Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace LIVE RESULT: Trevoh Chalobah tears up after scoring first Blues goal in Premier League rout

THAT'S ALL FROM CHELSEA

Chelsea kicked their Premier League campaign off with a decisive 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

The Blues opened the scoring on 27 minutes thanks to a stunning free-kick by Marcos Alonso just a few yards away from Palace’s box.

The west Londoners doubled their lead just five minutes before half-time when Mason Mount’s low cross was parried away by Vicente Guaita and set Christian Pulisic up for his fifth goal in five league meetings against Palace.

Trevoh Chalobah sealed a dominant victory for Thomas Tuchel’s side with a long-range shot after 58 minutes and shone bright on his home debut.

The 22-year-old defender became the second youngest player to score on his Chelsea debut after Paul Hughes.

That's all from us at SunSport, have a lovely rest of the day!

VIEIRA REACTS

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira admits there is a lot of work to be done after the loss at Chelsea.

Vieira told Sky Sports: “We had the game we expected - a difficult one. We tried to frustrate them but the free-kick made it difficult.

“We knew what we are missing before the game and it shows we have a lot of work to do. We defended well at times but when we got the ball we lost it straight after. That is a frustration.

“Any team who comes to Stamford Bridge will suffer. Chelsea were by far the better team. We will analyse and improve”

TUCHEL REACTS

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was very impressed with Trevoh Chalobah and confirmed "there is still a place for homegrown talent" in his team.

Tuchel told Sky Sports: “We had extra time on Wednesday, it was very hot today but we absolutely wanted to win and we deserved it. The guys put in a lot of effort and we could control the game. We looked as sharp as possible, we were close to 100 per cent for today.

“We are very tired now which is how it should be and how they should feel. Things can go in another direction, we needed big effort this week. The league is super demanding but the guys went close to the limit.

“Trevoh [Chalobah] has had two fantastic games, he is a very humble guy from the academy, he plays full of confidence. It was a perfect afternoon for him. You can see everyone celebrates with him, these are the stories we all love. There are lots of big players in the league but there is still a place for homegrown talent, especially at our club. That will never change.

“Marcos Alonso is a very solid player, he had a personal pre-season, he started very early and we trust him”

SOMEONE'S LUK-ING

Romelu Lukaku became Chelsea's record signing following a £97.5million move from Inter Milan.

The Blues couldn't register Lukaku in time for the match against Crystal Palace but that didn't stop the star striker from watching the game from afar.

The Belgium international loved what he saw and congratulated his new team-mates on social media.

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CHALOBAH REACTS

Chelsea ace Trevoh Chalobah described his Premier League home debut as a "dream.

Chalobah told Sky Sports: “It’s a dream for me, I’ve been here since I was nine years old so it’s amazing.

“I just decided to shoot, the crowd were behind me, I had the space. I didn’t know what to do!

“I have done well in pre-season so I’m just taking it a day at a time. I was a bit surprised to play but he’s given me the opportunity”

UPDATED TABLE

Chelsea's impressive Premier League opener has led them to second place in the table.

The Blues are behind Manchester United, who thrashed Leeds 5-1 at Old Trafford.

Crystal Palace are second to last ahead of Marcelo Bielsa's side.

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STATS

Chelsea dominated 62 per cent of possession during a dominant display against Crystal Palace.

The Blues registered a total of seven shots, six of which were on target.

Palace, on the other hand only got three shots, one of which was on target.

All of the Eagles' efforts took place during the second half

FT: CHELSEA 3-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

Chelsea kicked their Premier League campaign off with a decisive victory over Crystal Palace.

The Blues opened the scoring on 27 minutes thanks to a stunning free-kick by Marcos Alonso just a few yards away from Palace's box.

The west Londoners doubled their lead just five minutes before half-time when Mason Mount's low cross was parried away by Vicente Guaita and set Christian Pulisic up for his fifth goal in five league meetings against Palace.

Chalobah sealed a dominant victory for Thomas Tuchel's side with a long-range shot after 58 minutes.

The 22-year-old defender became the second youngest player to score on his Chelsea debut after Paul Hughes

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

THAT'S FULL-TIME IN CHELSEA!!!!!!

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90 Just two more minutes of stoppage time to go at Stamford Bridge.

A brilliant and mostly comfortable start to the season for Chelsea shortly after winning the European Super Cup

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88 Chelsea fans are chanting, "You are going down with the Arsenal".

The chant is mostly directed to Vieira due to his Gunners past, but the Palce manager will have a lot to work on after today's Premier League opener

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86 SUBSTITUTION

Chelsea boss Tuchel introduces Emerson, who replaces Alonso.

The Spain international has been brilliant today and the home crowd is letting him know about it

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83 We can expect Chelsea manager Tuchel to make some late changes in order to freeze the tempo of the match.

But the Blues are proving to be more than capable of scoring a fourth goal

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80 We are slowly reaching full-time at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea still hold on with some rock-solid defending and Chalobah standing out with his runs up front.

The Blues' midfield trio has also been stunning, thanks mainly to Jorginho

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80 We are slowly reaching full-time at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea still hold on with some rock-solid defending and Chalobah standing out with his runs up front.

The Blues' midfield trio has also been stunning, thanks mainly to Jorginho

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77 SUBSTITUTION

Palace boss Vieira is shaking things up with Rak-Sakyi replacing Riedewald

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75 Perhaps it's now time for Chelsea manager Tuchel to start pulling out his best players and save them for next week.

Palace aren't showing enough teeth and it's safe to say the Blues are leaving with the win

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73 If the game wasn't over after Pulisic's goal just before half-time then it seems to be done and dusted now.

The Blues are taking it easy and trying to make sure they leave with a clean sheet.

Not much from Palace still

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70 Chalobah is playing with immense confidence as he continues moving forward and pushing Chelsea to a fourth.

The defender is also showing some strong lungs as he is never caught out of position when Palace try to counter.

The home fans are loving this! Are we seeing a new Stamford Bridge hero in the making?

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67 SUBSTITUTION

Chelsea manager Tuchel makes his first change of the match.

James replaces Blues captain Azpilicueta, the formation is probably staying the same...

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66 CHANCE

Chalobah has been superb today for Chelsea as he inspires tremendous confidence in defence and didn't get bullied by any of Palace's more experienced players.

The defender almost gets an assist there as he finds Werner up front with a wonderful pass.

But the German completely misses the target

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65 Chalobah has officially made history for Chelsea after his beautiful goal against Crystal Palace.

The defender is now the second youngest player to score on his Premier League debut for the Blues after Paul Hughes

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63 Chalobah's stunner marked a very emotional moment in his career.

Out of nowhere, the young defender officially introduces himself to the Chelsea faithful in his home debut

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60 Chalobah couldn't hold back his tears after that wonderful goal!

This means the world for the young defender, who is making a strong case for Tuchel's starting line-up!

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58 What a goal out of nowhere!

Chalobah moves forward and gets the ball with plenty of space ahead of him.

The young defender doesn't have many options so he tries a long-range shot that ends up in Guaita's bottom right corner!

What a marvellous shot from the 22-year-old on his home debut!