Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: Pre-Match Briefing- source chelsea

The wait for a Premier League fixture under Graham Potter is almost over. Club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton preview the Eagles’ hosting of the Blues across town. A 3pm matinee in south London’s loudest theatre is the curtain-raiser for Graham Potter’s Chelsea story in the Premier League, four weeks after the Blues’ last top-flight action against West Ham. With a hectic October ahead, the west Londoners will hope to claim back-to-back league victories in the capital as the head coach completes his second match in charge.Without the usual FIFA international break next month, the Blues will play nine matches at home and abroad, and a total of 13 between now and Newcastle away. By 13 November, when players jet off for the World Cup, around half a million spectators will have watched the Londoners over 42 days. Saturday’s hosts Palace own the unenviable record of having lost more Premier League matches against the Blues than any other opponent, with the world champions aiming to clip the Eagles’ top-flight wings for the 10th time in a row.