Preview: Crystal Palace Vs Chelsea

Today marks the first London derby of 2016 as High flying Crystal Palace welcome league champions Chelsea to Selhurst Park.

This is Guus Hiddink first test away from home since returning to the club for the second time after the sack of ex-coach Jose Mourinho

Hiddink has guided his side to draws against Watford and Manchester United and will be in search for his first win against Crystal Palace today, Sunday, January 3.

Today also marks exactly one year since Alan Pardew was appointed as manager of Palace. Since then, the former Newcastle midfielder has taken the club on an incredible ride up the Premier League table, turning them into a team that are now firm contenders to qualify for Europe.

This game promises to be a cracker and Naij.com will bring you every minute of the encounter. Refresh your browser for fresh updates!

Crystal Palace XI:  Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare, Lee, Jedinak (c), McArthur, Puncheon, Zaha, Campbell.

Chelsea XI: Courtois, Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry (c), Azpilicueta, Mikel, Fabregas, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Diego Costa.

 

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