Chelsea suffered a poor end to 2024 and travel to Selhurst Park on Saturday looking for a Premier League win over Crystal Palace to start the new year with three points. Enzo Maresca's side lost to both Fulham and Ipswich Town and are now 10 points behind league leaders Liverpool who also have played one game less despite the Blues winning eight consecutive games post-November internationals.

Premier League team news and line-ups as Blues hope to end poor run - Chelsea look bounce back from consecutive defeats against a confident Palace side

Eberechi Eze scores the winner as Palace come from behind to beat Southampton and move six points clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea need to recover form to keep up their still slim advantage over other top four contenders, which could have been made larger had they gotten better results than back-to-back Premier League losses.

Chelsea's winless run reached four games on Saturday, as Crystal Palace snatched a late draw at Selhurst Park.

Chelsea’s winless run was extended to four matches as Jean-Philippe Mateta earned Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park. It had been a confident start to this London derby from Chelsea, who were dominant early on and got their reward when Cole Palmer rolled a finish into the far corner after brilliant work out wide from Jadon Sancho.