High-flying Crystal Palace host Chelsea at Selhurst Park on Sunday as they aim to continue their good run of form and pile more misery on their visitors.
Alan Pardew’s men are in fifth place with 31 points and are surely looking to break into the top four at some point given the inconsistency of the teams above them.
However, they face a tough challenge against the Blues who are desperately in need of points to avoid dropping into the relegation zone.
Chelsea have drawn the first two games under Guus Hiddink and they will be hoping to grind out a win somehow to get their campaign back on track.
The previous meeting between the sides this season ended 1-2 in favor of Crystal Palace with Joel Ward scoring the winner to hand the Eagles all three points.
KEY STAT: Chelsea are winless in the last seven away games (L4 D3) with only one win away from home this season (3-2 at West Brom).
Team News
Diego Costa should be back in the Chelsea lineup after serving his one game suspension against Manchester United but Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao are both still nursing injuries. Cesc Fabregas could return to the lineup but Gary Cahill remains doubtful.
Crystal Palace have a few of their key players on the injury table with Connor Wickham, Yannick Bolasie, Damien Delaney and Dwight Gayle all ruled out of this fixture.
Predicted Lineups
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