Chelsea 0–0 Crystal Palace
2025-08-17 · Matchweek 1
· Referee: Darren England · VAR: James Bell
Crystal Palace were booked 3 times — 1.7× their usual 1.8 — to Chelsea's 2.
How Darren England refereed it
England showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.9, and awarded 22 fouls against an average of 21.9.
Match statistics
| Chelsea | Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 12 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14' | Goal cancelled | Crystal Palace | Eberechi Eze | 0-0 |
| 24' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Reece James | 0-0 |
| 28' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Daniel Muñoz | 0-0 |
| 33' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Jean-Philippe Mateta | 0-0 |
| 49' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Will Hughes | 0-0 |
| 74' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Estêvão | 0-0 |