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Chelsea needed an 89th-minute penalty from substitute Noni Madueke to edge past Crystal Palace 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and climb back into the top half of the Premier League table.

It had looked like being another frustrating home outing for Mauricio Pochettino's side for most of the second half, after Michael Olise had cancelled out Mykhailo Mudryk's early goal with a brilliant finish on the half-volley on the stroke of half-time. Nicolas Jackson missed a superb chance to win it, slotting the ball wide after being set up by Conor Gallagher.

But with the game drifting towards what would have been a deserved point for Palace, there was a final twist, Eberechi Eze tripped Madueke as he sought to control the ball on the edge of the box, and the England Under-21 international won the match from the spot with his first league goal of the season.

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace team news

• GOAL! Madueke converts late penalty

• NO GOAL! Jackson denied by VAR

• GOAL! Olise levels before half-time

• GOAL! Mudryk puts Chelsea in front

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22:18 , Matt Verri

Madueke has been linked with a move away in January but he was the matchwinner at Stamford Bridge.

He won a penalty after lifting the crowd at Stamford Bridge with his dribbling, fighting spirit and energy. The winger knocked the ball past Eberechi Eze in the box and was brought down, but had to wait for VAR to give him a penalty.

Conor Gallagher and Armando Broja both offered to take the penalty, but Madueke grabbed the match ball, and his mind wouldn't be changed.

In the 89th minute, with Chelsea desperate, he dispatched his penalty as if he was playing in the park. Madueke was flawless in his 20-minute spell on the pitch and must now start away at Luton.

Read our full analysis here!

Madueke holds his nerve!

21:55 , Matt Verri

Cool as you like from the Chelsea winger...

Chelsea player ratings

21:41 , Matt Verri

Christopher Nkunku - 7

The France international brought quality and composure on his full debut, helping to set up the opening goal. He did, however, miss a good chance and faded later on.

Ian Maatsen - 4

On his first Premier League start for Chelsea, he missed the match's first chance and came off early while playing out of position.

Mykhailo Mudryk - 7

Mudryk created the first big opportunity and scored Chelsea's first goal in a lively opening, but came off with an ankle injury.

Read those in full here!

FT: Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace

21:28 , Matt Verri

A sixth Premier League home win for Chelsea in 2023.

That was hard-fought, but Madueke's late penalty is enough for a much-needed three points.

Palace play well but again have nothing to show for it. Eight matches without a win now.

Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace

21:27 , Matt Verri

90+7 mins: Chelsea are being pinned back now.

That'll ease the pressure though, Olise cutting inside and whipping a cross straight out of play.

Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace

21:25 , Matt Verri

90+5 mins: We might get more than these eight minutes.

Pochettino booked, as the referee strolls over to have a word with the Chelsea boss. He doesn't seem to know what for.

Gallagher also shown a yellow card.

Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace

21:21 , Matt Verri

90+2 mins: Eight minutes added on!

This one isn't done yet...

One final Chelsea change. Badiashile is off, Gilchrist on for his first-team debut.

GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace | Noni Madueke 89'

21:18 , Matt Verri

CHELSEA IN FRONT!

Madueke wins the penalty and Madueke scores the penalty.

Stutters his way to the ball, and sends Henderson the wrong way.

PENALTY CHELSEA!

21:16 , Matt Verri

VAR check for that Madueke appeal - referee over to look at the monitor.

Has to be given, Eze stuck out a leg and brought the Chelsea man down.

And it is given!

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

21:15 , Matt Verri

85 mins: Chelsea want a penalty, as Madueke goes down from a corner.

Palace break with numbers, Eze leading the charge. He's all the way into the box, but the door is eventually slammed shut.

Madueke has stayed down, nobody paying him any attention.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

21:12 , Matt Verri

83 mins: Sensational ball over the top from Broja, who times his run perfectly.

First touch is brilliant, second one fires a shot into the side-netting.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

21:10 , Matt Verri

81 mins: Now Palace could be in front, after a huge error from Silva.

Swings at thin air, Schlupp is aware. He slides it wide to Olise - first shot blocked, second shot saved.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

21:10 , Matt Verri

Nicolas Jackson misses a sitter, then scores moments later but it is ruled out by VAR.

This is a real test of his mettle in challenging times for him and Chelsea.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

21:09 , Matt Verri

79 mins: Bit of a shoving match between Mitchell and Madueke, right in front of the managers who jump in to keep the piece.

Both players earn themselves a yellow card for that nonsense.

NO GOAL!

21:07 , Matt Verri

Sums up Jackson's luck.

It's ruled out for offside - it remains 1-1!

GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace | Nicolas Jackson 76'

21:06 , Matt Verri

Scores this one!

Silva whips in a cross from deep, takes a big deflection and falls to Jackson at the back post, who reacts well to poke beyond Henderson.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

21:04 , Matt Verri

74 mins: That was the moment for Jackson.

Gallagher with a great pass, Jackson clean through on goal but he lifts a finish beyond the far post. Had to score.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

21:03 , Matt Verri

73 mins: Richards given an almighty scare!

Two very cynical fouls, pulling Madueke's shirt and then tripping him up a few seconds later.

Referee briefly brings out the red card, then holds his hand up in apology and replaces it with a yellow!

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

21:00 , Matt Verri

70 mins: Mudryk down, got clattered by Clyne after a heavy touch from the Palace defender.

He's coming off anyway - Nkunku also replaced. Broja and Madueke on.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:57 , Matt Verri

67 mins: Palace seeing less of the ball, but at least they look dangerous when they attack.

Ayew drifts into the box, ball into the middle is hooked away by Lavia.

Chelsea have been really, really poor since the break.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:53 , Matt Verri

64 mins: Sustained spell of Chelsea possession - not doing anything with it though.

The Blues still haven't had a shot since half-time.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:50 , Matt Verri

61 mins: It's Gusto at left-back now, with Disasi on the right.

Disasi plays a decent ball down the line, Jackson can't get there though and Henderson claims.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:49 , Matt Verri

Romeo Lavia makes his Chelsea debut and these are his first competitive minutes in around seven months.

Chelsea need the youngster at his best right away after a poor start to the half.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:46 , Matt Verri

57 mins: Two Chelsea changes.

Colwill and Maatsen coming off, Silva and Lavia, making his debut, on.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:46 , Matt Verri

56 mins: Mateta blasts over from a few yards out, but the whistle had already gone.

Foul from Lerma on Disasi - wasn't a huge amount of contact really.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:45 , Matt Verri

55 mins: Poor from Badiashile, gets too tight to Mateta on the halfway line and he's easily spun.

The Palace man is all by himself as he drives into the box, shot from a tight angle is turned behind. Corner.

Gusto nods it behind for another one.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:43 , Matt Verri

One of Pochettino's staff has gone over to Romeo Lavia to tell him to up his warm up and he is now coming on.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:42 , Matt Verri

52 mins: Olise turns away from a couple of Chelsea players, looks to play Ayew through on goal.

Gets clattered by Caicedo in the process, who earns himself a yellow card for that.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:39 , Matt Verri

50 mins: Gallagher and Caicedo picking the ball up in midfield, nobody in a Chelsea shirt in front of them is moving. No options at all.

Lots of backwards passing from the Blues - going nowhere.

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:36 , Matt Verri

47 mins: As with the first half, it's Crystal Palace who have started really well.

Eze puts a couple of dangerous balls into the middle, Chelsea just about scramble it clear.

Back underway!

20:34 , Matt Verri

Up and running again at Stamford Bridge.

How Chelsea took the lead...

20:33 , Matt Verri

Feels a long time ago, but it was a lovely move for the Blues to take an early lead.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:27 , Matt Verri

The goals have come from Mudryk and Olise - they have been two of the best players on the pitch.

Good response too from Jackson tonight after recent criticism. He linked well with Nkunku in pre-season so maybe his presence is helping.

Ruthless from Olise!

20:21 , Matt Verri

The Palace winger took his chance superbly.

HT: Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

20:19 , Matt Verri

And that is half-time.

Some really nice football at times from Chelsea, who led through Mudryk's early goal.

But Olise has levelled it up going into the break, punishing some slack defending.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:18 , Matt Verri

Incredible for Chelsea to switch off on the left-hand side of their defence, allowing Michael Olise all the time he needed to pick his spot and score.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace | Michael Olise 45+1'

20:16 , Matt Verri

Right before half-time!

Ayew floats a ball to the back post, Olise left unmarked. One touch to chest it down, another to beat Petrovic at the near post.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

20:14 , Matt Verri

44 mins: Jackson very keen to play a simple pass... too simple.

Once more he goes back when there's no real need, he doesn't want to take any risks. It's irritating the Stamford Bridge faithful.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

20:12 , Matt Verri

41 mins: Chelsea happy to keep slowing things down - home fans not impressed as Jackson and Nkunku stand still and pass it between each other.

Eventually Nkunku theatrically launches himself to the ground and wins a free-kick.

Gallagher floats it into the middle, through everyone and out for a goal-kick.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

20:08 , Matt Verri

38 mins: Gusto has been so impressive for Chelsea.

