(Premier League 2023/2024): Highlights Chelsea - Crystal Palace

We've got the fire, we've got the razz-a-matazz. You can tell you're watching Premier League football at the festive stage of the season. Coming forward over the halfway line, carrying the ball forward, looking to try and slot a little one in behind here. The goalkeeper's quickly off his line. Mitchell should stop it going towards the goal line. It started very brightly. Here come the home side though. He's shifted out towards this left-hand side and it might be slotted on and it is going to fall here into the path. Played across goal and there is the opener and Modric is the player who slotted home from close range. You have to say it's harsh on Crystal Palace. Chelsea who lead by a goal to Neal. The ball is played forward here in towards Modric. Can he double the lead? It's a good save. He was quickly off his line. Henderson. And we are 30 seconds into the two minutes that have been awarded. Alice float the ball in here. It might fall kindly. What a finish that is. A brilliant finish from a brilliant player. Michael Alise took the ball under control and then on his stronger left foot beats the goalkeeper at the near post. Does well. Plays the ball forward towards Mateta who's turned away from the defender using those long powerful strides into the 18-yard box he goes. Tries to beat the goalkeeper at the near post. That's a wonderful strong Palace change taking place imminently as the ball comes into the 18-yard box. A big big opportunity would you believe. Stoppages to come thereafter. Thiago Silva floats one in. And there is the second goal. Free kick and I can see exactly why he's annoyed Jackson. Takes it from his left hand side. Plays the ball in. Jackson wanted to have an overhead kick. And as a player goes to ground here there's a big big ask. I read that it's not a penalty and if and if you're the manager why isn't he why isn't he telling his player to get up and there's nothing wrong with him by the way. No. Madawaki went down. The referee has pointed to the spot. You could see it happening and gets ready to come forward. It's a relatively short run. It's a stuttering run and he sends the goalkeeper the wrong way. Puts it low into the corner and Chelsea you have to think. Pochettino's wisdom. He knows there's still work to do in this game. As Palace come forward the effort goes in. A couple of players came over. Jeff Schlupp was one of them and there goes the full-time whistle and you can see just what it means to Maurizio Pochettino.