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Mourinho: Pardew always lifts his team for Chelsea

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is wary facing Alan Pardew's Crystal Palace today.

A draw will be enough for Chelsea to be crowned Premier League champions.

But Mourinho says: "For sure his teams raise their game against us.

"I don't think it. It's for sure. I have that experience. With his Newcastle, it's one thing to play against Chelsea, another thing to play against other teams.

"Maybe it's because Alan is a Chelsea fan, maybe because of that. He told me a lot of times as a kid he was born around and he grew up as a Chelsea fan but obviously professionally and he wants to win. That's normal.

"The reality is that Alan's teams, when they play against Chelsea, they play a different match, so I'm waiting for that - a Palace going with everything."

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