Again he bursts forward and finds Maatsen, continues his run down the right and should really have been played in. Maatsen goes himself instead and runs into trouble.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

20:04 , Matt Verri

34 mins: Brilliant switch from Nkunku, Gusto does well to keep it in play. Pass inside to Maatsen, who tries his luck from distance. Deflected wide.

Gallagher already off corner duties, Mudryk to take. Better delivery, but Mateta is there to clear.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

20:02 , Matt Verri

Nicolas Jackson is doing a Roberto Firmino-like job today. He has created the best chances, apart from the goal.

He is looking really accomplished but did miss his only shooting chance.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

20:02 , Matt Verri

32 mins: First corner of the match from Chelsea, as Mitchell does well to stick with Mudryk and poke the ball away.

Gallagher takes an age to stroll over and take it, and then whips it straight to the Palace defender at the near post. Dreadful.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

19:59 , Matt Verri

29 mins: Chelsea sloppy on the ball, Mateta wins it back and he charges into the box.

Onto his left foot, slips in Eze... shot blocked.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

19:57 , Matt Verri

26 mins: Big chance!

Jackson takes advantage of an Andersen, shrugs the defender off and plays Nkunku in.

Clean through, swings at thin air as Richards challenges from behind. Foul?

Referee says no. VAR agrees.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

19:55 , Matt Verri

25 mins: Jackson in behind, Palace still playing that high line.

Looks offside... play carries on though, before Jackson drags the shot wide.

Linesman in fact fell over, which is why the flag didn't go up. Eventually he gathers himself and waves.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

19:52 , Matt Verri

22 mins: Nearly 2-0!

Chelsea playing some really nice football.

Jackson with the backheel to Mudryk, first touch is great. Tries to dink it over Henderson, but he rushes off his line to smother the shot.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

19:51 , Matt Verri

21 mins: Mateta down on the halfway line, he thinks he's been fouled.

So do the Chelsea players, judging by the fact they all stopped. Play waved on though.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

19:48 , Matt Verri

18 mins: Nkunku pokes a ball through to Jackson, who is one-on-one with Guehi. Instead opts to turn back and lay the ball off... straight to Clyne.

Olise fires a great ball across the face of goal, and Gusto does really well at the back post to clear with Ayew lurking.

Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

19:46 , Matt Verri

16 mins: Jackson does well to win a free-kick out wide for Chelsea.

Gallagher whips it into the middle, Nkunku gets up well but he powers a header over the bar.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

19:45 , Matt Verri

Crystal Palace had started well but Chelsea break the deadlock with a moment of quality.

Christopher Nkunku had the composure to pick out the overlapping run of Malo Gusto, who saw his cutback turned in by Mykhailo Mudryk.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace | Mykhailo Mudryk 13'

19:44 , Matt Verri

Chelsea take the lead!

All came from a brilliant turn from Gusto, created the space to start the counter.

Pass is a poor one, but Clyne slips and it comes to Nkunku. He slides it wide to Gusto, cut back to Mudryk and the first-time finish is a good one.

Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace

19:42 , Matt Verri

12 mins: Chelsea not looking entirely comfortable playing out from the back - a couple of times they've come close to losing it on the edge of their own area.

Don't want to be giving Olise or Eze any gifts.

Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace

19:40 , Matt Verri

9 mins: More like it from Chelsea, their first real attack of the match.

Palace playing a surprisingly high line and it's exposed, Maatsen played in behind. Clean through on goal, poked effort is half-saved by Henderson and Mitchell gets back to hack it away off the line to complete the job.

Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace

19:38 , Matt Verri

7 mins: That was ambitious, to put it mildly.

Andersen about 35 yards out, maybe more, and he decides that's firmly within range. Shot is straight at Petrovic.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

19:36 , Matt Verri

Michael Olise with a wonderful turn on the halfway line to bamboozle Levi Colwill and eventually win a free-kick in a dangerous area.

It's a show of what Chelsea could have won, having bid for him in the summer transfer window.

Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace

19:35 , Matt Verri

5 mins: Chelsea have barely had a kick.

Olise spins Colwill in his own half, drives all the way up towards the Chelsea box. Chelsea left-back gets too tight, holds Olise and gives away a free-kick just outside the area.

Eze and Olise standing over this...

It's Eze - wide. Felt like it would have been a better angle for Olise.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

19:33 , Matt Verri

Opta say this is the youngest Chelsea starting XI named in the Premier League era. No surprise that as soon as Thiago Silva is rested, that record tumbles.

It's quite a flat atmosphere at Stamford Bridge tonight. There is understandable trepidation given recent results.

Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace

19:32 , Matt Verri

2 mins: Palace with a really bright start. Olise could have been played in down the right, instead Clyne whips the ball into the middle.

