Key events
Speaking of Baz, you can hear him alongside Max, John Brewin and myself on Football Weekly.
See Mr Glendenning's Football Daily for this very match.
Which manager is under the most pressure? That is the question. I'll say Hodgson. I'd say the Palace team is pretty boring, but perhaps a more dynamic manager would help get the best out of those available.
Thiago Silva is a starter for Chelsea. Jacob Steinberg looks at the old centre-back (one of the few first division players more advanced in years than me).
Starting lineups
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Muñoz, Andersen, Richards, Mitchell; Lerma, Hughes, Wharton; Franca, Ayew, Mateta.
Substitutes: Johnstone, Ward, Tomkins, Clyne, Schlupp, Riedewald, Ozoh, Ahamada, Edouard.
Chelsea: Petrović; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Chilwell; Fernández, Caicedo, Gallagher; Palmer, Madueke, Jackson.
Substitutes: Bergstrom, Chalobah, Gilchrist, Colwill, Casadei, Chukwuemeka, Sterling, Mudryk, Nkunku.
Preamble
Hello!
It's one of many London derbies like Chelsea Make the long journey to Selhurst Park. As this week is half term, the travel time should be halved, which will be a relief for the poor old coach driver. Personally, I would have taken the train from London Bridge to Norwood Junction and walked the rest, but these days all footballers are prima donnas, so they want to travel in a fancy coach with coffee-making facilities.
The two coaches, Roy Hodgson and Mauricio Pochettino, are under pressure. Both groups of fans think their respective teams are not reaching their potential. Hodgson is more likely to take the hit first, but it seems Palace's top bosses don't know who would replace him in the dugout. They start the night in 15th place, but are unbeaten in their last three home games, which should give them some confidence.
Chelsea remains an enigma. Its expensive recruitment policy has yet to prove its value. They have spent a whopping £1 billion on a team that sits 11th and has failed to convince for most of the season. On the plus side, the Blues put in their best performance last time out, when they held off Aston Villa on their own turf in the FA Cup, but their last first division The exit was a miserable 4-2 home defeat to Wolves.
It should certainly be interesting!
Start: 8 pm GMT
