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Crystal Palace 1 - Chelsea 0: John Terry own-goal dents Jose Mourinho's title hopes
A John Terry own-goal was enough to give Crystal Palace a well earned three points against a lacklustre Chelsea side who saw their grip on the title loosen.
Chelsea entered the weekend as leaders, having played more games than their title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, and with an unbeaten record in London derbies this term.
The Blues beat Arsenal 6-0 last weekend for a sixth capital success of the season, but in their 10th London derby a John Terry own goal saw Palace claim a 1-0 win for a first league victory over Chelsea in nearly 24 years.
Despite controlling large portions of the game, Chelsea failed to convert their 64 per cent possession advantage into goal scoring opportunities and the Eagles made them pay for their lack of conviction.
After some neat play, Joel Ward whipped the ball in from the left hand side, only to meet the head of Chelsea captain John Terry who, after beating Joe Ledley to the ball, could only direct it into his own net.
Jason Puncheon had the opportunity to put Palace out of sight but dragged a shot wide having outpaced the Chelsea defence.
Julian Speroni twice denied Eden Hazard, the second a stunning save when the Belgium forward was through one-on-one, as Palace ended a five-match winless streak with a much-needed victory.