Overview
- Chelsea drew 2-2 at Stamford Bridge after a frantic first half in which David Brooks and Justin Kluivert scored from long throws, with Cole Palmer’s VAR-awarded penalty and an Enzo Fernandez strike briefly turning the game.
- The long-throw vulnerability persisted, with Chelsea now having conceded four league goals from throw-ins this season, the most in the Premier League according to local analysis.
- Home supporters booed and chanted at Enzo Maresca when Palmer, returning from a groin issue, was replaced in the 63rd minute despite having scored the equaliser.
- Maresca skipped post-match interviews due to illness, and assistant Willy Caballero defended the substitution as part of managing Palmer’s fitness.
- Moises Caicedo received his fifth yellow card of the season and will serve a one-match ban for Sunday’s trip to Manchester City.