Crystal Palace host Chelsea in a crucial London derby on Saturday, aiming to build on their recent form and climb the table, while Chelsea seek to bounce back from a winless run.
Selhurst Park will be the venue for this exciting clash, with both teams eager to secure valuable points in the Premier League.
And the big team news is that Josh Acheampong makes his first start in the Premier League for the Blues.
FULL TIME
CRYSTAL PALACE 1-1 CHELSEA
Plenty of chances in this game but neither team could score the decisive goal
WATCH COLE PALMER GOAL BELOW.. ASSIST BY SANCHO
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90min ADDED TIME
+4 minutes.
GOAL!!!!!! 1-1 MATETA SCORES FOR PALACE
Muñoz gets the ball in midfield and passes it to Sarr. Eze takes it to the box and instead of taking the shot, passes it sideways to Mateta who gets the equaliser for the Eagles.
81min CHELSEA SUBSTITUTION
Marc Guiu in place of Nicolas Jackson.
78min
Marc Guéhi blocks Neto’s attempt at goal, and the ball goes out for a free throw.
76min
No changes for Chelsea so far.
73min
Colwill blocks Mateta’s attempt at goal.
71min JACKSON, HOW?
Right after Enzo, Jackson follows with a shot that misses the target by inches!
69min GUSTO CLEARS
Great intervention from the Chelsea right-back as he does a clean tackle in the box on Eze to get the ball out for a corner kick.
69min CRYSTAL PALACE SUBSTITUTION
Daichi Kamada in place of
65min CHELSEA YELLOW CARD
Levi Colwill, for a harsh foul in midfield.
63min
Jackson leads a promising attacking move for Chelsea, and he lays it off to Palmer. Palmer sends it to Pedro Neto on the other side of the flank, and a potential penalty foul as the Portuguese attacker runs in possession in the box is waved off.
56min SÁNCHEZ SAVES
Eze takes the free kick and Richards sends a powerful header towards the goal. Sánchez does really well to parry it away for another corner.
54min
Sancho does quite well, tracking back and marking Muñoz in place of Cucurella.
53min
Chelsea getting extended minutes in possession before Acheampong sends the ball to no one upfront.
HALF TIME
43min
Caicedo tries from range, and it goes out of target.
42min
Palace take almost two full minutes to set up a free kick after a Moisés Caicedo foul near the area. Eze steps up to take it, and he hits the wall.
39min
Sánchez get in front of the ball right before Sarr can find Mateta running at the near post.
37min
Sánchez does really well to defend a Palace cross from Eberechi Eze, and Sancho completes the job to take it away from danger with a smart dribble in the box.
34min
Mateta tries his luck from 15 yards out and the ball is barely deflected out for a corner.
33min
Sancho plays a neat pass to Jackson in the box, and his marker is forced to clear it for a free throw.
32′
Cole Palmer swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
30′
Ball possession: Crystal Palace: 32%, Chelsea: 68%.
26min
Enzo Fernández sends a sugared pass to Pedro Neto to break Palace’s press, and the winger sends it to Cole Palmer. He tries to assist Jackson at the far post, but a Crystal Palace player gets to it first.
24 min
Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23min
Palace insisting on getting a goal, and Chelsea doing a very good job of defending their own area from danger with Colwill, Caicedo and Acheampong.
17 mins: Chelsea have been full of confidence from the first whistle.
Palmer up to 13 goals in the league this season – only Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland in front of him.
GOAL!!!! CHELSEA SCORE… COLE PALMER!!!
SANCHO WITH THE ASSIST
11′
The referee signals a free kick as Moises Caicedo from Chelsea trips Jefferson Lerma
9′
Marc Guehi makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
6′
Crystal Palace take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
First corner of the match for Chelsea, Fernandez to take.
Whipped in to the near post, gets a flick and all the way through… for another corner.
Palmer takes it on the other side, Palace clear this one and Fernandez does well to stop Eze breaking.
4′
Marc Guehi relieves the pressure with a clearance
KICK-OFF!
We’re up and running!
Here we go!
Teams are out onto the pitch in south London.
Chelsea were made to wait for a few minutes in what is near enough the car park.
Crystal Palace team news
Starting XI: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Lerma, Doucoure, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Subs: Turner, Nketiah, Schlupp, Clyne, Kamada, Riad, Devenny, Kporha, Agbinone
Chelsea team news
Starting XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Acheampong, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Neto, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson
Subs: Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Veiga, James, Madueke, Felix, Nkunku, Guiu
Chelsea sit fourth in the table, but have the chance to go up to third at least until Nottingham Forest face Wolves on Monday.
Victory for the Blues would move them to within seven points of Liverpool, but the Reds would have two games in hand.
As for Crystal Palace, they are only five points clear of the relegation zone.
Don’t want to be hanging around that close heading into the final months of the season.