Mateta looks to nod it down for Eze, but gets too much on it. Visitors on the front foot right from the start.

KICK-OFF!

19:30 , Matt Verri

Up and running in west London!

Here we go!

19:26 , Matt Verri

The players are in the tunnel at Stamford Bridge.

For all their troubles away from home, Chelsea haven't lost here since October.

That's not much consolation when you're 11th in the table...

Hodgson: I don't feel pressure

19:22 , Matt Verri

Seven matches without a win for Palace - Roy Hodgson insists he is not worried about his job though.

"If I suggest that every time a team slides down the table the manager should feel under pressure, then I suppose I should feel under pressure," the Palace boss said.

"But I don't believe that the players can be doing much more than they are doing at the moment, so if that is pressure, I don't feel it. No, not at all."

Pre-match thoughts from Pochettino

19:15 , Matt Verri

"I think we need to react and increase our level of concertation. We cannot afford to lose this type of game.

"We need to be more clinical and need to be so strong. Today's a great opportunity to show we can react."

Warm-up time!

19:10 , Matt Verri

Kick-off coming up in about 20 minutes.

Hodgson: Olise and Eze can excite

19:04 , Matt Verri

Crystal Palace go into this match just three points off the relegation zone.

Only Sheffield United, who sit bottom of the table, have scored fewer Premier League goals this season, but Roy Hodgson is confident his side have enough star quality to ensure they do not get dragged into a fight for survival.

“We’ve been blessed with Wilfried [Zaha] over the years, but now we have Olise and also Eberechi Eze — two players who can do that job and get the crowd buzzing," he said.

"We believe that with guys like [Marc Guehi] and Joachim Andersen, Eze, Olise, [Odsonne] Edouard and [Jean-Philippe] Mateta and what they’re doing this year, there is enough threat in our team to get us where we would like to be at the end of the season.”

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

18:56 , Matt Verri

Confidence not particularly high in either camp...

Nkunku to play centrally

18:49 , Matt Verri

Christopher Nkunku scored on his Premier League debut at Molineux and the returning France international could help lift Chelsea in the coming weeks.

He makes his first start for the Blues tonight, and Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he is only fit enough to play in a central position, having been out for four months with a knee injury.

The Chelsea boss said: "Because he’s coming back from injury, I think he’s best as a ten or a nine, more than from the left or right-hand side.

"At the moment, to cope with the demand of the Premier League and what the team need, he is better in the middle positions."

Eze returns for Palace

18:43 , Matt Verri

Just the one change for Palace tonight.

No surprise that Eze comes back into the side for the visitors, with Hughes the man to drop to the bench as a result.

Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge

18:36 , Matt Verri

Christopher Nkunku makes his first start, Ian Maatsen makes his first Premier League start for the Blues and Moises Caicedo returns from a fever.

Caciedo's return will draw the fewest headlines but it is a huge boost amid an injury and suspension crisis.

Crystal Palace team news

18:33 , Matt Verri

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell,Lerma, Richards, Olise, Eze, Ayew, Mateta.

Subs: Tomkins, Franca, Schlupp, Hughes, Ahamada, Matthews, Riedewald, Adaramola, Ozoh.

Chelsea team news

18:31 , Matt Verri

Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Colwill, Caicedo, Gallagher, Mudryk, Nkunku, Maatsen, Jackson

Subs: Silva, Madueke, Bettinelli, Broja, Gilchrist, Lavia, Bergstrom, Matos, Castledine

Stand by...

18:26 , Matt Verri

All the team news from Stamford Bridge coming up in the next few minutes.

Mauricio Pochettino with big decisions to make - does he hand Christopher Nkunku a first start?

Will need a goal threat from somewhere, with Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer both suspended.

Olise offers Palace hope

18:18 , Matt Verri

A goal Roy Hodgson described as a “wonder-header” by Danny Welbeck ensured Crystal Palace’s winless run will stretch past Christmas, but there were plenty of positives for his side, writes Dom Smith.

After Thursday night’s 1-1 home draw with rivals Brighton made it seven games without a victory, Hodgson said: “I don’t believe the players could be doing much better than they’re doing at the moment.”

That could certainly be said of Michael Olise, who put on a performance befitting of the high regard the Palace faithful hold him in.

The way he ran at Brighton with the ball, harried them without it and carried the hosts up the pitch at Selhurst Park made it easy to forget that he only recently returned from a four-month hamstring injury.

With Eberechi Eze only appearing from the bench as Palace ease him back from an ankle injury, the Eagles might have been in trouble had they not been able to count on Olise’s close control and ability to glide across the turf and into the final third.

