The ailing champions have long been spying this match as potential relief in amid games with Barcelona and the two Manchester clubs, but they have lost to Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in each of the last two seasons. This match may come too soon for Wilfried Zaha to start for Palace but he has been the scourge of Chelsea in recent times. The hosts, with four defeats in their past five league games and Wednesday’s trip to Camp Nou looming large, will hope to have the job done before Zaha can be summoned from the bench. Dominic FifieldSaturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier LeagueVenue Stamford BridgeLast season Chelsea 1 Crystal Palace 2Referee Anthony TaylorThis season G20 Y73 R0 3.65 cards/gameOdds H 1-3 A 12-1 D 5-1CHELSEASubs from Caballero, Eduardo, Rüdiger, Emerson, Bakayoko, Pedro, Ampadu, Zappacosta, Morata, Drinkwater, Sterling, Hudson-OdoiDoubtful Ampadu (match fitness), Bakayoko (match fitness)Injured David Luiz (ankle, Apr)Suspended NoneDiscipline Y33 R4Form WLLWLLLeading scorer Hazard 11CRYSTAL PALACESubs from Cavalieri, Henry, Souaré, Lee, Sakho, Riedewald, Fosu-Mensah, Delaney, Jach, Rakip, ZahaDoubtful Sakho, Zaha (both match fitness)Injured Cabaye (groin, 17 Mar), Ward (calf, 31 Mar), Speroni, Wickham (both knee, May), Puncheon (knee), Sako (ankle, both Sep), Dann (knee, Oct)Suspended NoneUnavailable Loftus-Cheek (loan terms)Discipline Y51 R0Form LDDLLLLeading scorer Milivojevic 7

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2018 14:55 UTC