[Teams] Brighton vs Chelsea: Confirmed Line-Ups From The Amex Stadium

Chelsea will look to keep the pressure on second-placed Man Utd with a win when they take on Brighton this afternoon.

Antonio Conte has decided to start Michy Batshuayi in the absence of the suspended Alvaro Morata while Willian and Eden Hazard support the Belgian international in attack.

Willy Caballero comes in for Thibaut Courtois – who’s injured – while Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen are joined by Cesar Azpilicueta in defence.

Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses start in the wing-back positions with Tiemoue Bakayoko selected to start alongside N’Golo Kante in the middle of midfield.

January signing Ross Barkley will be hoping to make his debut as he’s named on the bench.

Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Brighton

Ryan, Schelotto, Duffy, Dunk, Goldson, Suttner, Propper, Gross, Stephens, March, Hemed

Subs: Hunemeier, Kayal, Baldock, Murray, Izquierdo, Rosenior, Krul

Chelsea

Caballero, Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Kante, Bakayoko, Moses, Hazard, Willian, Batshuayi.

Subs: Eduardo, David Luiz, Zappacosta, Sterling, Ampadu, Barkley, Musonda