A rebound from a penalty by Eden Hazard was enough for
Chelsea to see of Palace 1 – 0 at Stamford Bridge becoming Champions at the
same time. Palace very much played the role of bridesmaids as Speroni struggled
with his handling but it took Chelsea most of the first half to find a
breakthrough.
Champions Chelsea were ready to party and although Palace tried
their best to stop them via the combination play of Zaha and Bolasie and strike
play of Glenn Murray yet to no avail as Chelsea stunted the life out of the
Palace attack in anticipation of a championship party at full time.
Indeed Stamford Bridge erupted in celebration at full time
as Chelsea were confirmed champions for the 2014/15 season.
Chelsea was
clinical and Palace showed an enigmatic endeavour even if Palace seemed lost in
the final third. However as good as Chelsea were and they were good, the Eagles
support brought the atmosphere and that meant two things, one the noise was
brought to the stadium throughout and two without being particularly ruthless
the Palace squad kept plodding away throughout the ninety minutes. Although
Chelsea was on top Palace had chances in the second half that could have led to an equaliser.
Chelsea remained solid though and come the final whistle they
were deserved champions of the Barclays Premier League against relegation
threatened Sunderland..
Palace’s last three games of the season take place against
Manchester United, Liverpool and Swansea and Pardew would hope to return to
winning ways in at least one of his last three matches.
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