A pair of trophy-toting Londoners meet Sunday when Chelsea welcome Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge. The hosts won the Club World Cup this summer, giving manager Enzo Maresca and all of Chelsea’s supporters reason to believe their team could be back in competition for a Premier League title.

However, while we can only speculate on transfer movements in the coming days and weeks, without certainty of which players will still be at the club once the window closes, there is still recruitment work to be done for the team to manage the burden of multiple competitions that Glasner will want to compete in.

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World champions Chelsea kick-off their 2025–26 Premier League season at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, as they take on Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace have contacted the Metropolitan Police to ask for additional resources ahead of a potentially fiery clash with Nottingham Forest.

Oliver Glasner has dismissed the “nonsense” claims that Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi ignored him after their 0-0 draw against Chelsea. Video footage emerged of Guehi walking off the pitch at Stamford Bridge despite Glasner calling his name.

Chelsea are set to be without Tosin Adarabioyo for their Premier League opener against Crystal Palace, according to reports.

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has spoken at his latest press conference as he prepares to face Fredrikstad in the Conference League qualifiers.