Crystal Palace succumbed to a 2-0 defeat against an imperious Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues pushed up to joint-second in the table after recording a sixth straight league victory.
Most of the first-half play was in Palace’s half as they were unable to muster a single shot for the first time since March 2014 away at Swansea City.
Despite chances from Christian Pulisic, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic, the opening period ended goalless.
Seven minutes after the break, Chelsea took the lead after a good link-up between Mateo Kovacic and Willian allowed Tammy Abraham to net into the bottom corner from 10 yards.
James Tomkins wasted a gilt-edged chance to level for Palace, nodding Luka Milivojevic’s right-wing cross wide from six yards.
Chelsea put the game to bed on 79 minutes with a Pulisic header from close range after Michy Batshuayi’s deflected strike fell his way.
Palace slip to 10th in the table in Roy Hodgson’s 300th game as a Premier League manager after their their loss third in four games.
Palace: Guaita, Ward (Kelly 43), Tomkins, Cahill, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Kouyate (McCarthy 82), McArthur (Schlupp 69), Townsend, Zaha, Ayew.
Not used: Hennessey, Dann, Benteke, Riedewald.
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, James, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson, Kovacic, Kante, Mount (Gilmour 87), Willian, Pulisic (Hudson-Odoi 80), Abraham (Batshuayi 72).
Not used: Christensen, Caballero, Azpilicueta, Giroud.
