To face Palace, the Blues head coach has made three changes from last week's opening win against Aston Villa at Kingsmeadow. Nathalie Bjorn, Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones are set to feature from the start, replacing Kadeisha Buchanan, Sandy Baltimore and Mayra Ramirez.

Hannah Hampton starts in goal for the second consecutive game, with Lucy Bronze, captain Millie Bright, Bjorn and Ashley Lawrence making up our defence.

Erin Cuthbert, Sjoeke Nusken, Guro Reiten and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd keep their place across midfield and the wing, while James and Beever-Jones will make their first WSL starts this term against the Eagles.

Chelsea starting XI: Hampton; Bronze, Bright, Bjorn, Lawrence, Cuthbert, Nusken, Reiten, Rytting Kaneyrd, James, Beever-Jones

Chelsea substitutes: Musovic, Buchanan, Mpome, Perisset, Kaptein, Baltimore, Hamano, Macario, Ramirez