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Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Confirmed lineups

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It's a new day.  It's a new year.  It's a new Chelsea?

We're about to find out.

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Crystal Palace starting lineup (4-4-1-1)
Wayne Hennessey | Pape Souare, Damien Delaney, Scott Dann, Joel Ward | Jason Puncheon, James McArthur, Mile Jedinak (c), Lee Chung-yong | Wilfried Zaha | Fraizer Campbell

Substitutes from: Alex McCarthy, Martin Kelly, Joe Ledley, Jordon Mutch, Jonathan Williams, Bakary Sako, Marouane Chamakh

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Thibaut Courtois | César Azpilicueta, John Terry (c), Kurt Zouma, Branislav Ivanović | John Obi Mikel, Cesc Fàbregas | Eden Hazard, Oscar, Willian | Diego Costa

Substitutes from: Asmir Begović, Baba Rahman, Nemanja Matić, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ramires, Bertrand Traoré, Pedro

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Date/Time: Sunday, January 2, 2016, 13:30 GMT; 8:30am EST; 6:30pm IST
Venue: Selhurst Park, London, England
Referee: Kevin Friend
On TV: Sky Sports 1/HD (UK); NBCSN (USA); Star Sports 1/HD 1 (India); elsewhere
Streaming Online: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live Extra (USA); Chelsea TV, talkSport (Radio int'l)

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Two changes from Monday as Cesc Fàbregas comes back in to the side as the expense of Nemanja Matić and Diego Costa returns and Pedro drops to the bench.  Mikel continues his renaissance under Hiddink, while Zouma retains his spot as Gary Cahill apparently did manage to recover from his foot injury.

COME ON, CHELSEA!

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