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Chelsea matchwinner Havertz highlights young teammates for victory over Palace

Kai Havertz admits there's relief after Chelsea's win against Crystal Palace.

Havertz scored the only goal of the game on Sunday.

He said at the final whistle: "The last few weeks were tough. For everyone at the club, it is not easy under these circumstances. A lot of things changed this year. We have so many injuries, 10-12 injured players.

"Today we had five young players in the starting XI, they are doing a really good job at the moment.

"I think I was in a good spot. Hakim gave me a lot of good balls. I play in the number nine position and I take the responsibility to score more goals, we as a team need to score more goals. I will do my best to help the team."

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