U21s report: Obou opener not enough as Palace fall to Chelsea defeat
Chelsea U21 4 Crystal Palace U21 1
Chelsea U214
Leo Cardoso61'
Mheuka69' 85' 90'+3'
Palace U211
Obou55'
Highlights
Palace TV
Highlights
U21 Highlights: Chelsea 4-1 Crystal Palace
07:01
- U21s Preview: Chelsea v Palace
- Williams: It's massive that we get the year off to a good start
- Back in Action: Palace U21s and what’s at stake in Premier League 2
Latest videos
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- 106:59The Full 90: Crystal Palace U21 v Chelsea U21 (PL2 play-off quarter-final) | Palace TV+
- 10:42U21 Match Highlights: Crystal Palace 6-0 Chelsea
- 04:27Powell reflects on stunning quarter-final victory over Chelsea
- 01:04Mustapha on big win and great goals against Chelsea
- 04:06Powell reflects on Premier League 2 season and looks ahead to play-offs
- 07:18U21 Match Highlights: Crystal Palace 2-4 Chelsea
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MANManchester United U21
10
8
1
1
25
14
+11
25
2
FULFulham U21
10
6
4
0
27
16
+11
22
3
IPSIpswich Town U21
11
7
1
3
25
24
+1
22
4
CHEChelsea U21
11
7
0
4
24
17
+7
21
5
SOUSouthampton U21
10
6
3
1
21
15
+6
21
6
LEILeicester City U21
11
6
2
3
29
23
+6
20
7
STOStoke City U21
10
5
4
1
18
13
+5
19
8
WESWest Ham United U21
10
5
3
2
23
12
+11
18
9
TOTTottenham Hotspur U21
10
5
2
3
23
18
+5
17
10
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers U21
10
5
2
3
19
17
+2
17
11
MANManchester City U21
10
5
1
4
25
15
+10
16
12
LIVLiverpool U21
11
5
1
5
28
22
+6
16
13
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U21
10
4
3
3
20
12
+8
15
14
LEELeeds United U21
10
4
2
4
17
14
+3
14
15
ASTAston Villa U21
10
4
2
4
15
16
-1
14
16
CRYCrystal Palace U21
9
4
2
3
15
17
-2
14
17
NOTNottingham Forest U21
10
4
1
5
14
12
+2
13
18
MIDMiddlesbrough U21
10
3
3
4
18
14
+4
12
19
EVEEverton U21
10
4
0
6
14
17
-3
12
20
ARSArsenal U21
9
3
3
3
13
19
-6
12
21
NORNorwich City U21
10
3
2
5
16
21
-5
11
22
BIRBirmingham City U21
9
3
2
4
15
20
-5
11
23
NEWNewcastle United U21
11
2
3
6
13
22
-9
9
24
SUNSunderland U21
10
2
2
6
20
24
-4
8
25
BLABlackburn Rovers U21
11
2
2
7
14
26
-12
8
26
BURBurnley U21
11
2
1
8
14
27
-13
7
27
REAReading U21
10
1
3
6
11
24
-13
6
28
WESWest Bromwich Albion U21
10
1
3
6
7
20
-13
6
29
DERDerby County U21
10
1
2
7
13
25
-12
5
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Chelsea U21 4, Crystal Palace U21 1.
90'+3'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Shumaira
Mheuka(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 4, Crystal Palace U21 1. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
90'+1'
Substitution
Sebastian
Williams(8)
off
Dylan
Reid(12)
on90'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
free kick won
Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Adler Nascimento (Crystal Palace U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Asher Agbinone.
85'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Shumaira
Mheuka(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 3, Crystal Palace U21 1. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Genesis Antwi with a cross.
80'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Kaiden Wilson (Chelsea U21).
73'
Substitution
David
Obou(9)
off
Asher
Agbinone(11)
on72'
miss
Attempt missed. Ato Ampah (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
71'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Mofe Jemide.
71'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Harrison.
69'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Shumaira
Mheuka(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 2, Crystal Palace U21 1. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
68'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Ato Ampah (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shumaira Mheuka.
66'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Jackson Izquierdo.
66'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jackson Izquierdo (Crystal Palace U21). Assisted by Ato Ampah with a cross.
65'
Substitution
Kiano
Dyer(8)
offSamuel
Rak-Sakyi(14)
on65'
Substitution
Leo Cardoso(7)
offAto
Ampah(15)
on64'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Tyler Whyte.
63'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Matteo Dashi (Crystal Palace U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Obou.
62'
Substitution
Hindolo
Mustapha(10)
off
Adler Nascimento(14)
on61'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Leo Cardoso(7)
Goal! Chelsea U21 1, Crystal Palace U21 1. Leo Cardoso (Chelsea U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
58'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesse Derry.
