Eze goal ruled out as Chelsea and Palace share spoils
A dominant Chelsea struggled to break down Crystal Palace in the Premier League as the spoils were shared in a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Palace had the clearest opening of the first half, only for Eberechi Eze, who is being heavily linked with a move away, to see a free-kick disallowed after a VAR review.
Chelsea looked to be setting the tone when Marc Cucurella's third-minute header was cleared off the line by Ismaila Sarr, but it was unable to maintain its quick start.
Eze thought he had given Palace the lead when he lashed in a free-kick 10 minutes later, only for the goal to be overturned as the referee deemed Marc Guehi was less than one metre away from the Chelsea wall.
Jean-Phillippe Mateta was denied by a sprawling Sanchez shortly after, though the visitor was forced to play the second half on the counter as Chelsea dominated the ball.
Eze saw a late chance parried by Sanchez, but the chance to win it fell to Chelsea substitute Andrey Santos, only for him to blaze a first-time effort over the bar under no pressure in stoppage time.
