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Premier League | Gameweek 20
Jan 4, 2025 at 3pm UK
Selhurst Park
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Crystal Palace lineup vs. Chelsea: Predicted XI for first Premier League clash of 2025

One change from Southampton win? Crystal Palace predicted lineup vs. Chelsea
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Sports Mole looks at how Crystal Palace could line up for their trip to Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will return to face his former club Chelsea when the two lock horns at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday.

Guehi missed the win over Southampton last weekend due to suspension after amassing five yellow cards, but will return in a back three alongside Trevoh Chalobah and Maxence Lacroix, with Chris Richards the man set to make way.

Apart from that, Palace should remain unchanged after just their second home win of the season against the league's basement boys, with manager Oliver Glasner now finding a settled side after a tough start to the season.

Adam Wharton is a big miss in midfield, but Jefferson Lerma and Will Hughes have formed a fine partnership in the engine room in recent weeks, with Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell among the team's top performers either side at wing-back.

The experiment with Eddie Nketiah playing in the front three along with Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta did not work and has since been scrapped, with Ismaila Sarr providing a more natural fit in supporting the French striker.

Sarr has scored four goals and provided two assists in eight Premier League games since breaking into the side, being comfortably their most productive player in recent weeks.

Matheus Franca is the only other injury concern for the hosts, while Rob Holding remains out of contention after being banished from the squad earlier in the season.

Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze

Click here to see how Chelsea might line up for this all-London affair.

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