Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
by Amar Azam
at Stamford Bridge

WITH over £400million being splashed out by the club’s American owner since buying the club in May, there is much expected from this Chelsea side as they look to recapture the kind of success that we saw under the previous regime.  

Mykhailo Mudryk, the 22-year-old Ukrainian winger, was paraded on the pitch ahead of his move from Shakhtar Donetsk, the latest of the lavish signings authorised by Todd Boehly. 

This victory, against a stubborn Crystal Palace side, provided much-needed respite for Chelsea’s manager Graham Potter. Coming after a wretched spell of results, he was a little more relaxed that he has been of late.  
“I would be lying if I didn’t say that I wasn’t relieved,” said Potter. “It is nice to get a win. You have to deal with the bad times, deal with the tough situations, and accept the criticism that comes your way.”