Late change as Reijnders comes in for Stach

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He will definitely get a boost from Colwill being out, but I don't see it right away. It helps that he's versatile and can slot in at more than one position in the back4, but we'll probably have to wait until UCL starts where rotation will be necessary

Other than the goal, the tactical fit Joao Pedro provides has been really obvious. In the first half he drew 4 fouls including this red.
Also shows why Bob Sanchez is still rated at Chels as he continues with these line drives to the 9 or winger/FB to go against a high press #EPL-Live

CP getting the near misses out of the way in pre-season... Think we can expect a couple of them to go in during the season

It was also nice to see the link up between Palmer and Estevao - it seems like they are on the same wavelength. And that Estevao was on corners will help that further.

Chelsea like to engineer 3v2s from short corners so it gives even more opportunities to exploit that Palmer-Estevao connection.

Hato came in for Cucurella so he wasn't tried as Colwill replacement for this one, but he did really well in that role.

I really like what he did on the 2-0 goal. Started as LB, kept the attack alive from midfield, and then ended up as a second striker in the box. Exactly what Maresca wants.

Palmer, Caicedo, Chalobah, Cucurella off at 45'. Enzo full rest. I imagine Maresca will try to get the first XI for Palace to start tomorrow.

Something like Bob; Gusto/James Tosin Chalobah Cucurella; Caicedo Enzo; Neto Palmer Gittens; JP