Premier League · Matchweek 23
Chris Richards 88'
HT 0:1
Estêvão 34'
João Pedro 50'
Enzo Fernández 64' (pen)
Sun, 25 Jan 2026, 14:00 (UK) · Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace 15th · 28 pts|Chelsea 6th → 4th · 37 pts

Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.77–2.2).

Player of the matchEstêvão7.9Decisive moment34' Estêvão+0.8

Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea

Key numbers

  • Possession 43% – 57%
  • Shots 13 (7 on target) – 10 (6)
  • Decisive moment: 34' Estêvão, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Estêvão 7.9Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)

Game state

0-10-20-31-3
Crystal Palace ahead 0 min · level 34 min · Chelsea ahead 56 min
  • Crystal Palace: Red card 72' → ~18 min a player down
  • Chadi Riad — off the bench 14 min · 0G 1A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

34' Estêvão Goal +0.8
50' João Pedro Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Estêvão +0.2 +0.5
64' Enzo Fernández Pen goal +0.1
72' Adam Wharton Red card 0.0
88' Chris Richards Goal · assist Chadi Riad 0.0
Crystal Palace Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Chelsea Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.4Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Crystal PalaceChelsea
43%Possession57%
1.77Expected goals (xG)2.2
0.14xG per shot0.22
13Shots10
7Shots on target6
54%Shots on target %60%
12Shots in box8
440Passes590
78%Pass accuracy85%
4Corners5
2Saves5
11Fouls10
4Yellow cards2
2Offsides1

Compared with usual

Crystal Palace

34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.2
Conceded31
xG1.771.5
xG against2.21.2
Shots1313.1
On target74.3
Shots faced1010.8
xG per shot0.140.12
Possession43%46.8%
Passes440402.6
Pass accuracy78%77.6%
Corners44.4
Fouls1110.6

Chelsea

34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.9
Conceded11.2
xG2.21.7
xG against1.771.3
Shots1014.2
On target65.2
Shots faced1311
xG per shot0.220.12
Possession57%58.2%
Passes590531
Pass accuracy85%86.7%
Corners55.8
Fouls1011.4

Timeline

  • 20' Yellow Moisés Caicedo
  • 34' Goal Estêvão league goal #2
  • 50' Goal João Pedro league goal #8 assist Estêvão
  • 60' VAR João Pedro
  • 63' Yellow Jaydee Canvot
  • 64' Goal Enzo Fernández (pen) league goal #7
  • 65' Sub Tyrick Mitchell → Borna Sosa
  • 65' Sub Jaydee Canvot → Yéremy Pino
  • 67' Yellow Adam Wharton
  • 72' Second yellow Adam Wharton
  • 73' Sub Moisés Caicedo → Wesley Fofana
  • 74' Sub Pedro Neto → Malo Gusto
  • 74' Sub Estêvão → Jamie Gittens
  • 76' Sub Brennan Johnson → Will Hughes
  • 76' Sub Daniel Muñoz → Chadi Riad
  • 81' Sub Reece James → Jorrel Hato
  • 85' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Christantus Uche
  • 85' Sub João Pedro → Liam Delap
  • 88' Goal Chris Richards league goal #1 assist Chadi Riad
  • 90' Yellow Jefferson Lerma
  • 90' Yellow Andrey Santos

Category leaders

  • Key passesYéremy Pino3
  • Duels wonMaxence Lacroix9/13
  • DribblesYéremy Pino2/2
  • Defensive actionsAndrey Santos8
  • ShotsEstêvão3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonMoisés Caicedo4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.