Chelsea vs Crystal Palace team news: Pedro makes home debut, Kurt Zouma replaces John Terry
A look at today's teams for the match at Stamford Bridge
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Your support makes all the difference.Pedro makes his home debut for Chelsea today after being named in the starting line-up for the Premier League match against Crystal Palace.
The Spain international played a central role in helping the Blues to their first win of the season last weekend. He features alongside Willian, Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas in midfield. Diego Costa starts up front.
Meanwhile, Kurt Zouma starts in place of the suspended John Terry.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace make one change from the side that beat Aston Villa last weekend with Connor Wickham coming in for Glenn Murray in attack.
Chelsea team: Courtois; Ivanovic (c), Cahill, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Pedro, Willian, Hazard; Diego Costa.
Subs: Begovic, Baba, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Remy, Falcao.
Crystal Palace team: McCarthy, Ward, Dann, Delaney (c), Souare, McArthur, Cabaye, Zaha, Puncheon, Sako, Wickham
Subs: Hennessey, Mariappa, Chung-yong Lee, Mutch, Ledley, Bolasie, Gayle
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