Chelsea will be coming into this game in high spirits following their 6-2 win at Wolves last weekend and they look well placed to put another three points on the board.

Prior to their 2-0 defeat to Man City on the opening weekend of the campaign, the Blues had ended last season with five straight Premier League successes at Stamford Bridge. The capital club can also draw confidence from the fact that they have an strong record in this fixture in recent seasons, having claimed top honours in each of the last 14 meetings between the sides.

While Palace are no pushovers, they have lost their first two league games of the season and they look set to suffer the same fate at Stamford Bridge.

While Noni Madueke netted a hat-trick against Wolves last weekend, it was teammate Cole Palmer who stole the show. The Chelsea talisman produced an incredible chip to restore his side’s lead in the first-half as well as setting up all three of the aforementioned Madueke’s goals.As such, Palmer looks worth siding with for a goal or an assist against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

The England international ended last season with 22 goals in the Premier League as well as registering 11 assists. That doesn’t bode well for a Crystal Palace side that have conceded two goals in each of their opening two league games of the season.

It’s also worth pointing out that the Eagles have failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 of their last 14 top-flight road trips, making Palmer a prime candidate for another goal involvement.

One Player who could be tasked with keeping tabs on Cole Palmer is Crystal Palace’s Jefferson Lerma. The combative Colombian midfielder committed two fouls against West Ham last weekend and a repeat looks worth siding with at Stamford Bridge.

Lerma was averaging 1.66 fouls per-game in the Premier League last season, a tally that coincided with him totting up eight yellow cards.

The Eagles midfield enforcer also committed two fouls during Palace’s 4-0 win over Norwich in the EFL Cup in midweek, not to mention he gave away multiple free kicks in two of his five appearances at the Copa America earlier this summer.

Marc Cucurella is a fiery competitor and he is an appealing option to commit at least one foul on Sunday. The Blues left-back gave away two free kicks against Wolves last time out and he also collected his first yellow card of the season.

Cucurella was a regular offender last season, clocking up 10 cautions across his 21 Premier League appearances last term, committing an average of 1.22 fouls per 90.

He also gave away a minimum of one free-kick in each of his six appearances at Euro 2024 when representing Spain earlier this summer. Given the pace and flair that Palace possess in forward areas, Cucurella looks a strong contender to fall foul of the referee during this capital clash.

Chelsea have looked suspect defensively during the early weeks of the season, making both teams to score worthy of support at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

The Blues’ backline has been breached twice in each of their opening two Premier League matches of the season and they have since shipped another two goals away at Servette in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night.

BTTS was also a running theme in Chelsea games last season, with both teams landing a blow in 13 of their final 17 top-flight fixtures last term.

On top of this, both teams have got on the scoresheet in seven of Crystal Palace’s last nine Premier League away games. It’s also worth noting that both teams scored in each of the two meetings between the pair last season.

Nicolas Jackson opened up his Premier League account for the season at Wolves last weekend and he could get more joy in front of goal against Crystal Palace.

The much-maligned forward netted 16 goals across all competitions last season and he will be looking to go from strength to strength in his second campaign at Stamford Bridge. The 23-year-old has scored in three of Chelsea’s last five Premier League home games and he should be presented with scoring opportunities against a Crystal Palace side that are not accustomed to keeping clean sheets.

The Eagles have failed to shutout their opponents in 13 of their last 14 premier League games away from their Selhurst Park base, making Jackson a strong contender to capitalise on that defensive vulnerability.

Crystal Palace’s hopes of getting a positive result at Stamford Bridge will rest heavily on the shoulders of star man Eberechi Eze. The Palace talisman’s mesmeric dribbling skills and direct running often results in him being roughed up by opposition defenders and midfielders.

Eze earned the Eagles two free kicks against West Ham last week and he has also been fouled once either side of that against both Brentford and Norwich.

The England international was drawing an average of 2.10 fouls per-game in the Premier League last season and he can expect to find himself on the receiving end of some rough treatment during Sunday’s showdown with Chelsea.

Moises Caicedo is a player who is not afraid to get his hands dirty and he should be kept busy trying to shackle the aforementioned Eberechi Eze. Often the disruptor in the midfield engine room for the Blues, the Ecuadorian enforcer committed two fouls in Chelsea’s previous Premier League home game against Man City this season.

Caicedo regularly found himself on the referee’s radar last season, as he averaged 1.57 fouls per -game in the Premier League, picking up a sizeable 11 yellow cards in the process.

Crystal Palace will carry a real threat on the counter-attack and their energetic approach should draw plenty of fouls from their capital foes, making Caicedo a prime candidate to be reprimanded twice or more.