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And here is some more from Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew: "We were not at our strongest today, we were missing key players and could not play our natural game.

"We will be looking at the market in case something comes through. It is important we kick into gear in the second-half of the season. Things did not go our way today and we have to respond and I have every confidence in this group that we will be in and around the top 10."

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew had this to say after the game complete with actions...

"It is one of those games where we just wipe our nose and move onto the next game"

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink: "Do not go over the top it is the first win after a worrying period with two draws so the team desperately needed the win and it was convincing,

"Everyone knows we have a lot of quality in our team, but sometimes champions have a tendency to be complacent and it can be difficult to get back and then wonder why we were champions.

"There is a long way to go, mathematically the possibility of Champions League is still there. The league is so strong but as long as we play like we did today I will be happy."

In the league table of most likely things to write early in 2016, 'Jon Obi Mikel was superb' sits just below 'That's a great haircut, Mr. Carroll' and 'The new Star Wars film? Didn't care for it'. However, props where props are due because the big fella was indeed superb for Chelsea today. I can't remember him giving the ball away. Once. And when the ball was there to be won, around he did not mess.

As the below heatmap shows, he bossed the area in front of his own defence.

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Chelsea captain John Terry, taking to Sky Sports: "This was the Chelsea of last year, the football was first class and we kept the ball in tough conditions. A near year, a new start, we just have to keep winning games now. We are delighted and it is the feeling we want.

"Guus has been great since he has come in. It was unfortunate what happened but he has come in and picked everyone up. We are, where we are, we have not dwelled on it. If we can put together a run of games who knows hopefully we can go a long way"

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It is undoubtedly the goal of the game, but is not done justice by the medium of graphic. Regardless, here is Willian's thunderbolt to put Chelsea 2-0 up. As Alan Partridge would say, he has a foot like a traction engine. 

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Bradley Allen
Former QPR striker on BBC Radio London

"It was miserable conditions, pouring with rain and was always going to be a test of the Chelsea players's mettle. they needed to man up. They withstood Palace for 20 minutes and were then the Chelsea of old. They were outstanding today from managing the game, taking their chances and keeping a clean sheet. It had all the hallmarks of last season which returned in just 90 minutes."

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A thoroughly deserved win for Chelsea, who grew in the game to resemble the side who won the league last year. Guus Hiddink remains unbeaten in his second spell as Blues boss.

Palace remain seventh after suffering the heaviest defeat of Alan Pardew's reign. They missed Yohan Cabaye and Yannick Bolasie and look short of firepower. The January window could solve that.

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Looks like Chelsea are going to earn a second clean sheet in a row. That after conceding six goals in the previous four games. Guus Hiddink is doing something right.

Only three more minutes for Palace to endure as the board for injury time goes up.

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Off goes Oscar, on comes Nemanja Matic, sporting a protective mask for the cheekbone he recently broke. He might have to get used to appearances off the bench for a bit, as Jon Obi Mikel has been excellent in a holding role for the Blues today.

This is an entirely different Chelsea now. They sweep forward again and create space for Oscar on the edge of the box but the Brazilian's shot is blocked by the sliding Damien Delaney.

Soon after, Scott Dann has to slide in to prevent Willian's ball finding Diego Costa in the box. And a minute after that, Willian does find the striker, who volleys over.

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Almost 4-0 for Chelsea as Diego Costa finds a yard in the box but is denied by a superb sliding tackle from Damien Delaney.

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Jonny Williams ends a 16-month absence from the Palace first team as he replaces Lee Chung-yong. Seconds earlier, Scott Dann became the third Palace player to pick up a yellow card for hacking down Diego Costa.

Palace half-heartedly call for a penalty when Wilfried Zaha's cross strikes John Terry in the box. The referee waves away the appeals, and correctly so as well as replays show the ball hit the Blues captain's chest.

If Palace didn't need every towel at their disposal today, they would have thrown it in. The fight has gone from the home side, who continue to chase the ball that is predominantly in the possession of Chelsea, but with nowhere near the vigour they were doing for the first hour.

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Wilfried Zaha sums up his (and Palace's) day with a cross from the right that flies high and straight out of play. He looks to the sky in disgust, as do most of the home fans (mainly because they are watching where the ball has just gone).