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Crystal Palace v Chelsea: Line-ups confirmed as Mateta starts

Sought-after striker leads the line for Eagles.

Jean-Philippe Mateta starts for Crystal Palace as they look to put a troubled week or so behind them against Chelsea.

Manager Oliver Glasner has announced he will leave in the summer, captain Marc Guehi left to join Manchester City and several teams are circling key striker Mateta.

It is perhaps unsurprising that the Eagles have had a dip in form, with nly Burnley (13) are on a longer winless run in the Premier League currently than their seven games without a win.

Palace have kept just three clean sheets in their last 34 league games against Chelsea and are up against it against their London rivals it would seem.

The Blues have a new manager in Liam Rosenior and enter the weekend just two points off a top-four place.

Can they pick up just a second win in seven league games?

Table of Contents

• 1 Crystal Palace team news
• 2 Chelsea team news

Crystal Palace team news

As well as Mateta starting the big news is the return from injury of wing-back Daniel Munoz. He could make a big difference.

Ismaila Sarr and Jaydee Canvot also come in.

Palace XI: Dean Henderson, Jaydee Canvot, Maxence Lacroix, Chris Richards, Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Adam Wharton, Daniel Muñoz, Ismaïla Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Jean-Philippe Mateta

Your Palace for this afternoon 😍

Chelsea team news

Chelsea bring in Benoit Badiashile, Estevao and Andrey Santos, as Cole Palmer misses out.

Chelsea XI: Robert Sánchez, Marc Cucurella, Benoît Badiashile, Trevoh cChalobah, Reece James, Moisés Caicedo, Andrey Santos, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernández, Estêvão, João Pedro

How we line-up today. 👇📋#CFC | #CRYCHE pic.twitter.com/JBzbMIKfFH

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• Chelsea F.C.
• Crystal Palace F.C.

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