Chelsea have little time to bask in their Club World Cup triumph as they kick off a pivotal week with a trip to Crystal Palace. Thomas Tuchel may opt to rest players before the Champions League tussle with Lille on Tuesday followed by the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool next Sunday. Tuchel will definitely be without Mason Mount, who sustained an ankle injury against Palmeiras, but Reece James could return from a 10-game absence with a thigh problem. Palace are winless in five games and their hopes of ending that sequence are hindered by Conor Gallagher being ineligible to play against his parent club. Stephen Hollis
Saturday 3pm
Venue Selhurst Park
Last season Crystal Palace 1 Chelsea 4
Referee David Coote
This season G14 Y63 R2 4.64 cards/game
Odds H 5-1 A 7-10 D 3-1
CRYSTAL PALACE
Subs from Butland, Matthews, Milivojevic, Mateta, Benteke, Kelly, Banks, Hannam, Riedewald, Rak-Sakyi, Clyne, McArthur, Tomkins, Eze
Doubtful None
Injured Ferguson (hamstring, Apr)
Unavailable Gallagher (loan terms)
Suspended None
Discipline Y43 R1
Form WLDLDD
Leading scorer Gallagher 7
CHELSEA
Subs from Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Hudson-Odoi, Simons, Sarr, Hall, Hudson-Odoi, Vale, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Saúl, Werner, James
Doubtful James (thigh)
Injured Mount (ankle, 27 Feb), Chilwell (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y39 R1
Form WDDLDW
Leading scorer Mount 7
