Football doesn't stop, even during the Christmas holidays in England. On this 19th day of the Premier League , Chelsea hosted Crystal Palace in a pure London derby, while Brentford faced Wolves, winners of the Blues last weekend (2-1). Notable element for Mauricio Pochettino's men: the first start of Christopher Nkunku in the championship, he who has already shaken the nets when he entered the Molineux Stadium on Sunday.
And everything started well for the Blues. On a good collective movement, Nkunku dismisses Malo Gusto - excellent this evening - who serves Mudryk. The Ukrainian just has to push it deep and it hits the mark (1-0, 13th). But before the break, Michael Olise equalized on the Eagles' only dangerous action (1-1, 45th). Returning from the locker room, Chelsea are struggling and can thank Eze, guilty of a stupid foul in his penalty area. Noni Madueke, just entered, frees his team from a penalty (2-1, 89th). Enough to get the three points. The London club remains 10th in the ranking, just ahead of Wolverhampton , 11th, who made short work of Brentford (1-4). Lemina and Bellegarde scored, Wissa also for the Bees, but it was Hwang who shone, with a double.