Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

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We’ll bring you line-ups, news of all the goals as they go in and keep a roving eye on proceedings in the EFL. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur got proceedings under way at the Emirates in the first North Lond derby of the season, where the sides are level at one goal apiece at half-time after a Harry Kane penalty cancelled out Thomas Partey’s opener. Crystal Palace v Chelsea: James Tomkins is back in Patrick Vieira’s squad after missing the beginning of the season with a calf injury and starts on the bench. Later on, Roberto De Zerbi faces one of the stiffest top flight tests imaginable when he attempts to mastermind victory over Liverpool at Anfield in his first match in charge of Brighton. Liverpool v Brighton: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson starts his first match in over a month as Jurgen Klopp makes allowances for the exertions of the international break. West Ham v Wolves: “West Ham sit 18th after taking four points from their first seven games of this season and are flirting with danger,” writes Jacob Steinberg. Premier League: Goals from Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka helped Arsenal to a convincing victory over a Tottenham Hotspur side who were reduced to 10 men in the second half. Callum Wilson has just given Newcastle the lead but his goal is currently the subject of a lengthy VAR review for a possible Joe Willock offside in the build-up. Jordan Pickford returns from a thigh injury to start for Everton at St Mary’s. Duje Caleta-Car is handed his debut and Ainsley Maitland-Niles is given a first start. “Game of the day is at Tannadice where Dundee United host St. He’s replaced by James Tomkins, who has just returned from a spell on the sidelines himself.

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Chelsea looks to keep up its top-four pace when it visits impressive and upstart Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

“Hopefully I can build a bit of confidence with the goal and push on. No small contribution for a player currently out in the cold. Chelsea hit back through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 38th minute, setting the stage for Gallagher to come off the bench and score the stunning winner. When Kai Havertz came off in the 76th minute, rather than inserting Pulisic (or any other attacking player for that matter) into the game, Potter instead brought on an extra central midfielder in Gallagher. Odsonne Edouard got on the end of a fantastic cross from Jordan Ayew in the 7th minute as Crystal Palace began brightly and threatened in behind on a number of occasions early on. Referee Chris Kavanagh showed Silva a yellow card, deeming that either (or a combination of) the distance from goal (roughly 35 yards out) and at least one recovering defender meant there wasn’t an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to be denied.

Read on for Anthony Dabbundo's best bet for the Premier League contest between Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

I haven’t really moved Palace much given they have outperformed expectations relative to the market early in the season. After I backed Palace on opening day, I will also be backing them here at home at a similar number. He had a renaissance in the second half of last year in La Liga, but his Premier League numbers were in steady decline his last few years at Arsenal. Chelsea aren’t allowing a lot of consistent possession and box entries, but when they do, teams have produced clear chances from that. There are also signs that the attack has taken a step forward this year, as Palace is 10th in non-penalty xG per match this season. The Eagles did lose on opening day to Arsenal, but xG suggested they played about even with the Gunners on that day.

The Chelsea line-up has been leaked for the game against Crystal Palace.

[ Marc Cucurella](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marc-cucurella/profil/spieler/284857) (ill), returns to his squad. [Mason Mount ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mason-mount/profil/spieler/346483)hit form for England midweek with a goal against Germany, and will be hoping he can do the same today. [Armando Broja ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/armando-broja/profil/spieler/571743)misses out again, and will have to prove himself off the bench if he wants to become part of Graham Potter's plans for the starting line-up. [Graham Potter's](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/graham-potter/profil/trainer/23954) first Premier League line-up for Chelsea is not a back three, much to the surprise of many Chelsea fans and even many neutral fans. Chelsea have named a back four, with Kalidou Koulibaly not part of Potter's plans for this game. The Gambian striker will be hoping he can get off to a flying start against [ Patrick Vieira ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-vieira/profil/spieler/3183)side. [ Armando Broja ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/armando-broja/profil/spieler/571743)in the starting line-up, and also no [Cesar Azpilicueta.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cesar-azpilicueta/profil/spieler/57500) [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pierre-emerick-aubameyang/profil/spieler/58864) gets his first start for Chelsea, and his first appearance in the Premier League since he left Arsenal for Barcelona. [Report: Chelsea Interested In Monaco Defender Benoit Badiashile](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/chelsea-interested-in-benoit-badiashile) [Report: Paulo Maldini Confirms Offers For Rafael Leao Amid Chelsea Interest](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-paulo-maldini-confirms-offers-for-rafael-leao-amid-chelsea-interest) [Report: Chelsea Expected To Try Again For Anthony Gordon In January](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-expected-to-try-again-for-anthony-gordon-in-january) [Report:](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-one-of-the-clubs-interested-in-villarreals-alex-baena) [Chelsea One Of The Clubs Interested In Villareal's Alex Baena](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-one-of-the-clubs-interested-in-villarreals-alex-baena) [Report: Chelsea 'Approached' Sheffield United For Sander Berge](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-approached-sheffield-united-for-sander-berge) [Ivory Coast Are Hoping To Convince Wesley Fofana To Declare For Them](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/ivory-coast-are-hoping-to-convince-wesley-fofana-to-declare-for-them) [Report: Graham Potter Would Like To Keep Anthony Barry at Chelsea](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-graham-potter-would-like-to-keep-anthony-barry-at-chelsea) [Edouard Mendy Returns Back To First Team Training](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/edouard-mendy-returns-back-to-first-team-training) The ex-Brighton manager has dropped [ Kalidou Koulibaly,](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/profil/spieler/93128) and went with a back four for his first game.

