Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze thought he had given his side the lead with a well struck free-kick within the opening 15 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Eze’s thunderous hit was disallowed as Marc Guehi was standing too close to the Chelsea wall as he pushed Moises Caicedo out of position

Eberechi Eze hammered a free-kick past Robert Sanchez in the first half at Stamford Bridge, seemingly putting Palace 1-0 up, but after a VAR check, the goal was ruled out

The visitors looked to have taken the lead in the 13th minute but referee Darren England consulted the pitchside monitor and ruled Palace captain Marc Guehi, who shoved Moises Caicedo out of the way,

Chelsea suffered a Club World Cup hangover as they were lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace to open their Premier League campaign on Sunday.Estevao scored against Chelsea at the Club World Cup in his final game for Palmeiras.