Far from great, not terrible.This sentence encapsulates Chelsea’s Sunday performance against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge, which saw the Blues winning thanks to Kai Havertz’s second-half header, 1-0.FULL-TIME Chelsea 1-0 Crystal PalaceKai Havertz’s header proves to be the difference at Stamford Bridge, securing the victory for the Blues#CHECRY pic.twitter.com/OZhuyrrcnI— Premier League (@premierleague) January 15, 2023 This way, the Londoners had ended their three-game-long winless streak and joined Liverpool in 9th place on the Premier League table with 28 points in the bag.The uninspired display in the vast part of the match eventually didn’t harm the hosts, as Patrick Vieira’s boys failed to stay on the desired level, especially in the second half.Done €100 million deal! Mudryk in Chelsea shirt watching the Palace tie from the standsThe first period was much better in terms of goal-scoring opportunities for both sides, as keepers Kepa and Guaita made a couple of jaw-dropping saves to keep the clean sheets. However, Havertz, who missed a sitter early on, jumped sky-high 20 minutes into the second half and stuck it into the far corner for the win.Mykhaylo Mudryk witnessed his new team’s win but also saw a squad that suffers from many problems and flaws, that needs a lot of reinforcements, which is why the Chelsea board has brought as many as five new players in the current transfer window.PREMIER LEAGUE – Matchday 20FridayAston Villa – Leeds United 2-1 (1-0)/Bailey 3, Buendia 64 – Bamford 83/SaturdayMan.Utd. – Man.City 2-1 (0-0)/Fernandes 78, Rashford 82 – Grealish 60/Wolves – West Ham 1-0 (0-0)/Podence 48/Nott. Forest – Leicester 2-0 (0-0)/Johnson 56,85/Brighton – Liverpool 3-0 (0-0)/March 47,53, Welbeck 81/Everton – Southampton 1-2 (1-0)/Onana 39 – Ward-Prowse 46,78/Brentford – Bournemouth 2-0 (1-0)/Toney 39 pen, Jensen 75/SundayNewcastle United – Fulham 1-0 (0-0)/Isak 89/Chelsea – Crystal Palace 1-0 (0-0)/Havertz 64/19:30: (3.60) Tottenham (3.50) Arsenal (2.15)***odds are subject to change***
