Follow build-up as Chelsea face Crystal Palace and Forest take on Brentford with radio commentaries, team news, live text and score updates as it happens from across the Premier League.

If you had checked in with Chelsea supporters at different points last term, you’d have heard a range of forecasts.

However, they will be more encouraged by the figure of 1.81 expected goals (xG), which was superior to Palace's 1.07, and was the Blues' highest xG figure without scoring in a league match in 2025.