Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has made nine changes to his starting XI for this afternoon’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

The team returns to a line-up closely resembling the one that secured a 6-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, with Pedro Neto coming in to replace Mykhailo Mudryk, who featured at Molineux.

Robert Sanchez is back in goal after Filip Jorgensen’s appearance in the UEFA Conference League play-off second leg against Servette on Thursday.

The back four sees the return of Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, and Marc Cucurella. In midfield, Enzo Fernandez retains his place and will captain the Blues, with Moises Caicedo partnering him.

Noni Madueke continues on the right, aiming for another impressive display before joining the England squad for the first time. In the attack, Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto join Nicolas Jackson, who leads the frontline.

Cesare Casadei is named among the substitutes for his first involvement of the season.

Chelsea Starting XI:
Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo (c); Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson.

Substitutes:
Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Veiga, Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall, Mudryk, Nkunku, Joao Felix.

Crystal Palace Starting XI:
Henderson; Munoz, Richards, Clyne, Guehi, Mitchell; Wharton, Hughes; Kamada, Eze, Mateta.

Substitutes:
Matthews, Ward, Sarr, Schlupp, Doucoure, Rodney, Umeh, Devenny, Agbinone.