So with Manchester United beating Liverpool in the early kick-off game, the likes of Chelsea and Tottenham will surly sense an opportunity to close in on the Top Four race.

Chelsea are currently trailing Liverpool by 7 points coming into this game but a win will see the Blue’s closing that gap to on 4 points while Tottenham can overtake Liverpool with a win over Bournemouth on Sunday.

Chelsea must get back to winning ways against Crystal Palace today to keep their hopes of Champions League qualification alive.

Four defeats in their previous five Premier League games has seen them fall five points behind fourth-placed Tottenham. The Blues lost the reverse fixture in October.

Valiant displays in narrow losses to United - after being 2-0 up - and, a week earlier, Tottenham have counted for nothing and Palace find themselves back in the relegation zone.

Chelsea team to face Crystal Palace
Courtois, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso, Willian, Giroud, Hazard.

Subs: Caballero, Emerson, Moses, Ampadu, Bakayoko, Pedro, Morata

Crystal Palace team to face Chelsea
Hennessey, Kelly, Tomkins, Wan-Bissaka, van Aanholt, Townsend, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Sorloth, Benteke.

Subs: Cavalieri, Sakho, Souare, Fosu-Mensah, Riedewald, Zaha, Chung-yong.


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