Chelsea 4-0 Crystal Palace | 5 talking points as Blues go into international break with a win: EPL 2020-21

All eyes were on Frank Lampard and his side as Chelsea hosted Crystal Palace in the opener of gameweek four. Following a disappointing exit from the Carabao Cup after losing to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea managed to give their fans something to smile about.

A silent and sluggish first half was forgotten after the home side flipped the switch and scored four in the second half.

New signing Ben Chilwell opened the scoring for Chelsea 5 minutes into the second half. Kurt Zouma doubled Chelsea's lead before Jorginho put away 2 penalties to make it 4-0 for the Blues. It was a convincing second-half performance by Chelsea and they head to the international break with a big win.

With all that in mind, let us take a look at the five talking points from this game.

#5 Ben Chilwell impresses on Chelsea debu

It was a Premier League debut in Chelsea colours for Ben Chilwell and the Englishman put in a man-of-the-match performance. The full-back was solid at the back and looked threatening every time he went forward.

His set-piece delivery was impressive and he was awarded for his performance with a goal and an assist. He smashed in the opener five minutes into the second half and put in a great cross for the second goal.

Chilwell was Frank Lampard's number one target at left-back and now we know why. A dream debut at the Bridge for the 23-year old.

#4 Penalties and Chelsea

Jorginho with 2 penalties against Crystal Palace

Penalties are a big talking point this season and the stats clearly suggest why. 22 penalties have been awarded this season already and Chelsea have won four of them.

They are not historically known for winning many penalties, but this Chelsea team surely looks more electric and threatening in the box. The German duo of Werner and Havertz have won all the four penalties till now this season. None of these penalties were hand-ball and Jorginho converted 3 out of 4 of them.

With Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech yet to join the first team, we can expect Chelsea to win many more penalties this season.

#3 Crystal Palace should do well this season

This might be a confusing thing to say after a 4-0 defeat, but Crystal Palace have been extremely impressive this season. Roy Hodgson and his side beat Manchester United in their first game and put up a good fight against the in-form Everton. They put up a good and solid performance in the first half in this one as well and slowly grew into the game but Chelsea flipped the switch in the second half.

With first-team players like Gary Cahill and Patrick Van Aanholt almost ready to come back, Palace will be a tough side to beat this season.

#2 Timo Werner still waiting for that goal

There was a moment where every Chelsea fan wanted Jorginho to give the ball to Timo Werner and let him take the second penalty. All because everyone in that blue camp wants Timo Werner to get his first Premier League goal.

The German star has been very impressive since joining Chelsea from RB Leipzig. His defensive work-rate has been phenomenal and he has also won 2 penalties for Chelsea this season in the league. Werner struggled to exert his presence on the game tonight though and looked less threatening as the game went on.

The 24-year-old scored a cracking goal against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup but is still to find the net in the league. The German international scored 28 goals in Bundesliga last season but will have to wait a little longer to get his first goal in the English Premier League.

#1 Calum Hudson-Odoi is here to stay

Chelsea v Crystal Palace - Premier League

Calum Hudson-Odoi is always in the spotlight for something or the other. Today though saw a brilliant display by the Chelsea winger who is still just 19. Bayern Munich have been very vocal about Hudson-Odoi and how they would love to have him at the Allianz Arena.

There is no doubt about his talent and Frank Lampard was full of praise for the Englishman. The Chelsea manager mentioned that he was more aggressive and direct in the second half, and that's where he is most dangerous.

Frank Lampard had another amazing news for Chelsea fans where he mentioned that Hudson-Odoi is 100% part of his plans this season. This could be the breakthrough season for the Chelsea Academy star.

Edited by S Chowdhury