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Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea, Premier League: Mateta Equaliser Means More Frustration For Maresca

ꦉ The draw moves Crystal Palace six points clear of the bottom three in 15th, while Chelsea stay fourth, and their Premier League title hopes are fast fading away

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Crystal Palace celebrate their equaliser
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Jean-Philippe Mateta equalised eight minutes from time to secure Crystal Palace a point in an entertaining 1-1 draw with Chelsea. (More Football News)

Enzo Maresca's side will rue plenty of missed chances to win the game, with Nicolas Jackson and full Premier League debutant Josh Acheampong guilty of misses.

🌄Cole Palmer had given the visitors the lead, converting after nice approach play from Jadon Sancho after 14 minutes.

♓That, though, was Chelsea's only shot on target of the game, and Palace drew level late on.

🀅Mateta had been Palace's chief threat throughout and he converted from Eberechi Eze's square pass.

ꦬThe draw moves Palace six points clear of the bottom three in 15th, while Chelsea stay fourth, and their title hopes are fast fading away.

Data debrief: Sancho showing his best

♈Though Chelsea were guilty of missed opportunities, Sancho produced another impressive moment in the latest sign that he is rediscovering his best form.

ܫThe winger registered his fourth assist for the season when he brought down a cross-field pass and slipped the ball through for Palmer to finish in the first half. It is more assists than he managed in a single campaign for Manchester United.

꧑He also ranked joint-top of all Chelsea players for pass accuracy percentage in the final third, while only Palmer (five) created more chances than Sancho's two.

💜This may not be a title-winning campaign for the Blues, but getting Sancho firing would be a win of sorts.

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