{"id":14544,"date":"2019-11-09T17:45:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T17:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=14544"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:32:38","slug":"chelsea-2-0-crystal-palace-tammy-abraham-and-christian-pulisic-continue-scoring-streak-as-blues-claim-sixth-premier-league-victory-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/11\/09\/chelsea-2-0-crystal-palace-tammy-abraham-and-christian-pulisic-continue-scoring-streak-as-blues-claim-sixth-premier-league-victory-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace: Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic continue scoring streak as Blues claim sixth Premier League victory in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><b>Chelsea cruised to their sixth Premier League win in a row against Crystal Palace, climbing to second place<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Chelsea were frustrated in the first-half by an organised Palace, as former Blues man Gary Cahill returned\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Tammy Abraham scored his tenth goal of the season to break the deadlock after a classy Willian flick\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Christian Pulisic secured the points with a close-range header for his fifth goal in three top-flight games\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong> Palace have had a slump after their blistering start, losing their third game in four on Saturday afternoon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"class\">Frank Lampard spent much of this encounter with a face like thunder. His apprehension was logical considering his recent history against Crystal Palace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The last time Lampard faced the south Londoners, he lost 2-1 playing for Manchester City in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His final game against the Eagles for Chelsea also ended in defeat &#8211; John Terry&#8217;s own goal providing Palace with a 1-0 win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-84df823c7ed81295\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/13\/20799574-7667737-Chelsea-a-72_1573307607869.jpg\" alt=\"Tammy Abraham scored as Chelsea made it six straight Premier League wins, beating a Crystal Palace side lacking creativity\" width=\"962\" height=\"646\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Tammy Abraham scored as Chelsea made it six straight Premier League wins, beating a Crystal Palace side lacking creativity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2c61318afaf5404e\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/14\/20799762-0-image-a-73_1573308068626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"638\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Abraham netted his tenth top-flight goal of the campaign with a classy finish in the second half at Stamford Bridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5f2f6d0022a6238e\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/13\/20799578-7667737-image-a-70_1573307533660.jpg\" alt=\"The Englishman's strike earned a deserved lead after a first-half of relentless pressure on the well organised Palace defence\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Englishman&#8217;s strike earned a deserved lead after a first-half of relentless pressure on the well organised Palace defence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-452ce0c2ad4d0610\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/14\/20800114-0-image-a-88_1573309376289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"606\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Palace fell to their third defeat in four games, slowing their progress after a blistering start which had them in the early top six<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mol-23add270-0307-11ea-a891-df1ca4bec5c4\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox sport\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-7667737\/Chelsea-2-0-Crystal-Palace-Six-wins-row-Frank-Lampards-second.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">PLAYER RATINGS, MATCH FACTS AND LEAGUE TABLE<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<div class=\"moduleHalf\">\n<div class=\"sport item html_snippet module\">\n<div class=\"season_at_glance season_table_ready\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<h3>Season at a glance<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"competition_wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<div class=\"moduleHalf\">\n<div class=\"sport item html_snippet module\">\n<div class=\"season_at_glance season_table_ready\">\n<ul class=\"tab_content\">\n<li class=\"selected\">\n<div class=\"live_table league_8\">\n<div id=\"opta-widget-idx-table_1573320579187\" class=\"opta-widget-container opta-standings\" data-widget-id=\"table_1573320579187\">\n<div class=\"standings-container\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"3%\" \/>\n<col width=\"67%\" \/>\n<col width=\"5%\" \/>\n<col width=\"5%\" \/>\n<col width=\"5%\" \/>\n<col width=\"5%\" \/>\n<col width=\"5%\" \/>\n<col width=\"5%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"pos\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"team\">Team<\/th>\n<th class=\"st_played\"><abbr class=\"jqtip\" title=\"Played\">P<\/abbr><\/th>\n<th class=\"st_goaldiffall\"><abbr class=\"jqtip\" title=\"Goals Difference\">GD<\/abbr><\/th>\n<th class=\"st_points\"><abbr class=\"jqtip\" title=\"Points\">Pts<\/abbr><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"team-14 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Liverpool<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">16<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-8 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Chelsea<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-43 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Manchester City<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-13 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Leicester City<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">19<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-3 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Arsenal<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-49 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Sheffield United<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-91 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Bournemouth<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-36 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Brighton and Hove Albion<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-90 