Chelsea host Crystal Palace in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season at Stamford Bridge today. The Blues are unbeaten in their last 15 top-flight matches against Palace with the likes of Cole Palmer hoping to get on the scoresheet and a number of Chelsea’s new signings hoping to make a big impression.

Crystal Palace beat Liverpool on penalties to win the Community Shield a week ago. The build-up to Palace’s season has been dominated by off-field drama as they have been demoted to the Europa Conference League for a violation of multi-club ownership rules, which was held up on appeal.

Chelsea face Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in just over an hour, and the teams are in!We’ve been so excited for this season to get underway, and we now have Enzo Maresca’s first team of the