Subs: Max Meyer, Mamadou Sakho, Andros Townsend, Jairo Riedewald, James McCarthy, Sam Woods, Brandon Pierrick Keutcha, Tyrick Mitchell, Wayne Hennessey.
PALACE XI (4-3-3): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Scott Dann, Gary Cahill, Patrick van Aanholt; James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic (c), Cheikhou Kouyate; Jordan Ayew, Christian Benteke, Wilfried Zaha.
Chelsea beat Watford 3-0 on Saturday to return to winning ways after suffering a surprise 3-2 loss to West Ham in their most recent away outing. Frank Lampard’s side have won four of their last five league matches either side of the three-month hiatus and are fourth in the table, just one point behind third-placed Leicester City.
Palace have lost three matches in a row, each without scoring, and have slipped down to 14th in the table. They are well clear of the relegation zone and six points off a European spot with five games to go, so Roy Hodgson’s men are effectively now jostling for position in mid-table.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park.
None of the last 17 Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Chelsea have finished level, with the Blues winning 13 to Palace’s four. That run includes four wins in their last five visits to Selhurst Park.