Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Preview: Where to Watch, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News

​Chelsea welcome Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, hoping to extend their winning streak in the Premier League to six games. 

Frank Lampard's men come into the fixture in fine form, having fought back from 4-1 down on Tuesday night to draw 4-4 with Ajax in the Champions League. Last time out in the league, the Blues edged past Watford, with Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic finding the net on that occasion.

César Azpilicueta

Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are quietly going about their business in the top flight, currently sitting ninth in the table. However, Roy Hodgson's men are without a win in three matches, following their home defeat to high-flying Leicester last time out. 

The Eagles will be keen to respond and, as a result, this could make for a fascinating London derby.

Here's 90min's preview of Saturday's ​game.


Where to Watch

When Is Kick Off? Saturday 9 November
What Time Is Kick Off? 12:30 (BST)
Where Is it Played? Stamford Bridge
TV Channel/Live Stream? BT Sport 1
Referee? Mike Dean

Team News

Lampard will be forced into making a change to his starting lineup for the upcoming clash, as midfielder Jorginho is suspended. As a result, N'Golo Kante is expected to return to the starting lineup, following his recent injury troubles. 

Further to this, the Blues may also be ​without Mason Mount, after he limped out of Tuesday night's clash with Ajax. In more positive news, Andreas Christensen was part of the Champions League squad in midweek and is in contention to feature, while Ross Barkley is also expected to return for the clash with Palace. Reece James may also be rewarded with a starting role, after his fine performance. 

Jorginho

Elsewhere, Antonio Rudiger (groin), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (achilles) and Marco van Ginkel (knee) all remain out. 

​Crystal Palace manager Hodgson, meanwhile, has a number of injury concerns to contend with, as a number of his players have picked up knocks in recent weeks. Key player James McArthur is a doubt for Saturday's game. after suffering a back injury in the defeat to Leicester.

Gary Cahill and Cheikhou Kouyate collided heads in the Eagles' tussle with Leicester, but both are expected to be fit and available for selection. Andros Townsend may also feature if he is able to pass a late fitness test. Forward Connor Wickham and centre-back Mamadou Sakho both remain out.


Predicted Lineups

Chelsea Kepa; James, Zouma, Tomori, Azpilicueta; Kovacic, Kante; Willian, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi; Abraham.
Crystal Palace Guaita; Ward, Cahill, Tomkins, Van Aanholt; Zaha, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Schlupp; Ayew.

Head to Head Record

The two teams have gone up against each other on 54 occasions, with ​Chelsea boasting the better record. The Blues have won 27 of these 54 meetings, while the Eagles have only managed to prevail 12 times. The two sides have shared the spoils on 15 occasions. 

Max Meyer,N'Golo Kanté

The last meeting between the two saw Chelsea come out on top in what was a tight contest. N'Golo Kante scored the all-important goal to ensure his side left with all three points. 


Recent Form

The Blues come into this match in fine form, despite recently being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by ​Manchester United

They produced a scintillating display to fight back from 4-1 down on Tuesday night ​to draw with Ajax in the Champions League. The home side were certainly aided by the two red cards shown to the Dutch side's two centre-backs, but nonetheless Lampard's men displayed tremendous spirit to keep fighting.

The west London side overcame Watford in their last match in the league, with Abraham and Pulisic giving the away side a comfortable lead. Although the Hornets did pull one back from the spot late on, they were unable to find a leveller. 

Wilfried Zaha

Crystal Palace are without a win in three matches, but in those three matches they faced Manchester City, Arsenal and Leicester. While they did fall to defeats against both Leicester and Manchester City, Hodgson's men came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with ​Arsenal at the Emirates. 

Here's how the two sides have performed in their last five matches.

Chelsea Crystal Palace
Chelsea 4-4 Ajax (5/11) Crystal Palace 0-2 Leicester City (3/11)
Watford 1-2 Chelsea (2/11) Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace (27/10)
Chelsea 1-2 Manchester United (30/10) Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester City (19/10)
Burnley 2-4 Chelsea (26/10) West Ham United 1-2 Crystal Palace (05/10)
Ajax 0-1 Chelsea (23/10) Crystal Palace 2-0 Norwich City (28/9) 

Prediction

Crystal Palace have shown they can cause problems on the road, following their comeback against Arsenal. The Eagles will make it hard for Chelsea and will look to take their chances on the counter. 

Frank Lampard

However, Chelsea will come into the game full of confidence and will be keen to pick up all three points, as they look to extend the gap between themselves and fifth-placed Arsenal. 

Overall, although the Blues may not keep a clean sheet, they are expected to take the win here.

Prediction: Chelsea 3-1 Crystal Palace


Source : 90min