CHELSEA looked back to their best as they swept aside London rivals Crystal Palace 3-0 at Selhurst Park.
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| Chelsea brushed aside Crystal Palace with ease and looked back to their best |
Oscar opened the scoring for Guus Hiddink's side inside the first half, blowing away concerns for Eden Hazard who left the field after just 16 minutes.
The Blues then came out all guns blazing in the second half as Willian doubled the lead on 60 minutes with a sublime strike.
Before Diego Costa capped off an afternoon's good work with a third just six minutes later, moving Chelsea up to 14th place in the league.
It looked as if it would be a difficult day for Hiddink's men early on as Hazard limped off after 16 minutes clutching his thigh, but Oscar allayed any fears the travelling fans may have had 13 minutes later with the game's first goal.
The Brazilian was gifted it on a plate from Costa, who held off the Palace defenders to slot the ball across the six-yard box for an easy tap in to make it 1-0.
Oscar would then turn provider, knocking the ball into the path of the on-rushing Willian on 60 minutes who smashed the ball into the net past Wayne Hennessey first time.
And not to be outdone, fellow Brazilian Costa also got in on the action on 66 minutes, following up a Willian strike at the back post to have an easy tap in.
The result brings to an end a two-game winless run for the Blues and sees them move further away from the relegation zone and nearer to familiar territory.
Palace, on the other hand, haven't scored a goal for three games and have dropped to 7th in the table.
More to follow...
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| Diego Costa celebrates scoring Chelsea's third goal of the afternoon |
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