Graham Potter ruled N'Golo Kante and Marc Cucurella have been ruled out of the game already, with Kante not fully fit yet despite returning to training and Marc ...

[Armando Broja ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/armando-broja/profil/spieler/571743)does not start, with [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pierre-emerick-aubameyang/profil/spieler/58864) expected to be in from the start for his first Premier League game for Chelsea, and his first Premier League appearance since leaving Arsenal. [Cesar Azpilicueta](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cesar-azpilicueta/profil/spieler/57500) is also not named in the starting line-up, with [Reece James](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/reece-james/profil/spieler/472423g) expected to start right-back. [ Sam_c345](https://twitter.com/C345Sam) on Twitter, Graham Potter has not named [Kalidou Koulibaly](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/profil/spieler/93128) in his first ever Premier League line-up for Chelsea. [Trevoh Chalobah](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trevoh-chalobah/profil/spieler/346314) is not starting despite rumours this week, and judging by that the Chelsea back four can almost be named. [Report: Chelsea Interested In Monaco Defender Benoit Badiashile](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/chelsea-interested-in-benoit-badiashile) [Report: Paulo Maldini Confirms Offers For Rafael Leao Amid Chelsea Interest](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-paulo-maldini-confirms-offers-for-rafael-leao-amid-chelsea-interest) [Report: Chelsea Expected To Try Again For Anthony Gordon In January](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-expected-to-try-again-for-anthony-gordon-in-january) [Report:](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-one-of-the-clubs-interested-in-villarreals-alex-baena) [Chelsea One Of The Clubs Interested In Villareal's Alex Baena](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-one-of-the-clubs-interested-in-villarreals-alex-baena) [Report: Chelsea 'Approached' Sheffield United For Sander Berge](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-approached-sheffield-united-for-sander-berge) [Ivory Coast Are Hoping To Convince Wesley Fofana To Declare For Them](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/ivory-coast-are-hoping-to-convince-wesley-fofana-to-declare-for-them) [Report: Graham Potter Would Like To Keep Anthony Barry at Chelsea](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-graham-potter-would-like-to-keep-anthony-barry-at-chelsea) [Edouard Mendy Returns Back To First Team Training](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/edouard-mendy-returns-back-to-first-team-training) [ N'Golo Kante](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ngolo-kante/profil/spieler/225083) and [Marc Cucurella ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marc-cucurella/profil/spieler/284857)have been ruled out of the game already, with Kante not fully fit yet despite returning to training and Marc Cucurella suffering from an illness. There is a surprise in the line-up, with a certain big name summer signing dropped from the starting line-up. Chelsea travel to Crystal Palace today in the three o'clock kick-off in the Premier League, and some early team news has dropped about the Chelsea line-up ahead of the game.

Get a report of the Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/122260/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang) had seized on a headed pass by [Thiago Silva](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/96254/Thiago-Silva) to score his first goal for Chelsea in the 38th minute and level the match after Odsonne Edouard had given the hosts the lead in the seventh minute. [Jordan Ayew](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/123518/Jordan-Ayew) a run on goal by handling a few minutes before the defender set up Aubameyang for his goal. [Nathaniel Clyne](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/127865/Nathaniel-Clyne) was injured as he challenged Silva and manager Patrick Vieira was shown a yellow card for remonstrating with Kavanagh over his decision not to give Silva a red card. [Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/225607/Christian-Pulisic), created a yard of space for himself and then bent the ball around [Vicente Guaita](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/97429/Vicente-Guaita) in the Palace goal. [Arsenal](/football/team?id=359) but with a game in hand, underscoring the challenge he faces after replacing Thomas Tuchel a month ago. [Conor Gallagher](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/266696/Conor-Gallagher) sealed a last-gasp 2-1 win for [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) at [Crystal Palace](/football/team?id=384) on Saturday, sinking the club he played for on loan last season with a glorious curling shot in coach Graham Potter's first Premier League game in charge.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: The Blues erased an early deficit, as Conor Gallagher scored the late winner and Graham Potter made his Premier League debut.

“Hopefully I can build a bit of confidence with the goal and push on. No small contribution for a player currently out in the cold. Chelsea hit back through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 38th minute, setting the stage for Gallagher to come off the bench and score the stunning winner. When Kai Havertz came off in the 76th minute, rather than inserting Pulisic (or any other attacking player for that matter) into the game, Potter instead brought on an extra central midfielder in Gallagher. Odsonne Edouard got on the end of a fantastic cross from Jordan Ayew in the 7th minute as Crystal Palace began brightly and threatened in behind on a number of occasions early on. Referee Chris Kavanagh showed Silva a yellow card, deeming that either (or a combination of) the distance from goal (roughly 35 yards out) and at least one recovering defender meant there wasn’t an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to be denied.