Crystal Palace could be without Eberechi Eze for their Premier League opener against Chelsea due to transfer speculation, according to reports.

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Reiss Nelson, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Albert Sambi Lokonga - five men who previously had a part to play at Arsenal, all absent from the squad to face Man United at the weekend.

Eberechi Eze started for Crystal Palace at Chelsea on Premier League opening weekend; Eze is subject of interest from Tottenham, with Palace valuing midfielder at £70m; Oliver Glasner reveals Ezes rel

Tottenham fans reacted in unison in their reaction to full-time footage of Eberechi Eze after the side drew goalless with Chelsea.

A little-known rule proved to be Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze's undoing on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. His free-kick was ruled out because a Palace player was standing too close to the Chelsea wall.

Delaney was one of the journalists who suggested that Eze might not start Palace’s first match this past weekend over concern about his transfer, only for him to then start anyway (and score a banger of a free kick that was called back by a controversial VAR decision).