Chelsea vs Crystal Palace preview and prediction: The points will be split.

Latest Chelsea vs Crystal Palace team news

Chelsea will be without Levi Colwill for almost the entire next season after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during pre-season training, while Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile are also unavailable. Therefore, Tosin Adarabioyo is likely to partner Trevoh Chalobah in defense.

Nicolas Jackson is suspended due to a red card in the match against Newcastle at the end of last season, so Joao Pedro will start, even though Liam Delap scored a brace after coming on as a substitute against Milan last week.

Romeo Lavia is still injured, so the lineup Maresca used against Milan will most likely remain unchanged.

On the Palace side, Adam Wharton was fit to return for the Community Shield after missing the end of last season due to injury, as was captain Guehi, although his future at the club is in question amid interest from Liverpool.

Daichi Kamada was forced to leave the field due to injury last week, so Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma will compete for a starting position alongside Wharton in midfield.

Eddie Nketiah suffered a muscle injury during the pre-season and will be absent, along with the long-term injuries of Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad.

Latest predicted lineups for Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

Chelsea:

Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Enzo, Caicedo; Neto, Palmer, Gittens; Joao Pedro

Crystal Palace:

Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze

Latest football match prediction: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

Having just returned from triumphs in the Conference League and Club World Cup, Chelsea return to domestic competition with the goal of improving on last season's fourth-place finish.

Qualifying for the Champions League is a commendable achievement, but this season more is expected of Enzo Maresca's players, given the massive investment that has been poured into the squad.

The future of the Chelsea manager remains controversial, despite success in cup competitions, as the team suffered a serious slump midway through last season and only secured Champions League qualification in the final round, despite competing on equal terms with Liverpool in December.

Due to their participation in the Club World Cup, Chelsea had only a very short pre-season, and despite continuing to spend over a hundred million pounds in the transfer market, few believed they could compete for the championship.

Maresca and his players have already played two pre-season friendlies, winning against Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan at home, but the real challenge only begins now, as Chelsea must face four consecutive city rivals: Palace, West Ham, Fulham, and Brentford.

Last season, Chelsea lost to Manchester City in the opening round, but you have to go back to the late 1990s to find the last time they lost the opening game two seasons in a row.

Palace are also a favorite opponent for Chelsea, with The Blues unbeaten in 15 consecutive Premier League encounters, including 8 at Stamford Bridge, winning 7 of them.

The two teams previously met on the opening day of the 2021 season, with Chelsea winning 3-0. Statistics also show that Chelsea have won all four of their encounters with London teams on the opening day.

This marks another difficult start for Palace, who have a packed August fixture list. After their appeal against relegation to the Conference League was unsuccessful, they will face a two-legged play-off against Fredrikstad starting this Thursday.

Oliver Glasner's side got off to a perfect start against Liverpool in the Community Shield, forcing the Premier League champions into a penalty shootout, where Palace emerged victorious.

However, the future of Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi is uncertain, which could affect the entire team. This month they have away games against Chelsea and Aston Villa, and also host Nottingham Forest at home in what promises to be a very tense match.

Palace are currently unbeaten in nine consecutive official matches and will be determined to start better than last season, when they won only one of their opening 13 games.

Latest Chelsea vs Crystal Palace score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Chelsea vs Crystal Palaceas follows:

• Sportsmole:Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

• WhoScore:Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace
• Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace

When and where can I watch Chelsea vs Crystal Palace live?

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