the league if they beat Tottenham tomorrow at Anfield, a win for them would put them on 71 points.

 

By Ben Kelly

 

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