The closest Palace came to an equaliser was when Wilfried Zaha broke down the left and his cross-shot was gathered by Thibaut Courtois in the Chelsea goal with Fraizer Campbell hovering at the back post.
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Steelers beat Browns 28-12, slide into AFC playoffs
The Steelers (10-6) earned a wild-card berth as a result of their win and the Buffalo Bills’ 22-17 victory over the New York Jets. This is a lot of points to lay on a road team but the Browns aren’t going to match what Ben Roethlisberger and Co.do offensively.
Champions Chelsea rediscovered the winning habit with a convincing 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday to move away from trouble at the foot of the English Premier League table.
Jets loss to Bills sends Pittsburgh into AFC playoffs
Pettine enters with a 10-21 record , a mark made worse by the Browns’ disappointing performance on defense this season. However, a Steelers win coupled with a Jets loss to Buffalo would propel the Black and Gold into the playoff picture .
“There is a long way to go (and) mathematically the possibility of Champions League is still there”.
Saudis cut ties with Iran following Shiite cleric execution
However, Ayatollah Khamenei said the Shia cleric had been executed for his opposition to Saudi Arabia’s Sunni rulers. Hundreds of protesters later demonstrated in front of the embassy and in a central Tehran square.
“Guus has come in, picked things up and we’ve had to go again”. “We try now to get a good amount of occupation in the opposition box so there is more efficiency from their huge quality, so it’s not just Diego”.
Chelsea’s Obi Mikel, Willian, Zouma and Ivanovic applaud fans at the end of the match.
Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard will have a scan on Monday to determine the seriousness of the groin injury he sustained during a 3-0 Premier League win at Crystal Palace.
“I don’t want to focus on just one player who might need a bit more strength or whatever to get back into shape”.
“The very talented players, they started working also”. He knows the game very well and how to cope. He has very good sense, he doesn’t do it in a brutal way, he’s very elegant. What I like to see very much is not just a quality player but a player who can defend so smoothly. “I don’t expect the decisive final pass from him – he can (do that), but he can also let the other players (play)”.
The margin separating the sides was harsh on Alan Pardew’s men but it demonstrated for all that the outgoing league champions are in no danger of becoming embroiled in a relegation scrap and could even make a late charge for a European place. “Their mentality has changed – you can see that”. Those players are massive for us going forward.
“So that sometimes is what happens when you’re not scoring goals”. “I think the football was first class. Hopefully this wasn’t the last of it”.
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“Gayley’s not far away too. His presence today would have anxious Chelsea”. He’s had one good game that I can recall this season. Chelsea were dominant throughout against a seventh-placed Palace side who would have gone fifth with a win.