The wait for victory goes on, but Olise gives Palace genuine hope.

Pochettino makes admission over Chelsea job

18:09 , Matt Verri

Mauricio Pochettino admits the Chelsea job is proving more difficult than he thought and that he has fallen short of his expectations.

The Argentine insists he believed the Blues could compete for the Premier League title at the beginning of the season, but they now seem certain to fall short.

"We knew it was going to be tough this year but never (this tough). Because of all the circumstances you are describing (injuries, suspensions), it makes the situation worse," Pochettino told reporters.

"Too many important players out. Too many circumstances going on from the start of the season that is out of our hands.

"But at the same time, it’s a good challenge. We are all disappointed because it’s Chelsea."

Hodgson: Chelsea won't be scared of us

17:59 , Matt Verri

Roy Hodgson has admitted Chelsea are unlikely to be “frightened” by his Crystal Palace team.

Palace have drawn with Manchester City and Brighton in their last two matches, but have not won in seven matches.

Hodgson said of Chelsea: “When you look at their squad, most teams will look at it and think this is going to be a very tough game.

“I don’t think we’ll go to Chelsea with them being frightened out of their wits with the team we can come with, but I also believe we’ll go there and give them as good a game as we’ve given the last three teams we’ve played — all of which are European teams.”

Problems continue for Blues

17:53 , Matt Verri

It's been a miserable 2023 for Chelsea and the table is not pretty reading for them.

The Blues sit 11th, already 14 points off the top four. They're 13 points away from the bottom of the table, by comparison.

Defeat tonight and they'll stay seven points clear of the relegation zone... Luton in 18th will have a game in hand too!

Pochettino: Jackson not to blame

17:45 , Matt Verri

Mauricio Pochettino says supporters must not blame Nicolas Jackson after he was cheered off the pitch after being substituted in Chelsea's defeat to Wolves.

The 22-year-old striker was one of the primary players guilty of wasting chances in the 2-1 defeat away at Molineux on Christmas Eve.

Asked about the fans' reaction to his decision to take Jackson off in the 80th minute, Pochettino said: "I heard nothing from the fans but we wanted Nkunku and [Raheem] Sterling [in the central striker positions].

"It is always about expectation, how you manage expectation and set the expectation. If we compare Jackson to different strikers that arrive at his age to a new league, he is scoring goals when you look at his performances.

"It is not about blaming him. I think you can accept the frustration from the fans. It is about when we don't score, [for] the offensive players, but I think we need to blame all together.

"My advice is to blame them all together because football is a team sport, a collective sport, we cannot blame only one [player].

"But in this case, he is young, in the Premier League, the expectation is massive and we are Chelsea. At Chelsea, there is pressure to play and deliver the best job possible."

Stage is set!

17:39 , Matt Verri

The festive schedule continues in west London...

Standard Sport prediction

17:31 , Matt Verri

Expect Chelsea to dominate for large spells of this one but Palace have been fairly resilient of late, pushing Liverpool before snatching a point against Manchester City.

The Eagles be the latest team to frustrate Chelsea.

A 1-1 draw.

Crystal Palace team news

17:23 , Matt Verri

Crystal Palace may be able to welcome Sam Johnstone back from a calf issue.

Eberechi Eze could also ready to make his return to the starting line-up, having come off the bench in the draw with Brighton last week.

Chelsea team news

17:15 , Matt Verri

Mauricio Pochettino hopes Moises Caicedo will be fit to return tonight.

Caicedo missed the 2-1 defeat at Wolves on Christmas Eve due to illness and his availability would be a boost for the Blues.

But Enzo Fernandez and Lesley Ugochukwu have both been ruled out of the Palace game because of injury.

"Enzo no but we hope Moi yes,” said Pochettino when asked about the chances of Caicedo and Fernandez being fit.

"Moi was better on Sunday. He had a high fever and that is why he isolated. We hope he can train a little bit and be ready for Palace."

Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer are suspended.

Predicted Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Colwill; Caicedo, Gallagher, Fernandez; Mudryk, Jackson, Broja

How to watch Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

17:09 , Matt Verri

TV channel: In the UK, tonight's game will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video, with kick-off at 7.30pm GMT.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Prime Video website or app.

Live blog: Follow all the action right here, featuring expert insight and analysis from Nizaar Kinsella at the ground.

Good evening!

17:02 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport's LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Crystal Palace!

The Blues need to return to winning ways after that Christmas Eve defeat to Wolves, which made it four defeats in a row on the road. Mauricio Pochettino and his side will be glad to return to west London tonight.

We'll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 7:30pm GMT from Stamford Bridge. Stay with us!