A frustrating London Derby to start the season.

It all ended in a goalless draw at home vs Crystal Palace where the Blues dominated possession for much of the match, but could not unlock the final third in the box and find that break through goal. A similar theme to Enzo Maresca’s team carrying over from last season where opponents setup deep to takeaway all attacking chances to frustrate the lads into making a mistake. It nearly cost them early on when Eberechi Eze scored off a free kick thirteen minutes into the first half, but VAR ruled against the goal as a Marc Guehi was deemed to have cleared the wall illegally to create the goal scoring chance. Both teams ended up defending really well in the 2nd half and scoring chances were very limited. Andrey Santos & Trevor Chalobah has two of the best chances during the match, but both skied their shots way over the bar.

The boys will have to forget this match quick as they return to action in 5 days as they head into another derby away against West Ham United. It been a tricky fixture the last few visits to the London Stadium and this one shouldn’t be any different.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Friday afternoon & kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas