{"id":430796,"date":"2026-01-26T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/430796\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:52:08","slug":"estevao-and-fernandez-power-chelsea-past-crystal-palace-as-wharton-sees-red-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/430796\/","title":{"rendered":"Est\u00eav\u00e3o and Fern\u00e1ndez power Chelsea past Crystal Palace as Wharton sees red | Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"

If this was a taste of what life on the road under Liam Rosenior might be like for Chelsea<\/a> fans, then anyone who doubted his appointment may have to think again.<\/p>\n

A brilliant performance from Est\u00eav\u00e3o Willian, who scored the first after a mistake from his fellow \u00adteenager Jaydee \u00adCanvot before setting up Jo\u00e3o Pedro for the second, inspired Chelsea to end a run of five Premier League<\/a> games without an away win at their new head coach\u2019s first attempt, as they piled on the \u00admisery for \u00adCrystal\u00a0Palace, who also had Adam\u00a0Wharton sent off.<\/p>\n

A controversial penalty from Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez compounded a terrible afternoon for Canvot \u2013 the 19\u2011year\u2011old tasked with replacing Marc Gu\u00e9hi after the former captain was sold to Manchester City \u2013 as \u00adOliver Glasner\u2019s side stretched their winless run against Chelsea in the Premier League to 17 matches.<\/p>\n

It is now also 11 games without a victory in all competitions for the FA Cup winners of last season, despite a late consolation from Chris \u00adRichards, with Palace looking nervously over their shoulders and wondering where the next points are coming from before trips to Nottingham Forest and their arch-rivals Brighton.<\/p>\n

For Rosenior, whose side have moved up into fifth place and are unbeaten in the Premier League since he \u00adsucceeded Enzo Maresca at the start of this month, things are looking much more rosy \u2013 especially with the mercurial talent that is \u00adEst\u00eav\u00e3o at his disposal.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian was given a standing ovation when \u00adwithdrawn 16 minutes from time with the points\u00a0firmly in the bag, while Rosenior was also serenaded at the final whistle.<\/p>\n

When asked if the Chelsea supporters are starting to accept him, Rosenoir said: \u201cI hope so. I\u2019m very happy to be here. But it\u2019s two-way \u2013 I have to earn that and I hope over time they will see that something good might happen here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jo\u00e3o Pedro (second left) scores Chelsea’s second goal, set up by Est\u00eav\u00e3o. Photograph: David Cliff\/EPA<\/p>\n

Glasner was given a hearty reception when he emerged before \u00adkick\u2011off in Palace\u2019s first home match since announcing he would leave at the end of the season. Any ill-feeling towards Jean-Philippe Mateta was also put aside by most until he was \u00adsubstituted late on after a week when the France striker also made no secret of his desire for a new challenge.<\/p>\n

There had been familiar groans when Mateta failed to capitalise on Beno\u00eet Badiashile\u2019s error early on. It was the sort of chance that the 28\u2011year-old should be taking if he has aspirations to play at the World\u00a0Cup and proved to be a turning point on an afternoon when his side really could have done with a victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in transition and there are going to be some tough periods,\u201d said Glasner, who insisted he is not concerned that his side are only eight points clear of the bottom three. \u201cBut what characterises Crystal Palace<\/a> and our fans is that we always stick together. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to remember what JP has brought to the club. It would be unfair to blame him. Now is a moment to support everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea had to make do without Cole Palmer because of a minor thigh problem, although the England forward is expected to be fit for the crucial Champions League game at Napoli on Wednesday. Ably supported by Fern\u00e1ndez, Est\u00eav\u00e3o stepped into Palmer\u2019s shoes seamlessly and the visitors should have gone ahead when the former fired over from inside the area after Jo\u00e3o Pedro failed to connect with Marc Cucurella\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n

Palace also went close when Isma\u00efla Sarr volleyed just wide after a long throw-in caused panic in the Chelsea box. Mois\u00e9s Caicedo was fortunate to escape a second yellow card when he pulled back Sarr on the break and it seemed as if the hosts were building up a head of steam. Yet Canvot \u2013 who had played only a handful of games in Ligue\u00a01 for \u00adToulouse before joining Palace for \u00a323m in the summer \u2013 showed his inexperience when he badly underhit a back-pass that was seized upon by Est\u00eav\u00e3o. Tyrick \u00adMitchell did his best to catch up with the 18\u2011year\u2011old but he was able to create the angle to beat Henderson.<\/p>\n

It could have been even worse for Palace by half-time if Est\u00eav\u00e3o had managed to hit the target when a poor cross from Chris Richards gave him another chance to stretch his legs.<\/p>\n

The away supporters did not have to wait long to celebrate again after the restart. Mateta was dispossessed by the former Palace loanee Trevoh Chalobah and he was able to find Jo\u00e3o Pedro. He exchanged passes with Est\u00eav\u00e3o before leaving Wharton on his backside as he beat Henderson.<\/p>\n

Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez scores from the spot past Dean Henderson. Photograph: David Cliff\/EPA<\/p>\n

Rosenior punched the air in delight as Glasner looked to the heavens. His expression changed to surprise when Darren England opted to award Chelsea a penalty after Jo\u00e3o Pedro\u2019s shot was blocked by the unfortunate \u00adCanvot\u2019s arm. The video assistant referee ruled that because it had been accidental, there was no red card, but Canvot was replaced immediately anyway after \u00adFern\u00e1ndez slammed home from the spot.<\/p>\n

Wharton was given his marching orders after flying into a challenge on Caicedo to pick up a second \u00adyellow in the space of six minutes. To their credit, Palace\u2019s persistence was rewarded when Richards scrambled home from close range. But it was far too little, too late as their \u00adwinless run goes on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If this was a taste of what life on the road under Liam Rosenior might be like for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-430796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}