57'
free kick won
Genesis Antwi (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'
Crystal Palace U21 Goal!
Goal!
David
Obou(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 0, Crystal Palace U21 1. David Obou (Crystal Palace U21) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
54'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Cardoso.
53'
free kick won
Jackson Izquierdo (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Mofe Jemide.
52'
free kick won
Leo Cardoso (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51'
free kick won
Hindolo Mustapha (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
Substitution
Chadi
Riad(34)
off
Charlie
Walker-Smith(15)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Chelsea U21 0, Crystal Palace U21 0.
45'+4'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Jackson Izquierdo.
45'+3'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jackson Izquierdo (Crystal Palace U21). Assisted by Jesse Derry.
45'+2'
free kick won
Leo Cardoso (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1'
free kick won
David Obou (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
40'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace U21. Hindolo Mustapha is caught offside.
39'
free kick won
Jasper Judd (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Sebastian Williams (Crystal Palace U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Gibbard with a cross.
37'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U21. Conceded by Olutayo Subuloye.
36'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesse Derry with a cross.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Landon Emenalo.
30'
miss
Attempt missed. Sebastian Williams (Crystal Palace U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hindolo Mustapha.
27'
free kick won
Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'
free kick won
Joseph Gibbard (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury David Obou (Crystal Palace U21).
15'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesse Derry.
15'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Sebastian Williams (Crystal Palace U21) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Max Merrick (Chelsea U21). Assisted by David Obou.
13'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Matteo Dashi.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesse Derry with a cross following a corner.
12'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Mofe Jemide.
11'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiano Dyer.
8'
free kick won
Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'
free kick won
David Obou (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Tyler Whyte.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
1
Max Merrick
GK
2
Genesis Antwi
DF
4
Olutayo Subuloye
DF
5
Landon Emenalo
DF
3
Kaiden Wilson
DF
10
Reggie Walsh
MF
6
Ollie Harrison
MF
11
Jesse Derry
MF
7
Leo Cardoso
MF
61'
65'8
Kiano Dyer
MF
65'9
Shumaira Mheuka
S
69'
85'
90'+3'
Substitutes
12
Justin Osagie
13
Freddy Bernal
14
Samuel Rak-Sakyi
65'15
Ato Ampah
65'16
Dujuan Richards
Team stats
Top performing palace players
REA
0-2
LEE
Highlights
Palace TV
Highlights
U21 Highlights: Chelsea 4-1 Crystal Palace
07:01
- U21s report: Obou opener not enough as Palace fall to Chelsea defeat
- U21s Preview: Chelsea v Palace
- Williams: It's massive that we get the year off to a good start
- Back in Action: Palace U21s and what’s at stake in Premier League 2
Latest videos
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- 106:59The Full 90: Crystal Palace U21 v Chelsea U21 (PL2 play-off quarter-final) | Palace TV+
- 10:42U21 Match Highlights: Crystal Palace 6-0 Chelsea
- 04:27Powell reflects on stunning quarter-final victory over Chelsea
- 01:04Mustapha on big win and great goals against Chelsea
- 04:06Powell reflects on Premier League 2 season and looks ahead to play-offs
- 07:18U21 Match Highlights: Crystal Palace 2-4 Chelsea
Starting lineup
1
Max Merrick
GK
2
Genesis Antwi
DF
4
Olutayo Subuloye
DF
5
Landon Emenalo
DF
3
Kaiden Wilson
DF
10
Reggie Walsh
MF
6
Ollie Harrison
MF
11
Jesse Derry
MF
7
Leo Cardoso
MF
61'
65'8
Kiano Dyer
MF
65'9
Shumaira Mheuka
S
69'
85'
90'+3'
Substitutes
12
Justin Osagie
13
Freddy Bernal
14
Samuel Rak-Sakyi
65'15
Ato Ampah
65'16
Dujuan Richards
Team stats
Top performing palace players
REA
0-2
LEE
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MANManchester United U21
10
8
1
1
25
14
+11
25
2
FULFulham U21
10
6
4
0
27
16
+11
22
3
IPSIpswich Town U21
11
7
1
3
25
24
+1
22
4
CHEChelsea U21
11
7
0
4
24
17
+7
21
5
SOUSouthampton U21
10
6
3
1
21
15
+6
21
6
LEILeicester City U21
11
6
2
3
29
23
+6
20
7
STOStoke City U21
10
5
4
1
18
13
+5
19
8
WESWest Ham United U21
10
5
3
2
23
12
+11
18
9
TOTTottenham Hotspur U21
10
5
2
3
23
18
+5
17
10
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers U21
10
5
2
3
19
17
+2
17
11
MANManchester City U21
10
5
1
4
25
15
+10
16
12
LIVLiverpool U21
11
5
1
5
28
22
+6
16
13
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U21
10
4
3
3
20
12
+8
15
14
LEELeeds United U21
10
4
2
4
17
14
+3
14
15
ASTAston Villa U21
10
4
2
4
15
16
-1
14
16
CRYCrystal Palace U21
9
4
2
3
15
17
-2
14
17
NOTNottingham Forest U21
10
4
1
5
14
12
+2
13
18
MIDMiddlesbrough U21
10
3
3
4
18
14
+4
12
19
EVEEverton U21
10
4
0
6
14
17
-3
12
20
ARSArsenal U21
9
3
3
3
13
19
-6
12
21
NORNorwich City U21
10
3
2
5
16
21
-5
11
22
BIRBirmingham City U21
9
3
2
4
15
20
-5
11
23
NEWNewcastle United U21
11
2
3
6
13
22
-9
9
24
SUNSunderland U21
10
2
2
6
20
24
-4
8
25
BLABlackburn Rovers U21
11
2
2
7
14
26
-12
8
26
BURBurnley U21
11
2
1
8
14
27
-13
7
27
REAReading U21
10
1
3
6
11
24
-13
6
28
WESWest Bromwich Albion U21
10
1
3
6
7
20
-13
6
29
DERDerby County U21
10
1
2
7
13
25
-12
5
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Chelsea U21 4, Crystal Palace U21 1.
