It was a frustrating afternoon for Chelsea as the current champions of the world looked anything but for large stretches of the match.
Crystal Palace have often provided an easy afternoon for the Blues with Chelsea picking up eight consecutive wins against the Eagles ahead of the latest contest.
The tie they had back in August was a day of optimism in the sunshine as Trevoh Chalobah announced himself to the Premier League with a fine strike from distance and the Stamford Bridge crowd took in a 3-0 win knowing that Romelu Lukaku was waiting in the wings after completing his £97.5 million transfer in the days before.
