The Chelsea team is unchanged from their last match against Portsmouth. Lenny Pidgeley has returned from his brief and exciting loan week at Millwall, Steven Watt has returned from his loan spell at Barnsley but is unavailable tonight with a groin injury. Jimmy Smith who featured on last night's Football Icon, returns from a two-month lay-off and is one of the subsitutes.

With the Younghusband brothers just returning from the South East Asian games they will be on the bench too, therefore James Simmonds continues as centre-forward with Filipe Morais and Joe Tillen supporting on the wings.

Palace's previous three games have seen them concede nine goals, so lets hope that there is a goal bonanza tonight. In Palace's side tonight sees the former Preston and Man City forward Jon Macken and ex-Fulham defender Mark Hudson.

Last season Palace completed the double over Chelsea.

Chelsea Team:

Lenny Pidgeley, Dean Smith, Michael Mancienne, Adrian Pettigrew, Jonas Elmer, Joe Keenan, Anthony Grant, Danny Hollands (capt), Filipe Morais, James Simmonds, Joe Tillen.

Subs: Yves Ma Kalambay, James Younghusband, Jimmy Smith, Scott Sinclair, Phil Younghusband.

C Palace Team:

Rikki Banks, Phil Starkey, Arron Fray, Tom Welch, Mark Hudson, Glenn Wilson, Tyrone Berry, Ryan Hall, Lewis Grabban, Jon Macken, Tommy Black.

Subs: Lewis Spence, David Wilkinson, Anthony Straker, Eero Peltonen, Moses Swaibu.