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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons at Selhurst Park

Estêvão and Fernández power Chelsea past Crystal Palace as Wharton sees red

Estêvão scores the opening goal at Selhurst Park
Estêvão opens the scoring for Chelsea before setting up their second against Crystal Palace. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

If this was a taste of what life on the road under Liam Rosenior might be like for Chelsea fans, then anyone who doubted his appointment may have to think again.

A brilliant performance from Estêvão Willian, who scored the first after a mistake from his fellow ­teenager Jaydee ­Canvot before setting up João Pedro for the second, inspired Chelsea to end a run of five Premier League games without an away win at their new head coach’s first attempt, as they piled on the ­misery for ­Crystal Palace, who also had Adam Wharton sent off.

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