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TEAM NEWS: Chamakh and Gayle OUT of Chelsea clash, but Jerome and Murray fit for Palace
CRYSTAL PALACE will be without strikers Marouane Chamakh and Dwight Gayle for their meeting with Chelsea on Saturday (3pm).
Eagles boss Tony Pulis refuted suggestions he was dealing with a striker crisis ahead of the Blues' visit, with Cameron Jerome and Glenn Murray available.
Other than that Palace are at full-strength following their defeat to Newcastle last weekend.
"Chamakh is not ready this week, but we hope he'll be fit for the following week," Pulis said. "He's just short this week.
"We've got Gayle out and Chamakh. But Cameron and Murray have done smashing when they've played.
"But we need goals from everybody in the team."
Crystal Palace provisional squad: Speroni, Hennessey, Gabbidon, McCarthy, Dann, Mariappa, Ward, Delaney, Ledley, Bannan, O'Keefe, Dikgacoi, Bolasie, Jedinak, Guedioura, Puncheon, Ince, Thomas, Jerome, Murray