Chelsea will be aiming to record back-to-back wins in the Premier League when they play host to London rivals Crystal Place at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
Enzo Maresca kicked off his Chelsea tenure with a 2-0 defeat at home to Man City but his side bounced back in spectacular style with a 6-2 win at Wolves.
However, the Blues were brought back down to earth with a bump when losing 2-1 to Servette in Europa Conference League qualifying on Thursday, though the capital club did progress 3-2 on aggregate.
Chelsea will now turn their attention back to domestic duty this weekend where they will look to put another three points on the board at the expense of Crystal Palace.
After ending last season in a rich vein of form, the Eagles have yet to get up and running in the top-flight this term, losing to both Brentford and West Ham across the opening two weeks of the season.
However, Oliver Glasner's side did sweep aside Norwich 4-0 in the EFL Cup in midweek, so they will be hoping to carry some momentum from that victory into Sunday’s clash at Stamford Bridge.
How the bookies view it: Blues to bank maximum points
Chelsea are firm 3/5 favourites on Bet 365 to claim what would be their first Premier League home win of the season on Sunday.
Crystal Palace make the short trip across town as big outsiders at 4/1 (Bet 365) while a share of the Stamford Bridge spoils is also considered improbable at 10/3 (Bet 365).
Head to head: Chelsea in charge
Chelsea are currently in the midst of a remarkable 14-game winning run against Crystal Palace. The Eagles last tasted success in this fixture all the way back in October 2017.
Players to watch: Madueke to make his mark again?
Noni Madueke netted a hat-trick in Chelsea’s 6-2 win at Wolves last weekend and he has since been called up to the England national team. The Blues ace is as big as 3/1 (Bet 365) for an anytime strike on Sunday.
Jefferson Lerma loves a tackle and he looks worth backing to commit two or more fouls here at 11/10 on BetVictor. The Eagles midfield enforcer gave away two free-kicks against West Ham and further two against Norwich last time out.
Predicted line-ups
After shuffling his pack against Servette in midweek, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is expected to revert back to the same starting XI that brilliantly dismantled Wolves last weekend.
At the time of writing, Marc Guehi looks set to remain at Crystal Palace and is therefore expected to feature at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk, Jackson
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Guehi, Riad, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Edouard, Eze, Mateta
Anything else catch the eye?
Cole Palmer was in irresistible form during Chelsea’s 6-2 win at Wolves last Sunday and he looks too big to ignore to notch against Crystal Palace this weekend at 6/5 on Bet 365.
The Blues talisman netted a stunning goal at Molineux and he also set up all three of the aforementioned Madueke’s goals in what was a stunning all round performance from the England international.
Given that Olvier Glasner’s guests have leaked four goals across their opening two games of the season, backing Palmer to strike makes plenty of sense at the prices.
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