Crystal Palace are up next for Thomas Tuchel’s in-form Chelsea outfit with the Blues making the travels to Selhurst Park this Saturday on the back of a convincing win over Porto in Champions League action.
The west Londoners put out an emphatic display on all fronts in the midweek clash held in Seville as Tuchel’s men made a giant stride towards ensuring their place in the semi-finals of Europe’s elite club competition.
Returning to domestic action, however, presents itself to be a challenger situation for Chelsea following their latest top-flight outing ending in a shock 5-2 loss at the hands of relegation favourites West Brom this past weekend.
With the Blues now fifth in the league table and the likes of Liverpool and Everton hot in hot pursuit of the Stamford Bridge giants, a win over the Eagles whilst on the road would come as a major confidence boost for Chelsea.
WHEN & WHERE?
Date: Saturday 10 April
Time: 4:30 PM GMT
Venue: Selhurst Park
TEAM NEWS
No fresh injury concerns were on show for Chelsea in the aftermath of their Champions League showdown against FC Porto earlier this week.
The Chelsea gaffer did welcome back the likes of Tammy Abraham and N’Golo Kante to the first-team fold after the duo had been sidelined for recent games owing to injury troubles.
Saturday’s visit to Crystal Palace could see Tuchel tinker around with his attacking options as Timo Werner fails to get the better of his goal drought, giving Olivier Giroud a massive opportunity to step in and take charge of Chelsea’s goalscoring endeavours.
