Chelsea aren't having an easy time of it in the Crystal Palace box.

The hosts are throwing themselves at every ball and making it frustrating for Melvine Malard, who hasn't had much of a look at goal.

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Former Liverpool forward on Sky Sports

That's twice now she's been in a good position. The first header she got to was cleared off the line.

She probably almost makes too much of a good contact on it, if she sort of glances, that's in the back of the net but it's also good defending to make Bronze's life difficult.

Lucy Bronze buries her face in the grass. That was a great opportunity for the right-back to get Chelsea level, but she puts too much pace on the header and the ball floats over the Palace goal.

Crystal Palace will be trying to get into half-time with their lead in tact. That would give them time to reset and give themselves a fighting chance of claiming all three points today.

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That's a really solid save from Pauline Peyraud-Magnin. There were a lot of bodies in front of her, but she spots the danger and dives low to get a hand on Sjoeke Nusken's strike.

Katie McCabe goes down in the box after a challenge from Abbie Larkin and there are some appeals for a penalty, but the referee waves play on.

That is also the first goal Crystal Palace have ever scored against Chelsea in the WSL era.

It's taken the Eagles eight games, but they've finally got there.

The big question is whether they can hold on.

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Former Liverpool forward on Sky Sports

They won't panic Chelsea, though. You can see nothing has particularly changed.

They will stick to their process and believe that's enough to get themselves back in it.

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This is the first time Chelsea have trailed in the WSL this season.

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Former Liverpool forward on Sky Sports

It's a phenomenal ball in, it really is. It's got everything about it.

Then you've got to make sure you've got the players running in, attacking, which Bartrip is.

It doesn't matter how they go in!

Crystal Palace make a rare move forward and Lexi Lloyd-Smith gets a shot away, but Lucy Bronze is in the way to make the block and send it out for a corner.

It's delivered into the near post and Bronze clears, although Hannah Hampton had to make sure it didn't drop down and in. Another corner for Palace.

Teyah Goldie is lucky to get away there without a yellow card after a high, sliding challenge.

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Former Liverpool forward on Sky Sports

Unbelievable. It was pinball in there.

The ball just doesn't settle quickly enough for Nusken.

Really good defending again from Palace but you just think how long can they keep doing that for?

Wow. How are Chelsea not in front?

Maika Hamano is unmarked in the box as Ellie Carpenter's delivery rolls in, but it's a poor effort on goal as she sends it straight at Pauline Payraud-Magnin.

Melvine Malard follows up on the rebound, but Allyson Swaby and Amiee Everett have raced back and stood themselves on the goal-line to stop the Blues from breaking the deadlock.

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Former Liverpool forward on Sky Sports

Alyssa Thompson is one of my favourite players to watch because she is rapid off the ball but she's just as quick on it as well, which is quite rare.

A goal is surely coming for Chelsea, but Allyson Swaby delays the inevitable with a goal-line clearance to deny Lucy Bronze.

It's all Chelsea.

Crystal Palace have barely had a sniff of the ball and when they do, they can't keep hold of it.

Sjoeke Nusken fizzes in a dangerous ball, but Annabel Blanchard is back and able to stop a Chelsea player from poking home.