Chelsea’s midweek thrashing of Grimsby in the Carabao Cup was their first home victory under Frank Lampard. Now they need a league victory at Stamford Bridge and Lampard will expect his team to see off Brighton & Hove Albion, who are winless since the opening day. Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi will be in the squad after impressing against Grimsby but Emerson Palmieri is out with a thigh injury. Jacob Steinberg
Saturday 3pm
Venue Stamford Bridge
Last season Chelsea 3 Brighton 0
Referee Andre Marriner
This season G4 Y9 R0 2.25 cards/game
Odds H 4-9 A 6-1 D 7-2
CHELSEA
Subs from Caballero, Guehi, Zouma, Barkley, Pedro, Giroud, Batshuayi, Pulisic, Gilmour, James
Doubtful Christensen (knee), Giroud (ill)
Injured Emerson (thigh, Oct), Loftus-Cheek (achilles, Nov), Rüdiger (groin, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y11 R0
Form LDWDWL
Leading scorer Abraham 7
BRIGHTON
Subs from Button, Steele, Bong, Connolly, Richards, Bernardo, Murray, Jahanbakhsh
Doubtful Maupay (knee)
Injured Trossard (groin, Oct), Schelotto (knee, Oct), Balogun (match fitness), Duffy (calf), March (thigh), Izquierdo (knee, all unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y4 R1
Form WDLLDD
Leading scorer Maupay 2
