Chelsea team news: Confirmed Blues line-up for Premier League clash vs Crystal Palace
Chelsea travel to Crystal Palace at Sunday lunchtime for a Premier League London derby against Crystal Palace.The Blues can move to within one point of Manchester City with a defeat of the Eagles, temporarily at least, with Pep Guardiola’s side not in action against Southampton until later in the day.Chelsea won their previous encounter with Crystal Palace back in November1
Chelsea won their previous encounter with Crystal Palace back in November
Maurizio Sarri’s men triumphed the last time these two teams met, with Alvaro Morata netting twice and Pedro grabbing the third in a 3-1 win. Andros Townsend scored Palace’s goal at Stamford Bridge, briefly pulling the match level at 1-1 before Morata restored Chelsea’s lead.Morata has not scored a league goal since grabbing his brace against Roy Hodgson’s side, and he fails to start for the fifth match in succession today; back from injury, the Spain international is named among the substitutes. Sarri has decided to reinstate an actual centre-forward to his team, Olivier Giroud, with Eden Hazard returning to the wing. Willian flanks Giroud on the other side, and Ross Barkley comes into midfield with Mateo Kovacic named on the bench.Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita continues to start for Palace, who also name star forward Townsend and Wilfried Zaha in attack.

Confirmed line-ups

Crystal Palace: Guaita, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Schlupp, Townsend, ZahaSubs: Ward, Dann, Meyer, Hennessey, Ayew, Wickham, PuncheonChelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Willian, Giroud, HazardSubs: Caballero, Kovacic, Zappacosta, Christensen, Morata, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu
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