Stamford Bridge will play host to Sunday's Round 1 EPL game between Chelsea and Crystal Palace. The game kicks off at 12:00 am with Chelsea heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Sunday August 15, 2021 at 12:00 am

Where: Stamford Bridge

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Looking to return to the title picture in 2021/22, Chelsea will begin its Premier League campaign against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

The Blues finished last season with a Champions League trophy and fourth place in the league, both of which seemed unlikely when Thomas Tuchel took over as manager from Frank Lampard in late January.

Chelsea held an 11-5-3 W/D/L record under Tuchel last season, although that likely would have been stronger if not for a pair of losses in the final weeks of the campaign when the Blues had one eye on their UCL Final against Manchester City.

Chelsea has strengthened its attack with the return of Romelu Lukaku for nearly £100million.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace will begin the post-Roy-Hodgson era with Patrick Vieira at the helm.

The Eagles finished 14th last season with 44 points to their name.

None of those points were acquired against Chelsea; the Blues easily won both encounters with Palace by a combined scoreline of 8-1.

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