Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea recorded a fourth consecutive win in all competitions with Alvaro Morata's brace downing Crystal Palace.
2018/2019 Premier League
3-1
Match Events
32' GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace (Morata)
The Spaniard opens the scoring with a neat finish from close range. Pedro caused the damage with a run into the box and he was not closed down by the Palace defence.
His first strike was charged down before he scuffed his second attempt. The ball found its way to Morata, who took one touch to control before burying his strike into the bottom corner.
53' GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace (Townsend)
Palace are level with a strike on the counter from Townsend. The winger plays a neat one-two with McArthur and bursts away from David Luiz into the box.
There's still work to do on his weaker foot, but Townsend buries his effort with power into the bottom corner giving Kepa no chance.
McArthur releases Townsend with a neat pass with the outside of his boot, allowing the winger to finish in style.
65' GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace (Morata)
Morata restores Chelsea's advantage with a fine finish at the back post. Hazard's free-kick into the box travelled all the way through to the forward beyond the back stick.
He took touch to control before drilling a left-footed effort towards the target. It travelled through a crowd of players before finding the bottom corner. Relief for the Blues.
70' GOAL! Chelsea 3-1 Crystal Palace (Pedro)
The Blues take control of the contest as the Spaniard converts in the box. Chelsea build down the left flank and Alonso is afforded space and time to fire a low cross into the penalty area.
Palace fail to cut out the danger and Pedro times his run before firing past Hennessey from 10 yards.
Match Report
Alvaro Morata continued his strong recent form with a brace as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Sunday.
Morata gave Chelsea the lead by finishing well after good work from Pedro, but Palace levelled when a one-two with James McArthur caught David Luiz out of position and Andros Townsend beat Kepa Arrizabalaga with a fine drive.
The improving Morata, though, scored his fourth goal in as many Premier League appearances, converting a free-kick from substitute Eden Hazard to set the Blues up a fourth consecutive win in all competitions.
And when Pedro turned in a cross from another Spaniard, flying left-back Marcos Alonso, Chelsea were able to celebrate moving up to second place in the table.
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Alonso, Luiz, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Pedro, Morata, Willian
Subs: Caballero, Fabregas, Hazard, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Zappacosta, Cahill
Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Van Aanholt, Tomkins, Sakho, Wan-Bissaka, Townsend, Milivojevic, McArthur, Kouyate, Meyer, Zaha
Subs: Guaita, Sorloth, Ayew, Schlupp, Kelly, Puncheon, Riedewald