(Video): Cole Palmer rolls in calm finish after genius Jadon Sancho dummy and assist

Chelsea have the lead at Selhurst Park!

The Blues have made a really bright, energetic start to this game, and they have their reward after 15 minutes.

After 3 very poor games in attack, the Blues needed to offer more today, and all four of their most advanced players have started well today. The goal came down the left hand side, with Jadon Sancho pulling off a magnificent dummy on the halfway line to get in behind the Palace defence.

He raced into the box while Cole Palmer fashioned himself some space in the middle. Sancho’s little outside of the boot flick to his teammate took a little touch off a defender, which forced Palmer to take a touch and adjust his feet, but the England star made no mistake once he was set, rolling the ball across goal into the side netting on the far side with his usual insouciance.

This should force Palace to attack more, and set Chelsea up to score more. As we found out against Fulham in our recent defeat, a 1-0 lead can easily be turned around, and we simply must find a second here.

Pedro Neto should get plenty of space down the right hand side, with Malo Gusto on hand to overlap. With threats down both side we should be generating tons of good chances for Nicolas Jackson, especially on the break. If Palace come forward, we’ve got a dream lineup waiting to catch them out.

You can see the goal in the clips embedded here:

[Footage from Canal Plus]

[Footage from ViaPlay Sport]

[Footage from ViaPlay Sport]