Ghanaian Players abroad Jordan Ayew discreet as Crystal Palace lost against Chelsea

Jordan Ayew vs Chelsea

Jordan Ayew was not in his best form against Blues of Chelsea. As the Black Star didn’t stir Frank Lampard defenders and Crystal Palace lost the game 2-3.

Palace game debut was tough as they quickly lost centre-back Gary Cahill after just 6 minutes. A fact which affected the rest of the match.

Jordan Ayew who was lined up alongside Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha, has not found its automatism against Chelsea.

However, the connexion with the Belgian forward Benteke has not existed on the pitch. As he was placed at left wing with Benteke as centre-forward.

Ghana ace missed complementarity with his teammate.

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Meanwhile, he was at the initial action of the second equalizer goal of Christian Benteke (74th). After that of Wilfried Zaha with an astonishing strike during first half.

This is the 4th consecutive game of Jordan Ayew without scoring in Premier League. Last time he scored was on June 20 during Palace away 0-2 win against Bournemouth.

Crystal Palace missed the occasion to climb onto the 13th place of Premier League table before Southampton away game against Everton on Thursday. They currently rank 14th and have no pressure for Brighton, 15th, is 6 points clear of Roy Hodgson club.


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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