[Teams] Chelsea vs Crystal Palace: Confirmed Line-Ups
Chelsea entertain Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon looking to close the gap on leaders Arsenal.
The Blues head into the game sitting joint second in the Premier League so will hope to take advantage of their closest rivals all playing each other by securing three points against the Eagles.
Jose Mourinho has recalled several first team players following their midweek win over Steaua Bucharest with Petr Cech, Cesar Azpilicueta and Ramires among those coming in. He has also oped to recalled Fernando Torres up front with Demba Ba returning to the bench.
Here are the confirmed line-ups:
Chelsea
Cech; Ivanovic, D Luiz, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Essien; Willian, Mata, Hazard, Torres.
Subs: Schwarzer, Cole, Lampard, Oscar, Schurrle, Ba, Eto’o
Crystal Palace
Speroni, Mariappa, Delaney, Gabbidon, Ward, Jedinak, Dikgacoi, Bannan, Puncheon, Chamakh, Jerome.
Subs: Price, Parr, O’Keefe, Williams, Gayle, Kebe, Bolasie.
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