Chelsea were held to a 1 – 1 draw at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday as Eberechi Eze ‘ s excellent second – half strike earned Oliver Glasner ‘ s side their first Premier League point of the season at Stamford Bridge . Fresh from scraping through their Conference League qualifier despite defeat to Servette on Thursday , Enzo Maresca saw his team dominate Palace in the first half as he sought back – to – back league wins . There appeared to be a smooth path to victory when Nicolas Jackson tucked away Cole Palmer ‘ s pass midway through the first half to hand the hosts the lead their football warranted . Chances to add to their tally came and went and so it was against the run of play when Eze delicately curled Palace level early in the second period , placing the ball masterfully out of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez ‘ s reach to stun home fans in west London . Alexander Isak ‘ s first goal of the season meawhile handed Newcastle a priceless 2 – 1 victory over Tottenham on an eventful afternoon at St James ‘ Park
. The Sweden international struck 13 minutes from time to settle a pulsating encounter which the visitors dominated for long periods but were unable to convert the pressure into goals . Keeper Nick Pope , who was partially to blame for the Dan Burn own goal which cancelled put Harvey Barnes ‘ opener , atoned which a series of fine saves and was also grateful for the intervention of his crossbar and some less than accurate finishing . But Eddie Howe ‘ s men , watched by chairman Yasir Al – Rumayyan among a crowd of 52 , 211 , many of them still questioning a relative lack of summer transfer activity , were once again far from their best despite the return to league football of Italy international Sandro Tonali as a second – half substitute following a 10 – month ban . dpa pa bag

Source: The Namibia News Agency