Date: Wednesday 27th December, 2023
Time: 8:30 pm
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Referee Michael Salisbury (England)
Goal Scorer:
Chelsea
The defeat at Wolves also meant Chelsea will lose a few key personnel ahead of their clash with Crystal Palace. Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer picked up their fifth bookings and will miss this game at Stamford Bridge.
There are doubts about Moises Caicedo’s availability, although Mauricio Pochettino remains hopeful of having the Ecuadorian back. Lesley Ugochukwu also picked up a hamstring problem, meaning he could miss the Palace game alongside Enzo Fernandez, who has a knock.
Chelsea continue to miss a host of players through injury, and Pochettino received no respite in the way of seeing someone necessary return to training. He can now count on Christopher Nkunku’s fitness after the Frenchman scored after coming on as a substitute. So, with some key players missing out, he could start.
Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke could also get their chances to start in the attacking setup alongside Nicolas Jackson. Conor Gallagher could also move behind in central midfield, while Axel Disasi could start alongside Malo Gusto in defence.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Nkunku, Mudryk; Jackson
Crystal Palace
Roy Hodgson has played similar lineups more or less in the last two or three games and will continue the trend heading to Stamford Bridge. The draw against Brighton & Hove Albion did not create more problems for the Palace boss, and he might make only one change.
Will Hughes could drop down to the bench as Hodgson could hand Eberechi Eze a start. The latter had a hamstring issue recently but has made a few cameos, especially 20 minutes against Brighton at the weekend. With more training also under his belt, the playmaker might be ready to start games.
Having him and Michael Olise in the starting lineup makes Palace a strong attacking outfit. Hodgson would hope to get more from his strikers, as Jean-Philippe Mateta will likely keep his place in the No.9 role.
Similarly, Hodgson will hope for more from Chris Richards, as the veteran manager hopes the midfielder starts assuming more responsibility in an essential position alongside Jefferson Lerma.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Henderson; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Lerma, Richards; Olise, Eze, Ayew; Mateta
Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace
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