Chelsea will seek to get their top-four charge back on track when they take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in Saturday's Premier League London derby.
The two clubs have become renowned for their defensive resolve in recent weeks, although Roy Hodgson has far more absentees to worry about than Thomas Tuchel, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.
CRYSTAL PALACE vs. CHELSEA
CRYSTAL PALACE
Out: Michy Batshuayi (ineligible), Mamadou Sakho (thigh), James Tomkins (head), Connor Wickham (knock), James McArthur (calf), Nathaniel Clyne (unspecified), Nathan Ferguson (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Guaita; Ward, Cahill, Kouyate, Van Aanholt; Ayew, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Eze; Zaha, Benteke
CHELSEA
Out: Thiago Silva (suspended)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rudiger; Hudson-Odoi, Kovacic, Kante, Alonso; Ziyech, Pulisic; Abraham
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