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Follow live coverage as Crystal Palace face Chelsea in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
The teams head out onto the pitch, and we're nearly ready for kick-off at Selhurst Park!
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes his first Premier League start for Chelsea since signing from Barcelona on deadline day, whilst Graham Potter makes two changes to his side’s back three, bringing in Wesley Fofana and Ben Chilwell for Azpilicueta and Cucurella.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
Having not played once in 28 days, Patrick Vieira’s Palace come into this game as fresh as they possibly could be. They make three changes to the XI, with Nathaniel Clyne, Michael Olise and Odsonne Edouard all coming into the side.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
CHELSEA SUBS: Marcus Bettinelli, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Trevoh Chalobah, Armando Broja, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher, Kalidou Koulibaly, Cesar Azpilicueta.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
CHELSEA (3-5-2): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell; Reece James, Mason Mount, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Raheem Sterling; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kai Havertz.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Sam Johnstone, Luka Milivojevic, James Tomkins, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jeffrey Schlupp, Will Hughes, Malcolm Ebiowei, Jairo Riedewald, John-Kymani Gordon.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3): Vicente Guaita; Nathaniel Clyne, Joel Ward, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell; Eberechi Eze, Cheick Doucoure, Michael Olise; Jordan Ayew, Odsonne Edouard, Wilfried Zaha.
