I agree with you and for me, the result is final. The match has turned 1-1 at the very extra time, no side seems better, but if one looks at it extensively, Chelsea is better than Cryptal Palace, the issue with them is that they lack the attacking as needed. They also blew away the win of the first half when Crystal Palace scored nothing until the second half. I don't see any goals coming for either side till this match ends with what they are both playing.
If in the first half it looked like Chelsea were not going to lose points in this match, then in the second half the game was equal and I think a draw is a fair result for this match. So far I don’t see how Maresca can be better than Pochettino, Chelsea took their usual place in the middle of the table. And nothing has changed significantly for Manchester United, after the first half they are losing 0:2, and based on the game there are doubts that they will be able to equalize the score.I stopped myself from betting on Chelsea to win. Chelsea won against Wolves by a huge margin of 6-2. But even then I had my suspicions that this team is still not in good form. Because this is the same thing we saw from Chelsea last season. In the previous season too, Chelsea surprised everyone by winning a number of matches with big margins. But even then, Chelsea's overall performance throughout the season was unstbale. We are seeing similar things from Chelsea this season.
Chelsea should have added Osimhen to the squad. However, Osimhen had to spend a lot of money on the team. But even so, Chelsea's overall attacking performance would probably have been more stable if they had a player like Osimhen in their squad.
Chelsea won by a huge margin of 6-2 against Wolves. In the next match Chelsea lost 2-1 against Servertte. And Chelsea dropped points at home against teams like Crystal Palace today. I will say for sure right now that this team will not qualify for the Champions League.