Chelsea went into the match knowing they could close the gap on third-placed Manchester City to one point with a win ahead of City's visit to Southampton (2.15pm).
The Blues were the better team in a rather uneventful first half at Selhurst Park
The Palace defence largely kept the likes of Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud at bay, with a long-range Willian effort the only shot on target
Former Liverpool and City forward Craig Bellamy was disappointed at the performance from Maurizio Sarri's side
He believed Chelsea were too negative in a game they really needed to win to maintain their slim title chances
And he claimed Azpilicueta and Alonso had to push further up the pitch to create Palace more problems
If I'm being honest, I've been a little bit disappointed with Chelsea," Bellamy said on Sky Sports
They've been very predictable in their build up. "It's been very easy for Crystal Palace to defend
At times I think they're a little bit concerned at throwing too many people forward
They're worried about Crystal Palace's counter-attacking ability. "But the wingers they have, Hazard's always going to look to come inside, Willian's going to look to come inside
Put the full-backs on (up the pitch), you've got two centre-backs who can deal with (Wilfried) Zaha, well they can try and deal with Zaha
But they seem to want to keep three back on one player at times. "I just feel they need to throw men forward because they need to win today
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