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| Tammy Abraham celebrates his goal |
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturday to move up to 3rd in the Premier League until
League leaders Liverpool host Manchester City in a highly-anticipated clash between the champions of Europe and champions of England at Anfield on Sunday.
Chelsea moved up to third after Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic sealed a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.
Abraham's 10th league goal of the season unlocked the Palace defence after 52 minutes of resistance, before Pulisic sealed a sixth consecutive league victory for Frank Lampard's side with his fifth goal in three league games.
Chelsea last won six Premier League games in a row in their title-winning 2016/17 campaign, and this latest victory will only fuel talk of them mounting a challenge for the title again this season.
Palace could have climbed up to fifth with a win, but they slipped to 10th after suffering a third defeat in four.
Tammy Abraham moved level with Leicester’s Jamie Vardy as the top scorer in the Premier League with 10 goals as the England striker pounced on a deft flick from Willian seven minutes into the second half.
Christian Pulisic then secured all three points when the American headed home his fifth goal in his last three Premier League games.
What the managers said
Chelsea's Frank Lampard: "Every game in the Premier League hard, particularly against a team as organised as Palace are. When we came out for the second half with the intent that we did and the extra 10 per cent of urgency in our game, we won the game relatively comfortably. It probably could have been more with a little bit more end product but it was a nice, solid win with a clean sheet."
“We won the game relatively comfortably,” said Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. “A nice, solid win with a clean sheet.”
Crystal Palace's Roy Hodgson: "After a Champions League game, you hope your opponent might be jaded or not playing to their full potential but that certainly wasn't the case. I thought we weathered the early storm well. I thought the shape of the team and the way the players worked hard to control an opponent who was in very good form was good. I have no criticism of them at all."
Stats: Chelsea - champions?
Chelsea have won six consecutive Premier League games for the first time since May 2017 under Antonio Conte, in their last title-winning season.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is the seventh English manager to win six consecutive Premier League matches, and the first since Alan Pardew in April 2012 with Newcastle United.
With an average age of 24 years and 88 days, Chelsea named their youngest ever starting XI in the Premier League, and the youngest of any team in the competition this season.
Man of the match - Christian Pulisic
The American had a difficult start to life at Chelsea but that's firmly behind him now. His goal made it five from his last three Premier League games and he was unfortunate not to score in the first half too. Frank Lampard described him as a "big player" afterwards. His importance to the side is growing by the week.
Chelsea host champions Manchester City on Saturday Night Football after the international break on November 23. Palace host leaders Liverpool on the same day at 3pm.
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