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Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
Sky Sports' David Richardson at Stamford Bridge:
"An impeccably observed minute's silence for Diogo Jota and Andre Silva."
Diogo Jota remembered
A moment of silence is immaculately observed by both set of supporters in memory of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
Given what happened last week prior to the Community Shield, that was far more pleasing to witness.
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
Sky Sports' David Richardson at Stamford Bridge:
"The Liquidator booms out of the PA system as a 'Champions of the world' banner is unveiled in the Shed End.
"The Palace fans do their best to drown it out with chants of 'Eagles'. There's a cracking atmosphere in here!
"And here come the teams!"
Teams are in the tunnel
The atmosphere is picking up at Stamford Bridge and the players are in the tunnel. Premier League football is minutes away!
Team news reminder
Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Neto, Palmer, Gittens; Joao Pedro.
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze.
Boehly and Winstanley watch on at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly and sporting director Paul Winstanley are here today.
They've had a busy summer in the transfer window...
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Glasner: No reason not to start Eze and Guehi
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner speaking to Sky Sports on Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi:
"His [Eze's] mindset is very good otherwise he wouldn't start. Guehi and Eze trained well all week. There's no reason not to start them.
"Good advice to all the children watching: don't believe everything you read in the newspapers."
Eze boost for Palace and big test for Acheampong
Sky Sports' David Richardson at Stamford Bridge:
"It's a major boost for Palace to have Eze starting today. They've won just once in 15 games without him since the start of the 2023/24 season!
"And it's a big afternoon for Josh Acheampong, who starts alongside Trevor Chalobah at centre-back for Chelsea.
"The youngster faces a tough task keeping Mateta, Eze and Sarr at bay. This is his moment to take the starting spot out of the injured Tosin's hands. "
Garnacho and Simons arrivals dependent on Chelsea exits
Latest from Sky Sports' Kaveh Solhekol:
Chelsea will only sign Alejandro Garnacho AND Xavi Simons if at least two first-team forwards leave before the window closes.
Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson and Tyrique George could all move and incomings are exit dependent.
If all three players leave, Chelsea would be in a strong position to sign both Garnacho and Simons.
If only one of those three players leaves, Chelsea may sign just one more forward - or none at all.
Chelsea value Garnacho at about £30m.
Meanwhile, Gianluigi Donnarumma is still not a Chelsea target.
Jones Knows' prediction
Sky Sports' Lewis Jones:
Trimmed from 20/1 to 8/1 in the summer to win the Premier League, there is a chance Enzo Maresca just might be building something extremely exciting at Chelsea.
And why should we be taking them seriously? Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer - they are Chelsea's assassins and quite possibly the core of what could be a title-winning side.
Since Caicedo has found rhythm in the Chelsea midfield, he has owned so many games, including the Club World Cup final against PSG. If Chelsea are going to suffocate opponents and dominate the ball in big games - which they will need to do to win a title - it all starts with Caicedo.
And Palmer is the stardust. When the spotlight is on, when the stage is at it's highest, Palmer performs. He can go to Eden Hazard's levels of domination at Chelsea this season.
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This axis puts Chelsea in the title mix, no question. It's a four-way fight. And they can start with a home win.
SCORE PREDICTION: 3-1
Premier League predictions and best bets: Jones Knows' weekend double
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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace - Match Officials
Referee: Darren England.
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Akil Howson.
Fourth official: Michael Salisbury.
VAR: James Bell.
Assistant VAR: Adam Nunn.
Palace's main men start
Both Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze are getting warmed up after being named in Crystal Palace's starting XI despite question marks surrounding their futures.
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Sturridge: Chelsea can close gap to top
Sky Sports' Daniel Sturridge on Super Sunday:
"I think they can close the gap. The attackers they have are players who can change games for you.
"Playing against low blocks last season, they had struggles. I think with the likes of Joao Pedro who can come in and link things up but also be clinical in front of goal, it gives them different options.
"Gittens is fantastic in one-on-ones, you've got Estevao on the bench, and the list goes on.
"The Club World Cup was fantastic for the team to know they can compete with the best teams, but all-in-all they're coming into this season fancying themselves.
"They're a bit short in defence with Levi Colwill's injury, but I think if they can bring in one more centre-back then the gap is going to be even closer."
Stats put Sarr among elite attackers
Is Ismaila Sarr Crystal Palace's real key player?
The Radar column returns for the new season, including a look at Oliver Glasner's underrated winger - and the stats that put him above even Eberechi Eze among the Premier League's elite attackers.
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Maresca wants new defender - so why are Chelsea unlikely to sign one?
Enzo Maresca wants Chelsea to sign a new centre-back after Levi Colwill had surgery on an ACL injury - but the club are reluctant to sign one.
Here's why:
Chelsea transfer news: Enzo Maresca wants new defender after Levi Colwill injury but club unlikely to sign one
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Glasner on Eze and Guehi's future
Crystal Palace have opted to start both Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi against Chelsea, but this is what manager Oliver Glasner had to say when asked about their future's.