I hope not! Liverpool need a challenge.
Premier League Not So Festive Season
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So we're just not going to talk about Mane's choke?
Alonso .. what a stupid yellow to pick up..
Probably not. That would go against the Liverpool love-in.
Sweeped under the carpet, along with Salah’s dive.
It is. He is now under pressure for 80 minutes not to make a bookable foul.
Thought that was a pen
Going into a Champions League final against THAT Barcelona team and playing a 442 with Carrick and Giggs in central midfield still bemuses me.
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They did on MOTD tbf, but the two baldies laughed it off.
Or the Lovren dive, or the stonewall pen for Lacazette. Oliver does this a lot, as does Atkinson. The most biased refs in the league, basically the twelfth man for a big team at home.
Wan Bissaka most tackles and most dribbles as defender. Nice balance. Should definitely be keeping tabs on him.
Crystal Palace are a great team, trying to actually play football and against a much better opposition and do it really well. Always had a soft spot for them
Everybody does it. But soon, soon, their reign of terror will end.
V----A----R! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Save for fixing dreadful errors.
This game has been a shower.
Offside from Giroud
I know Palace are holding their own so far, but I still can't understand how City lost to them. Just inexplicable.
That Chelsea kit is horrible.
About the only thing to note of this game so far.
About the only thing to note of this game so far.
Palace are so frustrating to play against
Hopefully Palace can hold on til half time, they've been shite this half
Hazard's such a cheat.
Close from Willian. Chelsea have some brilliant free kick takers.
Off the post. Come on palace, just get to ht
Double the passes but no goals? Is Van Gaal in charge here?
Yes and no on the bolded. Jon Moss just guesses half the time because he isn't fit enough to keep up with the play, Mike Dean is scared to make big decisions.
I would say that Andre Marriner is my favourite ref and Kevin Friend is also decent.
Someone please explain how Hazard got that free kick? How? He does this type of thing all the time and no one seems to care.
Willian, Luiz and Alonso as free kick options from a central position. Messi aside, it can't get much better than this.
Hell Townsend, she's fine!
The catching skills on that photographer 
Yeah I wouldn’t say no either
Chelsea are still really fecking boring to watch aren’t they?
He should have gone to retrieve the bloody live ball instead of being a nice chap
What's the obsession with playing through the middle of teams, even when they're so compact?
It really frustrates me. Chelsea, for all the possession they have had, haven't been able to break down Palace.
They need to get their wingers wide and create overloads down wide areas.
It really frustrates me. Chelsea, for all the possession they have had, haven't been able to break down Palace.
They need to get their wingers wide and create overloads down wide areas.
So fecking boring. They're absolutely screwed if Hazard decides his future lies elsewhere.
Very very boring. I have more excitement waiting for me in the Brighton and Hove matches.
Zaha is so skilful. Makes the game look easy.
You’d think so, especially when you’ve already got Olivier Giroud on the pitch.
Palace not up to much.
Does anyone else think Kante is a bit of a nothing player in his new role? I mean he's obviously a good player but it's not really natural to him to shuttle higher up the pitch and I can't help but think Chelsea could get someone better for that role.
As an aside, he's one of a heap of current PL players I can't believe United were not all over when he moved.
As an aside, he's one of a heap of current PL players I can't believe United were not all over when he moved.
Story of this game: Palace defending well with 10-11 players while not being much of a threat on the counter.
He scored that goal against City so now he's the new Lampard.I think you're right, Kante looks sub-par in this setup.