Chelsea substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek put in a top-class performance as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.Palace got the better of Chelsea in the first half and had the first real chance in the 36th minute. Ebere Eze whipped a free-kick in but it was only half-cleared by the Chelsea defence. That allowed Cheikhou Kouyate to fire a first-time volley at goal, forcing a smart stop from Edouard Mendy. Joachim Andersen smashed the follow-up against the post, although he was offside.
The first opportunity of the second half also fell to Kouyate. Eze put a corner into a dangerous area and K …
- April 18, 2022
