Champions of the world they may be, but a stormy south London proved a tougher realm to conquer for Chelsea as they stuttered on their return to Premier League action at Crystal Palace.
In truth, a bit of Eunice-induced carnage would not have gone amiss in a tepid game, but Hakim Ziyech’s late winner did at least give the Blues the kind of victory in a close-run affair that they have struggled at times to grind out - and the kind they will need plenty more of if they are to have any chance of adding the domestic title to that global crown next season.
