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Oliver Harbord

N'Golo Kante starts but Reece James misses out - Chelsea predicted team against Crystal Palace

Chelsea are back in Premier League action this afternoon when they host Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues will surely be a little jaded from the Champions League clash against Ajax, where they had to come back from 4-1 down to secure an impressive point.

One player Frank Lampard will definitely be without is Jorginho who is suspended for the clash after picking up five yellow cards.

That means N'Golo Kante is set to come back into the starting XI, with the France World Cup winner having only started three Premier League games all season due to injuries over the course of the campaign.

Mason Mount hobbled off against Ajax in the 60th minute, but Lampard stated that Mount is going to be in the squad and with have a late fitness test.

If he is fit then he will most likely start, otherwise Callum Hudson-Odoi could come in and Christian Pulisic could move into the number ten role.

That other big question will be at right-back and whether Reece James starts his first Premier League game for the Blues after his Champions League goal on Tuesday.

Premier League match preview: Chelsea v Crystal Palace

Lampard trusts the 19-year-old, but against one of the league's most dangerous players in Wilf Zaha he might go with the more experienced Cesar Azpilicueta.

Marcos Alonso is set to be replaced by Emerson Palmieri after the Spaniard was substituted at half-time in midweek.

Predicted Chelsea team (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Emerson; Kovacic, Kante; Willian, Mount, Pulisic; Abraham

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