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| Chelsea v Crystal Palace: Premier League – live! | Chelsea v Crystal Palace: Premier League – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.00pm BST | |
| 15:00 | |
| We’re just a couple of minutes way from kick-off, and Chelsea have just paid tribute to their former goalkeeper John Phillips, who has died aged 65. He made 149 appearances for the Blues, and won four caps for Wales. | |
| 2.54pm BST | |
| 14:54 | |
| Some pre-match reading: I know this is from a week ago, but it’s really good. Barney Ronay on why Eden Hazard is brilliant, and why the cult of Kanté has become a kind of vanity in itself: | |
| 2.34pm BST | |
| 14:34 | |
| And you can keep up to date with all the goings-on in England and Europe with Barry Glendenning here: | |
| 2.33pm BST | |
| 14:33 | |
| Liverpool have beaten Everton 3-1. A good day for the Reds, in particular Coutinho and Mané, but not so good for the Toffees and their non-diving goalkeeper. More details here: | |
| 2.29pm BST | |
| 14:29 | |
| No Victor Moses for Chelsea today – he’s unfit – but Courtois, Hazard and Diego Costa all play. Palace are without Patrick van Aanholt, and James McArthur and Frazier Campbell are also unavailable. Benteke, Townsend and Zaha play in the Eagles’ attack. | |
| 2.25pm BST | 2.25pm BST |
| 14:25 | 14:25 |
| Today's teams | Today's teams |
| Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Pedro, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Fabregas, Costa, Hazard. Subs: Begovic, Zouma, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Chalobah. | Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Pedro, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Fabregas, Costa, Hazard. Subs: Begovic, Zouma, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Chalobah. |
| Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Schlupp, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Zaha, Puncheon, Townsend, Christian Benteke. Subs: Speroni, Dann, Ledley, KaiKai, Sako, Delaney, Kelly. | Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Schlupp, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Zaha, Puncheon, Townsend, Christian Benteke. Subs: Speroni, Dann, Ledley, KaiKai, Sako, Delaney, Kelly. |
| Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) | Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) |
| 2.23pm BST | 2.23pm BST |
| 14:23 | 14:23 |
| Chelsea are going to win the league, and at the end of today they could be 13 points clear at the top. Conte’s side have won 12 of their 13 home games this season, have a good record at home against Palace, and should have too much quality for the visitors. But Palace are on the up, have won their past three matches, and Wilfried Zaha scored an absolute belter for Ivory Coast in midweek. Chelsea should win, but it could be tighter than we might think. Plenty to look out for, and we get going in about 35 minutes. | Chelsea are going to win the league, and at the end of today they could be 13 points clear at the top. Conte’s side have won 12 of their 13 home games this season, have a good record at home against Palace, and should have too much quality for the visitors. But Palace are on the up, have won their past three matches, and Wilfried Zaha scored an absolute belter for Ivory Coast in midweek. Chelsea should win, but it could be tighter than we might think. Plenty to look out for, and we get going in about 35 minutes. |
| 5.24pm BST | 5.24pm BST |
| 17:24 | 17:24 |
| Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, read about Cesar Azpilicueta’s love affair with Chelsea: | Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, read about Cesar Azpilicueta’s love affair with Chelsea: |
| So good have Azpilicueta’s performances been that his name has spun round the rumour mill – linked to Barcelona, no less. “Right now I am only thinking about Chelsea and I feel loved here. I’ve been here five years now and I extended my contract not long ago,” he says. | So good have Azpilicueta’s performances been that his name has spun round the rumour mill – linked to Barcelona, no less. “Right now I am only thinking about Chelsea and I feel loved here. I’ve been here five years now and I extended my contract not long ago,” he says. |
| “It’s flattering to be linked to Barcelona: it means you’re playing well. I wasn’t hearing those sort of stories last season. That’s a consequence of us being top of the Premier League, things are going well. | “It’s flattering to be linked to Barcelona: it means you’re playing well. I wasn’t hearing those sort of stories last season. That’s a consequence of us being top of the Premier League, things are going well. |
| “My objective since I arrived was to grow as a player and a person. I’ve adapted to the city, to the country. I feel settled, I’m comfortable with the language, my family is very happy. Right now my only objective is to continue with Chelsea.” | “My objective since I arrived was to grow as a player and a person. I’ve adapted to the city, to the country. I feel settled, I’m comfortable with the language, my family is very happy. Right now my only objective is to continue with Chelsea.” |