Chelsea FC’s miserable start to their Premier League title defence continued as they slumped to yet another defeat at the hands of Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace at the Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho suffered only his second league defeat at home in his 100th match at the Stamford Bridge. The first defeat came at the hands of Sunderland in April 2014.
Bacary Sako opened the scoring in the 65th minute, before Radamel Falcao scored a rare Premier League goal to bring the Blues on level terms. Chelsea FC looked for the winner following Falcao’s goal; however, the London outfit conceded within two minutes as Joel Ward headed in from close range from Sako’s cross.
Chelsea FC’s defensive vulnerabilities once again came to the fore – they’ve conceded 9 goals in four Premier League games. Mourinho’s jinx against manager’s with surname starting from ‘P’ continued as Alan Pardew became the first manager to register 3 wins over the Portuguese in the Premier League. The last seven defeats suffered by the Portuguese are at the hands of managers with surname starting with ‘P’. Conor Wickham became the only player to have been part of two sides who have beaten Mourinho at Stamford Bridge in the league.
Mourinho had previously blamed the referee and his medical teams following defeats and lacklustre performances and he continued with his usual excuses, blaming the defeat partly on a penalty not given to his side in the first half. Chelsea FC find themselves 8 points behind league leaders Manchester City. Fans took to Twitter to mock the Blues and Mourinho following the defeat.
Here are some of the best tweets following the match:
Jose Mourinho’s last 7 #BPL defeats have come against: Pulis Poyet Pardew Pochettino Pulis Pellegrini Pardew pic.twitter.com/QbrRjLemaO
a Free Bets & Tips (@freebets) August 29, 2015
Alan Pardew tries to act nonchalant after beating Jos Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. pic.twitter.com/2Bz7kz1QVX
a Rob Brown (@robbro7) August 29, 2015
Chelsea have lost 2 out of 3 games since Jose got rid of Eva Carneiro. pic.twitter.com/wFPvwwzn1d
a Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 29, 2015
This is the man who defeated Mourinho on his 100th Premier League home game. https://t.co/1v0XTK44b6
a FootyHumour (@FootyHumour) August 29, 2015
Mourinho making a worse start to a title defence than David Moyes at Man Utd. Still, early days…
a Mark Ogden (@MOgdenTelegraph) August 29, 2015
Mourinho will probably blame the clouds for this loss
a (@HazardEdition) August 29, 2015
When you’re 2-1 down against Crystal Palace… pic.twitter.com/0JmUjfP1SO .
a Sport Banter (@UKSportBanter) August 29, 2015
8 points the difference between Chelsea and Man City Chelsea fans right now. pic.twitter.com/MT3fGqN1va
a Football Vines (@FootballVines) August 29, 2015
Chelsea fans right now… pic.twitter.com/sYMzD5Qs7J
a Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) August 29, 2015
79′ Falcao makes it 1-1 81′ Ward makes it 2-1 Palace pic.twitter.com/7wErOIwawc
a FootyNatter (@FootyNatter) August 29, 2015
Yokohama tyres are not working for Chelsea.
a Troll Football (@Troll__Football) August 29, 2015
Chelsea Start in Premier League pic.twitter.com/4mYB06Qq9K
a Troll Football (@Troll__Football) August 29, 2015
Mourinho’s list of excuses @ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/CPQCnTmfFm
a Yoann (@YoannArsenal) August 29, 2015
