Chelsea host Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge with Maurizio Sarri in desperate need of a result after last week’s lucky escape against Cardiff.
Callum Hudson-Odoi is expected to get a long-awaited first start in the Premier League, while Eden Hazard and N’golo Kante are also expected to return to the starting line-up.
Marcos Alonso has been ruled out the match with injury. A win would see Chelsea leapfrog Manchester United into at least fifth in the table, dependant on Tottenham's result tonight against Crystal Palace. Follow it live:
- Tottenham host Crystal Palace in their first game at the new stadium.
- Champions Manchester City look to return to the top of the table against Cardiff.
- Chelsea take on Brighton with Maurizio Sarri in desperate need of a positive performance.
For Levy, the secret to Spurs' stunning home is in the detail
What stands out about the stadium is not just that it obviously makes every other Premier League ground feel instantly dated. It’s that it makes them feel so unsatisfactory, so short of what is possible in a stadiumChelsea vs Brighton
Man City vs Cardiff
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace
Pep Guardiola makes seven changes to his Man City side which eased past Fulham on Saturday.
Only Ederson, De Bruyne, Laporte and Zinchenko retain their place in the starting XI.
Sergio Aguero is out through injury but there is a start for Phil Foden.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock makes only made one change to his side that narrowly lost to Chelsea on Sunday.
Harry Arter drops out and is replaced in the starting XI by Joe Ralls.
Speaking about the match Warnock says that "Man City have taken the Premier League to another level... we're 40-1 in a two-horse race."
Chelsea make seven changes to the side that narrowly beat Cardiff at the weekend.
Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante come back in whilst youngsters Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek start.
Palmieri, Christensen and Giroud are the other changes.
Marcos Alonso has a hamstring injury, with Higuain and Willian on the bench.
Only four changes for Brighton.
Florin Andone is back from injury, with Solly March, Bruno and Gaetan Bong all starting.
Son Heung-min and Ben Davies return.
Roy Hodgson makes three changes to his Crystal Palace side that defeated Huddersfield 2-0 at the weekend.
Cheikhou Kouyate and James McArthur are back in mid-field while Martin Kelly returns to the defence.
Scott Dann, Max Meyer and Andros Townsend make way.
Mauricio Pochettino challenges Spurs to start ‘behaving like a big club’
Pochettino again pointed to the far greater team expenditure of a club like Liverpool, but argued that Spurs’ infrastructure is now “better”, and that it is time to match it with performance and signings
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