Palace lost 2-1 to Manchester United on Wednesday thanks to a late goal at Selhurst Park.
And Pardew wants his men to bounce back.
“I thought at times against United, as well as we did there were still in the first half periods offensively where we didn’t affect the game enough,” he said.
“So we have to be brave today, brave in our mentality, brave in our set-up and see if we can unsettle them.”
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Pardew's Palace side lost 2-1 to Manchester United on Wednesday
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Asked on Sky Sports how Palace can beat Chelsea, he replied: “Make them complacent, hopefully.
“They’re a good side and probably their strongest team today.”