Chelsea v Crystal Palace: match preview

The ailing champions have long been spying this fixture as potential relief in amidst collisions 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 game may come too soon for Wilfried Zaha to return to the visitors’ starting XI, but the Ivorian 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 he can be summoned from the bench. Dominic Fifield

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League

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