Summary

  • First-half goals ease Arsenal to victory

  • Sanchez punishes Cahill error for Gunners' first

  • Walcott finishes sublime move for the second

  • Ozil volleys in the third from Sanchez cross

  1. Retirement is dying - Arsenal's Wengerpublished at 23:28 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger repeats his desire to manage next season as "retirement is dying" for people of his age.

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  2. Title race now more interesting - Contepublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea's surprise defeat by Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge makes the title race 'ore interesting', says Blues boss Antonio Conte.

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  3. Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palacepublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League is cut to seven points after they suffer a shock home defeat to Crystal Palace.

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  4. Palace proved they are a good team - Contepublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says their opponents Crystal Palace proved they are a "good team" by inflicting the first home defeat on the Blues in seven months.

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  5. Palace plan worked 'exceptionally well'published at 18:05 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce says the game plan worked "exceptionally well" as his side beat league leaders Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

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  6. Postpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace

    Chris Powell
    Former England full-back on Final Score

    You've got to give a lot of credit to Crystal Palace for the performance today rather than a poor Chelsea. 

    The goalkeeper turned up, the back four turned up and Wilfred Zaha turned up. It's a clear Sam Allardyce team now - I think they thought he was going to have an instant impact but it has taken them a few weeks to buy into Big Sam's way. I think you're going to see a lot more of that as the season ends. 

  7. 'Performance of the season'published at 17:28 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace

    Chris Powell
    Former England full-back on Final Score

    That was the performance of the season from Crystal Palace. 

    They showed everyone in this league how to perform against Chelsea and every player was heroic. 

    They didn't panic when they went 1-0 down and scored two great counter-attacking goals and they could have had another on the break.

  8. 'Who knows?'published at 16:29 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace

    Chris Powell
    Former England full-back on Final Score

    Palace are on the front foot there... Spurs winning (0-1 v Burnley) and Chelsea losing - who knows? This title race might not be over. 

  9. Postpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace

    Chris Powell
    Former England full-back on Final Score

    You are meant to be at your weakest when you score but it was the opposite for Chelsea. They let Palace equalise and then were exposed again on the counter-attack - again. 

  10. Ex-Wales & Chelsea keeper Phillips diespublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Former Wales, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper John Phillips has died at the age of 65.

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  11. Postpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 1 April 2017

    Chelsea v Crystal Palace (15:00 BST)

    Chelsea XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Eden Hazard has recovered from the calf injury that kept him out of Chelsea's last game against Stoke, and meant he missed out on playing for Belgium during the international break.

    Hazard starts, but Victor Moses does not make the Blues' squad, meaning Pedro fills in as the right- sided wing-back.

    Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill, Pedro, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Fabregas, Diego Costa, Hazard 

    Crystal Palace XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Crystal Palace come to Stamford Bridge on the back of three straight wins and Eagles boss Sam Allardyce starts with the same team that beat Watford last time out.

    Palace XI: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Schlupp, Milivojevic, Cabaye, Puncheon, Zaha, Townsend, Benteke

  12. Wenger 'not helping' Arsenal - Smithpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 31 March 2017

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is "not helping" the club by delaying an announcement on his future, says Arsenal Ladies legend Kelly Smith.

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  13. Playing at Emirates 'always difficult' - Guardiolapublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 31 March 2017

    Pep Guardiola says playing at the Emirates is "always difficult" as he found with his Bayern Munich and Barcelona teams, but says his players are not worried about playing there.

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  14. I hope Wenger stays at Arsenal - Puelpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 31 March 2017

    Claude Puel says Arsene Wenger encouraged him to join Southampton in the summer, and adds that he hopes the Arsenal manager is still with the Gunners next season.

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  15. A look at Chelsea's extraordinary loan systempublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 31 March 2017

    BBC Sport take a look at Chelsea's extraordinary loan system run in part by former player Paulo Ferreira.

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  16. Pundits pick their Player of the Yearpublished at 00:05 British Summer Time 31 March 2017

    With voting for the PFA Player of the Year award about to close, 15 BBC pundits reveal who they think should land the prize.

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  17. Chelsea fan Djalili takes on Lawropublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Comedian and Chelsea fan Omid Djalili is this week's challenger for Mark Lawrenson, predicting another win for the table-toppers this weekend against Crystal Palace.

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  18. Lawro's predictions v Chelsea fan Omid Djalilipublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on comedian and actor Omid Djalili in this week's Premier League predictions.

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  19. Wenger future 'not completely sorted out yet'published at 11:48 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is "very clear" about his future at Arsenal, but the situation "has not been completely sorted out yet".

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  20. Ozil & Sanchez want to stay - Wengerpublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he thinks Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will stay at the club but adds his future is not yet finalised.

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