Jorginho, who came on at the Emirates, is back in the starting 11 and Reece James has recovered from his ankle problem and is at right-back with Cesar Azpilicueta, who captains the side for the 100th time, at left-back. There is no Fikayo Tomori.

Christian Pulisic also returns after a hamstring concern and starts. Mason Mount is expected to play in midfield. Kurt Zouma makes his 100th Chelsea appearance.

Brighton make two changes from their win against Bournemouth with Adam Webster and Steven Alzate coming in.

Chelsea: Kepa; James, Rudiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta (c); Kante, Jorginho; Willian, Mount, Pulisic; Abraham.

Subs: Caballero, Lamptey, Christensen, Emerson, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi.

Brighton: Ryan; Montoya, Webster, Dunk (c), Burn; Propper, Bissouma; Alzate, Mooy, Trossard; Maupay.

Subs: Button, Duffy, Bernardo, Stephens, Gross, Jahanbakhsh, Connolly.

The referee is Graham Scott.

Stats recap

Brighton is one of only two teams Chelsea have a 100 per cent winning record against in the league. The other is Northampton (two games in 1965/66).Chelsea and Brighton meet for only for the 10th occasion in the league (sixth in the top flight) and 14th overall.We have a 100 per cent record in the league and overall we have won 11 of the 13 encounters in all competitions.Amongst sides they have faced in English league football, Chelsea are the only team Brighton have failed to beat.Brighton have lost each of their last 11 games against Chelsea in all competitions, conceding 25 goals and scoring twice in return.

Chelsea have won seven of our past nine away Premier League games. Only Liverpool (25) have more away points than the Blues this season (21).The Blues have won our first league game of a calendar year once in the last five years – 3-0 against Crystal Palace in 2016. The others were two draws and two defeats.Tammy Abraham’s 12 Premier League goals have been worth 12 points to Chelsea so far this season. No other players goals have been more valuable to their side (level with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sadio Mane).

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