Enzo Maresca bemoaned his Chelsea side’s wasteful finishing after they were punished by Crystal Palace’s late equaliser at Selhurst Park.
The Blues dominated the first-half of Saturday’s Premier League meeting and made a host of chances even as the Eagles improved after the break, but failed to add to Cole Palmer’s 14th-minute opener.
In all, they managed 15 shots but just one on target and Jean-Philippe Mateta eventually struck eight minutes from time to earn Oliver Glasner’s men a share of the points.
“Between the first-half and second-half, we created enough chances to win the game but in football you need to be clinical otherwise the game is always open,” Maresca said.
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“Especially in this stadium – any transition, any corner boosts the energy for them. Unfortunately at the end we conceded but I think overall we did enough to win the game.
“Today, if I had to decide the reason we didn’t win the game, it’s to try to be clinical when you have the chance to kill the game because at 2-0 it’s probably finished.”
The 1-1 draw means Chelsea’s winless run now stands at four games and from the heels of Premier League leaders Liverpool they have slipped back into the heart of a crowded race for the top four.