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Burnley<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-1<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-31 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Crystal Palace<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-6<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-4 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Newcastle United<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-7<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-6 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-11 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">13<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Everton<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-5<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-1 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Manchester United<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-39 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">15<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-21 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">16<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">West Ham United<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-6<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-7 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Aston Villa<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-2<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-57 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">18<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Watford<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-15<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-20 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">19<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Southampton<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-18<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"team-45 bottom-section\">\n<td class=\"position\">20<\/td>\n<td class=\"team\">Norwich City<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_played\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_goaldiffall\">-17<\/td>\n<td class=\"st_points\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"footer live_table_footer\">More tables<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): <\/span>Kepa 6; James 7, Zouma 7, Tomori 7, Emerson 6.5; Kante 7, Kovacic 7; Willian 7.5, Mount 7 (Gilmour 87), Pulisic 7.5 (Hudson-Odoi 80); Abraham 7 (Batshuayi 73)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Subs:<\/span>\u00a0Caballero, Christensen, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta, Gilmour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Booked:<\/span> Willian, Emerson, Kovacic<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Lampard &#8211; <\/span>7<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">PALACE (4-5-1): <\/span>Guaita 6, Ward 6 (Kelly 44, 6), Tomkins 6.5, Cahill 7, Van Aanholt 6; Townsend 6, Kouyate 6.5 (McCarthy 82), Millivojevic 6, McArthur (Schlupp 70, 6), Zaha 6; Ayew 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Subs: <\/span>Hennessey, Dann, Schlupp, Benteke, McCarthy, Kelly, Riedewald<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Booked: <\/span>Zaha<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Hodgson &#8211;<\/span> 5.5<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Referee &#8211;<\/span> Mike Dean &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Att:<\/span> 40,525<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">MOM &#8211;<\/span> Willian<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Here at Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea manager needn&#8217;t have been so concerned as Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic secured a routine victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Six consecutive Premier League wins is some achievement, more so for a manager experiencing his first campaign as a top-flight boss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But you get the impression this is merely the start for this young Chelsea team and Lampard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They toiled for much of this game but got over the line with plenty left to spare &#8211; that speaks volumes for this fledgling team Lampard has assembled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This didn&#8217;t have the buzz of Tuesday&#8217;s breathtaking comeback against Ajax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This was mature and controlled &#8211; exactly how Lampard prefers it; this victory providing more tangible proof Chelsea&#8217;s start to the season isn&#8217;t a flash in the pan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I&#8217;m proud, but it&#8217;s still a snap shot of what is the bigger picture here and a relative snapshot of the season,&#8217; explained Lampard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We need to get even better. If we want to build something over a long period of time then we have so much improvement to do because the gap was too big last year between us and the top two.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At half time, Lampard trudged off with the look of a man with the weight on his shoulders &#8211; not a manager whose team had won eight out of their previous 10.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bcb38e50696ede53\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/14\/20800094-7667737-image-a-90_1573309402366.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Pulisic added the second to continue his incredible scoring run, the American netting his fifth in three league games\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Christian Pulisic added the second to continue his incredible scoring run, the American netting his fifth in three league games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-eddb90e75ebe837a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/14\/20800092-7667737-image-a-91_1573310096605.jpg\" alt=\"Pulisic has been a revelation since his hat-trick vs Burnley, proving a boost as Chelsea tighten their grip on a top four spot\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Pulisic has been a revelation since his hat-trick vs Burnley, proving a boost as Chelsea tighten their grip on a top four spot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If he knew what was to follow, he wouldn&#8217;t have been so uptight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His mood was understandable, in fairness. Chelsea were dominant in the way you&#8217;d expect at home against a team without a win in three matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Christian Pulisic was causing Palace&#8217;s rearguard problems, while Reece James&#8217; full top-flight debut for the club was going swimmingly as he nullified Wilfried Zaha&#8217;s threat like he&#8217;d already played over 300 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was Chelsea&#8217;s difficulties in creating opportunities that was eating away at Lampard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Palace deserved credit; marshalled by Gary Cahill on his first return to Stamford Bridge since leaving in summer the Eagles defence were excellent for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tammy Abraham was feeding off scraps, though Pulisic did find himself in threatening positions inside the Palace box only to fall at the final hurdle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Three threatening free kicks &#8211; taken by Willian, Emerson Palmieri and Mason Mount &#8211; also failed to trouble Vicente Guaita.