Halftime score: Chelsea 1 Crystal Palace 0
36 min: GOAL! Chelsea 1 Crystal Palace 0 The scoring has started.
Chelsea, one of the three unbeaten teams in the Premier League, would be buoyed with confidence after wins against Bate, Burnley and Derby County and registering a draw in the deep injury time against Manchester United. Sarri’s team has gone through a pretty demanding schedule. It will be their 4th game in just 10 days.
Crystal Palace are placed fourteenth in the league table. They have had a tough league year till now. In 10 matches, the Eagles have won 2 games, drawn 2 and lost 6.
Team News: Eden Hazard starts as a substitute owing to his recovery. Kovacic and Ayew are also in subs. Zaha would be the lone striker for Crystal Palace.
Team Line-Ups:
Chelsea:
Kepa;
Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz, Alonso;
Kante, Jorginho, Barkley;
Pedro, Morata, Willian
Subs: Caballero, Cahill, Zappacosta, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Hazard
Today’s team to play Crystal Palace…#CHECRY pic.twitter.com/ng5yiDJaMo
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 4, 2018
Crystal Palace:
Hennessey;
Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt;
Milivojevic;
Meyer, McArthur, Kouyate, Townsend;
Zaha
Subs: Guaita, Kelly, Schlupp, Riedewald, Puncheon, Sorloth, Ayew
Here’s how #CPFC ? line up for today’s game at @ChelseaFC.
Come on you Palace! #CHECRY pic.twitter.com/jIfSVr1M6o
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) November 4, 2018