Is Chelsea vs Crystal Palace on TV? How to watch Premier League match - highlights, live audio stream, KO time

Chelsea are set to swiftly return to action this weekend as they host Crystal Palace. The Blues have now won only one of their last ten matches in the Premier League following Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Fulham.

Despite the excitement of signing Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid this week, the young forward will be forced to sit out of the clash with Palace after he was shown a straight red card on his debut against Marco Silva’s side. However, Graham Potter’ men will still be desperate to pick up all three points as they sit ten adrift from the top four.

Meanwhile, the Eagles sit only three points below their London rivals, though they have struggled with consistency this season - winning two of their previous five matches. Patrick Vieira’s side head into this weekend’s match off the back of a 4-0 thrashing by Tottenham Hotspur, as well as a narrow defeat to Southampton in the FA Cup. A win over Chelsea could see them move back into the top half of the table.

Here is everything you need to know about Chelsea vs Crystal Palace...

When is Chelsea vs Crystal Palace?

Chelsea will face Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The clash is scheduled to kick off at 2pm. It is one of two London derbies taking place, with Tottenham also set to host Arsenal shortly after. Despite Chelsea’s struggles, Sunday’s match will welcome a sold out stadium.

Is Chelsea vs Crystal Palace on TV?

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace will not be broadcast on TV on Sunday, with the 2pm kick off between Newcastle United and Fulham instead being selected for live coverage. Alternatively, highlights of the match will be shown on BBC One’s Match of the Day 2 at 10:30pm.

Ful live audio commentary will be provided by BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as the Chelsea’s The 5th Stand app.

Team news

Chelsea

Chelsea will be without Joao Felix after he was shown a red card for a poor challenge on Carlos Vinicius at the hour mark on Thursday night. The 23-year-old is now set to miss the Blues’ next three matches in the Premier League against Crystal Palace, Liverpool and another meeting with Fulham. Potter also suffered another blow in West London after Denis Zakaria was forced off with a thigh problem, though his return date is unknown.

Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic will both remain sidelined for a numbr of weeks after picking injuries in the league defeat to Man City, while Reece James and Ben Chilwell are still working their way back to full fitness after the duo missed the World Cup with England before Christmas. Meanwhile, Armando Broja, N’Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, Wesley Fofana and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are all unavailable - though the latter two could make a return this month.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace will remain without James McArthur who is yet to make his first appearance of the season, while Nathan Ferguson has only featured once for the Eagles since his move from West Brom in 2020. The defender’s brief career at Selhurst Park has been littered with injuries, however he looks ‘really close’ to making his return.

Patrick Vieira’s side will welcome Tyrick Mitchell back to the team after he served a two-match ban for a horror tackle on Fulham’s Kenny Tete on Boxing Day. The full-back was forced to sit out of matches against Tottenham and Bournemouth and was replaced by Joel Ward.