Chelsea vs Crystal Palace - LIVE!
Two London rivals square off in an intriguing capital derby at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the new Premier League season.
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea have a spring in their step after following last season’s Champions League triumph with a dramatic victory over Villarreal in Wednesday’s Super Cup in Belfast, while they subsequently sealed the £97.5million return of Romelu Lukaku.
However, being taken to extra time and penalties just three days before the new top-flight campaign was hardly ideal preparation for the visit of Palace, while Lukaku is not yet available to make his second Blues debut.
It’s a new dawn for Palace, meanwhile, with Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira now at the helm following the departure of Roy Hodgson.
The Eagles have taken some impressive steps towards an overdue squad rebuild with a number of smart signings, but their new boss has yet to impress in management and fans will have wretched memories of the last time the club tried to completely reboot with Frank de Boer’s extremely short-lived reign.
