Frank Lampard’s Chelsea will face Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in London in the Premier League this weekend.
Chelsea will be looking to maintain their good run of form this weekend when they take on Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in London in the Premier League.
Frank Lampard’s side will head into the match against Palace on the back of a 4-4 draw with Ajax at home in the Champions League.
The Blues are doing well in the Premier League at the moment and will be confident of picking up all three points against Palace in the London derby.
Lampard will have to make at least three changes to the team that started against Ajax on Wednesday evening.
Mason Mount was substituted on the hour mark against Ajax due to injury, and it is very likely that the midfielder will not start against Palace.
This means that 18-year-old attacker Callum Hudson-Odoi will replace Mount in the team, with Emerson Palmieri slotting in at left-back.
Jorginho has been playing well for the Blues in recent weeks, but the midfielder is suspended for the match against Palace.
This opens the door for N’Golo Kante to make a long-awaited comeback in the middle of the park.
The 28-year-old defensive midfielder has not played for Chelsea since October 6, and has had groin, knee, ankle and hamstring injuries.
Konte joined Chelsea from Leicester City in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £30 million and when Antonio Conte was in charge of the Blues.
This is how Chelsea could line up against Palace this weekend:
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