Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Kick-off: 4pm BST
Alvaro Morata scored twice as unbeaten Chelsea climbed to second in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
After Liverpool drew at Arsenal on Saturday, Chelsea knew victory would send them second and in-form Spain forward Morata saw them on their way with two smart finishes.
First the 26-year-old skilfully controlled and converted Pedro's cross in the 32nd minute, then -- after Andros Townsend equalised -- the often maligned Morata lashed home from a tight angle in the 65th minute for his fourth goal in four league matches.
Pedro then sealed the victory five minutes later, ghosting into the box to convert Marcos Alonso's cross in the 70th minute for a Chelsea side, who also welcomed back Eden Hazard as a second-half substitute.
Chelsea, one of three unbeaten sides, have 27 points from 11 games -- two fewer than leaders Manchester City -- and lead Liverpool in third on goal difference. Palace, meanwhile, have won just twice in the league this season and remain 14th with eight points.
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Team news
Eden Hazard should be fit to play some part in Chelsea's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The Belgium forward has been struggling with a back injury, but took part in full Chelsea training for the first time in two weeks on Thursday.
Blues boss Maurizio Sarri has yet to decide whether the 27-year-old will be ready to feature from the start.
Provisional squad: Kepa, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Hazard, Pedro, Moses, Kovacic, Giroud, Zappacosta, Willian, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Morata, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Bulka.
Crystal Palace again have James McArthur, Wilfried Zaha and Cheikhou Kouyate available following knocks.
Their availability for Sunday's fixture at Chelsea comes with Connor Wickham having been ruled out with a thigh strain, the same injury that means Joel Ward also misses out.
Wickham's absence means they again have few options up front, with Christian Benteke continuing his recovery from knee surgery.
Team from: Hennessey, Guaita, Speroni, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Kelly, Van Aanholt, Souare, Riedewald, Townsend, Kouyate, McArthur, Meyer, Milivojevic, Puncheon, Schlupp, Ayew, Kaikai, Sorloth, Zaha.
Head to head
The teams have met 18 times in the Premier League, with 12 wins for Chelsea, four for Palace, and two draws.
The last time the two sides met at the Bridge, Chelsea won 2-1 - but Palace also won by the same scoreline at Selhurst Park as well.
