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Chelsea v Palace/Forest v Brentford team news: Eze + Kelleher start

Three Premier League matches take place on Sunday with a double-header up first at 14:00 BST.

Chelsea host Crystal Palace in west London, while Nottingham Forest meet Brentford at the City Ground.

**Eberechi Eze** starts for Palace despite transfer interest from Tottenham Hotspur.

Oliver Glasner makes just one change from the line-up he used against Liverpool last week. It’s an enforced alteration, too, with **Daichi Kamada** missing out. **Will Hughes** comes in.

**Tosin Adarabioyo** is absent for Chelsea after picking up a “small issue” in training, so **Josh Acheampong** partners **Trevoh Chalobah** at the back.

**Pedro Neto**, **Cole Palmer**, **Jamie Gittens** and **Joao Pedro** make up the front four.

At the City Ground, **Morgan Gibbs-White** is available for Forest after missing the final pre-season friendly to attend the birth of his child. He starts in a No 10 role.

**Dan Ndoye** is the only new signing in their starting XI, but **Igor Jesus** and **Jair Cunha** are on the bench.

**Caoimhin Kelleher** missed Brentford’s final pre-season friendly but he starts in goal.

**Mikkel Damsgaard** and the wantaway **Yoane Wissa** are both absent, but **Kevin Schade** is fit enough for a place on the bench.

**Rico Henry** gets the nod over **Aaron Hickey** at left-back as expected.

**Chelsea XI:** Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Neto, Palmer, Gittens, J Pedro

_Subs:_ _Jorgensen, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Essugo, Santos, Estevao, George, Delap_

**Crystal Palace XI:** Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta

_Subs:_ _Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Rak-Sakyi, Devenny, Cardines_

**Nottingham Forest XI:** Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood

_Subs:_ _Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Jesus, Jota, Yates, Jair, Boly, Abbott_

**Brentford XI:** Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Henry, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Carvalho, Milambo, Lewis-Potter, Thiago

_Subs:_ _Valdimarrson, Hickey, Henderson, Schade, Onyeka, Ajer, Peart-Harris, Roerslev, Arthur_

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