90'+3'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Shumaira
Mheuka(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 4, Crystal Palace U21 1. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
90'+1'
Substitution
Sebastian
Williams(8)
offDylan
Reid(12)
on90'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
free kick won
Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Adler Nascimento (Crystal Palace U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Asher Agbinone.
85'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Shumaira
Mheuka(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 3, Crystal Palace U21 1. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Genesis Antwi with a cross.
80'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Kaiden Wilson (Chelsea U21).
73'
Substitution
David
Obou(9)
offAsher
Agbinone(11)
on72'
miss
Attempt missed. Ato Ampah (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
71'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Mofe Jemide.
71'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Harrison.
69'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Shumaira
Mheuka(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 2, Crystal Palace U21 1. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
68'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Ato Ampah (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shumaira Mheuka.
66'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Jackson Izquierdo.
66'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jackson Izquierdo (Crystal Palace U21). Assisted by Ato Ampah with a cross.
65'
Substitution
Kiano
Dyer(8)
offSamuel
Rak-Sakyi(14)
on65'
Substitution
Leo Cardoso(7)
offAto
Ampah(15)
on64'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Tyler Whyte.
63'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Matteo Dashi (Crystal Palace U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Obou.
62'
Substitution
Hindolo
Mustapha(10)
offAdler Nascimento(14)
on61'
Chelsea U21 Goal
Goal!
Leo Cardoso(7)
Goal! Chelsea U21 1, Crystal Palace U21 1. Leo Cardoso (Chelsea U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
58'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesse Derry.
57'
free kick won
Genesis Antwi (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'
Crystal Palace U21 Goal!
Goal!
David
Obou(9)
Goal! Chelsea U21 0, Crystal Palace U21 1. David Obou (Crystal Palace U21) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
54'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Cardoso.
53'
free kick won
Jackson Izquierdo (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Mofe Jemide.
52'
free kick won
Leo Cardoso (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51'
free kick won
Hindolo Mustapha (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
Substitution
Chadi
Riad(34)
offCharlie
Walker-Smith(15)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Chelsea U21 0, Crystal Palace U21 0.
45'+4'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Jackson Izquierdo.
45'+3'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jackson Izquierdo (Crystal Palace U21). Assisted by Jesse Derry.
45'+2'
free kick won
Leo Cardoso (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1'
free kick won
David Obou (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reggie Walsh.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
40'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace U21. Hindolo Mustapha is caught offside.
39'
free kick won
Jasper Judd (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Sebastian Williams (Crystal Palace U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Gibbard with a cross.
37'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U21. Conceded by Olutayo Subuloye.
36'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesse Derry with a cross.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Landon Emenalo.
30'
miss
Attempt missed. Sebastian Williams (Crystal Palace U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hindolo Mustapha.
27'
free kick won
Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'
free kick won
Joseph Gibbard (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury David Obou (Crystal Palace U21).
15'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesse Derry.
15'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Sebastian Williams (Crystal Palace U21) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Max Merrick (Chelsea U21). Assisted by David Obou.
13'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Matteo Dashi.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea U21) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesse Derry with a cross following a corner.
12'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Mofe Jemide.
11'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiano Dyer.
8'
free kick won
Jesse Derry (Chelsea U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'
free kick won
David Obou (Crystal Palace U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5'
corner
Corner, Chelsea U21. Conceded by Tyler Whyte.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.