AliousChelsea is set to face Crystal Palace in a London derby, aiming for a league victory.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto, who missed the midweek Europa Conference League match, are expected to return for this game.
Both players have been impressive in league matches but were absent for the Switzerland trip.
The status of Romeo Lavia and Reece James remains uncertain, with both likely to return after the international break.
James would have missed league games due to a red card regardless.
Crystal Palace will be without Chadi Riad due to a knee injury sustained in their recent Carabao Cup win. Matheus Franca is also unavailable.
New loan signing Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea won’t debut in this match but is expected to attend.
Chelsea has split their first two games with a win and a loss, while Palace is pointless after two defeats.
Palace faces the possibility of losing their first three top-flight games for only the second time in their history.
Interestingly, when this happened in 2017-18, their first points came from a win against Chelsea.
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