Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku made a sensational return to Chelsea after completing a £97.5 million transfer from Italy Serie A champions Inter Milan.
Lukaku will miss out on Chelsea’ league opener against London rivals Crystal Palace, at 5 pm on Saturday, August 14 at Stamford Bridge, as he seeks to complete his paperwork.
Chelsea will, nonetheless, be buoyed up with their UEFA Super Cup win over Villareal, adding another trophy to the Uefa Champions League won last year.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel, who joined midway in 2020/21 after Chelsea fired their old boy Frank Lampard revamped the struggling Blues and finished 4th while Palace finished 14th on the log.
Palace, The Eagles, hired former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira to replace 73-year-old Roy Hodgson who retired from football.
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The all-attacking Chelsea are the favourites to win this match.
Chelsea Win: 1.33
Draw: 5.20
Crystal Palace Win: 11.00
Possible Lineups
Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; Hudson-Odoi, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso; Mount, Werner, Havertz
Crystal Palace: Guaita; Ward, Kouyate, Guehi, Mitchell; McArthur, Riedewald, Schlupp; Zaha, Mateta, Ayew
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