Crystal Palace continued their brilliant start to the season with a last-gasp victory over Chelsea on Saturday.
Alan Pardew's Eagles made it three wins from their opening four matches with a 2-1 result over the reigning champions at Stamford Bridge - their first triumph there in 33 years.
Bakery Sako made it two in two for the South Londoners when he fired home in 65th minute before Radamel Falcao grabbed his first Blues goal when he headed home Pedro's cross with just over 10 minutes remaining.
But Joel Ward bobbed up with a winner nine minutes from time when diverting Sako's clever cross past Thibaut Courtois to condemn Jose Mourinho to a loss in his 100th Premier League home match.
The win saw Palace move up to second having remain undefeated in their four matches while last season's league winners find themselves 13th with just four points.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Chelsea: 1 (Radamel Falcao 79')
Crystal Palace: 2 (Bakary Sako 65', Joel Ward 81')
Stamford Bridge, London - 41,581
Debuts: CHE - Kenedy (club and league)
TALKING POINTS
- Are Palace the real deal? Or is the standard early-season flash in the pan?
- Can Chelsea rediscover their best and get their season back on track?
WHAT'S NEXT?
Chelsea head to Everton in search of a much-needed win on September 12 as Palace look to continue their winning form with a home fixture against league leaders Manchester City on the same date.
TWITTER INSIGHT
Happy to win against @ChelseaFC not an easy stadium to play but the team was terrific today. Fans was amazing again #CPFC#goal#assist
— sako bakary (@sakobakary26) August 29, 2015Great result today! Thanks to all the fans players & staff as well as #CFC for all the support #cpfc#Eagles#B2Apic.twitter.com/mlEh7EdU2n
— Yannick Bolasie (@YannickBolasie) August 29, 2015.@KurtZouma: 'We have a strong team and we have to show that.' http://t.co/cnsYJjJse1#CFCpic.twitter.com/VmwbfCFQkz
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 30, 2015
QUOTES CORNER
Chelsea's Mourinho on his side's performance against a deserved Palace:
"My team, I think we deserved more. I don't want to say we deserved to win, because it's not true. (But) I prefer to go in this order, when I say Crystal Palace first."
Palace boss Pardew on the fine result:
"As Crystal Palace manager, this was my best performance of the team that I've seen. Not because of the victory here, but because of the manner of how we played."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
1 - Falcao has scored his first Premier League goal since January 31st; he had gone 15 appearances without one before today. Relief.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 29, 20159 - Bakary Sako has scored five goals and made four assists in his last nine league appearances (for Wolves and Crystal Palace). Update.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 29, 20152 - Chelsea have conceded 2+ goals in back-to-back Premier League home games for the first time since November 2011. Concern.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 29, 20157 - Jose Mourinho's last seven Premier League defeats have come against a manager with a surname starting with P. Pards.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 29, 2015
TEAM LEADERS
CHELSEA
Goals - Five players all on 1
Assists - Pedro Rodriguez 2
Yellow cards - Five players all on 1
Red cards - John Terry, Thibaut Courtois 1
PALACE
Goals - Bakary Sako, Joel Ward 2
Assists - Jason Puncheon, James McArthur 2
Yellow cards - Yohan Cabaye 2
