Chelsea vs Crystal Palace – Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as the Blues look to bounce back from Christmas Eve disappointment plus updates from Brentford vs Wolves

Stats have revealed Chelsea lead in the big chances missed chart as their woful season continued on Sunday.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side were defeated 2-1 by Wolves at the Molineux – their eighth loss from 18 Premier League matches.

The Blues were made to pay for missing gilt-edged opportunities before the hosts punished them by scoring twice to claim victory in the Midlands.

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We’re just under an hour until kick-off in west London.

Brentford XI: Flekken, Jorgensen, Pinnock, Collins, Ghoddos, Yarmoliuk, Norgaard, Janelt, Roerslev, Lewis-Potter, Wissa, Maupay.

Subs: Strakosha, Angelini, Jensen, Jorgensen, Damsgaard, Peart-Harris, Olakigbe, Brierley, Mayowa.

Wolves XI: Sa, Semedo, S. Bueno, Kilman, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Lemina, Gomes, Sarabia, Hwang, Cunha.

Subs: Bentley, Doherty, H. Bueno, Hodge, Doyle, Chirewa, Bellegarde, Neto, Kalajdzic.

Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Colwill; Caicedo, Gallagher; Maatsen, Nkunku, Mudryk, Jackson.

Subs: Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Thiago Silva, Madueke, Broja, Gilchrist, Lavia, Matos, Castledine.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Lerma, Richards, Eze; Olise, Mateta, Ayew.

Subs: Matthews, Tomkins, Franca, Schlupp, Hughes, Ahamada, Riedewald, Adaramola, Ozoh.

Meanwhile, over at the GTech Community Stadium, Brentford host Wolves in a clash that could have a big effect on the bottom half of the table.

If the hosts win, they can potentially overtake Chelsea in 11th meanwhile Gary O’Neil’s side can move up to tenth.

The Bees haven’t claimed victory over the visitors since September 2021 but will be hoping that changes tonight.

Tonight’s Premier League encounter sees two London sides that are both desperate for a win after disappointing displays before Christmas.

Pochettino’s Chelsea fell to an underwhelming 2-1 defeat to Wolves while Palace were held to a 1-1 draw with Brighton, as their search for a league win continues.

As it stands, Roy Hodgson’s Eagles are just three points above the drop and will be desperate to pick up a win this evening.

Meanwhile, the Blues sit 11th in the table and remain some way of achieving a European position. A win tonight would take them as high as tenth, overtaking Bournemouth.

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson lumped praise on several key players, including Michael Olise, who starred for Palace last week against Brighton, setting up Jordan Ayew who put the Eagles a goal up.

‘We’ve been blessed with Wilfried [Zaha] over the years, but now we have Olise and also Eberechi Eze — two players who can do that job and get the crowd buzzing,’ Hodgson said.

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Mauricio Pochettino admitted that the Chelsea job has been harder than he thought, going into their clash against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Approaching the halfway stage of the season, Chelsea have lost eight of their 18 Premier League games this season and defeat at Wolves on Christmas Eve means they have just 22 points so far.

‘We knew it was going to be tough this year but never (this tough),’ said Pochettino. ‘Because of all the circumstances (injuries and suspensions), it makes the situation worse. We have too many important players out and too many circumstances going on from the start of the season that is out of our hands. But at the same time, it’s a good challenge,’ the Argentinian added.

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Who will claim victory in west London?

Welcome to Mail Sport’s live blog covering the London derby between Chelsea and Crystal Palace tonight.

It promises to be an exciting match-up at Stamford Bridge with both teams needing to get back to winning ways.

We’ll also be providing updates from Brentford and Wolves’ clash elsewhere, so don’t go anywhere!