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Palace were showing little ambition in attack &#8211; a Luka Milivojevic free-kick that sailed harmlessly wide their most dangerous moment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-385ea8f68e6d6a3c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/16\/20799506-7667737-Willian_had_another_instrumental_performance_as_the_resurgent_Br-a-1_1573316930709.jpg\" alt=\"Willian had another instrumental performance, as the resurgent Brazilian set up Abraham's opener with a classy flick\" width=\"961\" height=\"635\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Willian had another instrumental performance, as the resurgent Brazilian set up Abraham&#8217;s opener with a classy flick<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e5c016536f3b2d68\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/13\/20799016-7667737-image-a-46_1573305902900.jpg\" alt=\"Reece James and Wilfred Zaha were engaged in a fascinating battle, which the former dominated in first Premier League start\" width=\"962\" height=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Reece James and Wilfred Zaha were engaged in a fascinating battle, which the former dominated in first Premier League start<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Not that Palace&#8217;s lack of potency in the final third would have been too much of an issue for Roy Hodgson at this stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The onus was on Chelsea to making the running. To an extent they were &#8211; but not sufficiently enough to get their noses in front.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But even after all their frustrations, Chelsea should have fired themselves ahead with the final kick of the opening period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Abraham looked certain to poke him James&#8217; low cross from close range only to miss his kick &#8211; but even then Willian appeared odds on to fire Chelsea ahead on a high as he loomed to drill home the loose ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the Brazilian didn&#8217;t bank on former team-mate Cahill producing the sort of goal-saving block that had the home fans chanting his name throughout this encounter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Under Lampard, though, this Chelsea team are becoming increasingly adept at finding a way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c1eb5dc92896c9dc\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/16\/20798790-7667737-Centre_back_Gary_Cahill_returned_to_Stamford_Bridge_for_the_firs-a-2_1573316930723.jpg\" alt=\"Centre-back Gary Cahill returned to Stamford Bridge for the first time after leaving in the summer transfer window\" width=\"961\" height=\"596\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Centre-back Gary Cahill returned to Stamford Bridge for the first time after leaving in the summer transfer window<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Cahill &#8211; who won the Champions League and two Premiership titles with Chelsea &#8211; did well to largely deal with Abraham<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3a14285395facad3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/13\/20798450-7667737-image-a-50_1573306138571.jpg\" alt=\"N'Golo Kante's early season has been blighted by injury, as the Frenchman returned after missing the last three games\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">N&#8217;Golo Kante&#8217;s early season has been blighted by injury, as the Frenchman returned after missing the last three games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Seven minutes into the second half the Blues finally reared their teeth &#8211; Abraham cooly slotting past Guaita following Willian&#8217;s utterly sumptuous first time flick from Matteo Kovacic&#8217;s pass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The move was unerring, the finish just as ruthless. Abraham heads into England&#8217;s fixtures against Montenegro and Kosovo with his scintillating form fully intact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Displacing Harry Kane as England&#8217;s first-choice striker may well be in an insurmountable challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Credit to Abraham, nonetheless. He&#8217;s giving Gareth Southgate something to ponder &#8211; this his 10th league goal o the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pulisic saw his shot from 18 yards tipped acrobatically over by Guaita six minutes later as the Blues threatened to pull away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a1dcb5f0244820b3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/09\/13\/20799012-7667737-image-a-55_1573306343860.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Lampard was frustrated in the first-half by an organised Palace, but Chelsea found a way through in the second 45\" width=\"962\" height=\"642\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Frank Lampard was frustrated in the first-half by an organised Palace, but Chelsea found a way through in the second 45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Yet Lampard&#8217;s anxieties persisted; Chelsea&#8217; inability to put this game to bed etched across their manager&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His heart was in his mouth in the 69th minute when James Tomkins, unmarked, headed wide from close range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Twelve minutes from time, though, Chelsea&#8217;s jitters eased as Pulisic nodded home his fourth goal in five games after substitute Michy Batshuayi saw his goal bound shot deflect off Cahill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chelsea, at least for a short period, were up to second. 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