Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage as Chelsea look to go third in the Premier League with victory at Crystal Palace. The Blues got over their blip at West Ham with a win over Watford last time out, and another three points will see them, for a few hours at least with Leicester playing later tonight at Arsenal, climb into third. Palace are safe, but have lost their last three in a row without scoring.

Little Billy Gilmour shows his strength is holding off Luka Milivojevic.

Chelsea are not looking that sound at the back, it must be said.

A rehearsed Chelsea free-kick routine sets up a shot for Barkley, but his effort is deflected behind for a corner.

Willian is certainly alerting potential suitors he has still got plenty to give, with his contract up at the end of the season.

CLOSE! So, so close from Kurt Zouma, who climbs highest to meet a corner, but cannot guide his header on target.

That is the end of the game for Cahill, with Mamadou Sakho on in his place. Not a happy reunion.

Talk about rotten luck. Cahill has it covered as he chases after the ball with Willian, but pulls up and falls to the floor, clutching his hamstring. Willian is therefore in acres of space, pulls it back for Giroud, who slots home.

GGGOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Palace 0-1 Chelsea. Heartbreak for Gary Cahill against his former club, as he pulls up with an injury, and Olivier Giroud swoops in to score the opener!

Camera pans to Jorginho on the bench. He does not look happy, at all.

Kepa makes a real mess of a clearance, only finding James McArthur, but the Palace midfielder cannot find the target from distance.

KICK OFF! We are up and running at Selhurst Park.

So here we go. Chelsea have won four of their last five Premier League games (L1) – as many as they had in their previous 13. Can they get the job done tonight? A win, and a Leicester draw or defeat at Arsenal later on, will see Chelsea go third. We are minutes away!

Ahead of kick off, catch up with all the latest transfer talk from across Europe as Alexandre Lacazette could be heading for the Arsenal exit.

While they are safe, Palace are on somewhat of a rotten run. The Eagles have lost their last three Premier League games without scoring a single goal. They last lost four in a row without scoring between May-September 2017 – a run of eight under three different managers (Sam Allardyce, Frank de Boer and Roy Hodgson).

It does seem like Jorginho may well be on his way. Does he fit into this young, vibrant side?

Landmark day for the Blues' skipper.

Manager Frank Lampard is looking over his shoulder as the season approaches its climax.

HEAD TO HEAD: Crystal Palace have lost four of their last five home league games against Chelsea, winning the other in October 2017. None of the last 17 Premier League meetings between Palace and Chelsea have finished level, with the Blues winning 13 to Palace’s four.

GILMOUR OVER JORGINHO, NO SAKHO FOR EAGLES: Once again, Jorginho has to make do with a place on the Chelsea bench, even with N'Golo Kante out injured. Billy Gimour gets the nod. Mamadou Sakho pays for his mistake against Leicester as Scott Dann returns to the Crystal Palace defence. Cheikhou Kouyate also starts.

TEAM NEWS - PALACE: Guaita, Ward, van Aanholt, Dann, Cahill, McArthur, Kouyate, Milivojevic, Zaha, Ayew, Benteke... Subs: Hennessey, Meyer, Townsend, Sakho, McCarthy, Woods, Mitchell, Pierrick, Riedewald. /// CHELSEA: Kepa, Azpilicueta, James, Christensen, Zouma, Gilmour, Mount, Barkley, Willian, Pulisic, Giroud. Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Jorginho, Abraham, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi.

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