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Enzo Maresca has made ten changes to his Chelsea team for this afternoon’s Premier League clash against Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge.

Following our top-flight triumphs over Bournemouth and West Ham United and a win over Barrow in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, the Blues are looking to record their fourth win in a row.

And after heavily rotating his squad for the visit of the League Two leaders in midweek, Maresca has brought ten players back into his starting XI this afternoon.

Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has replaced Filip Jorgensen and faces his former employer.

Malo Gusto remains at right-back after returning from injury in midweek. Wesley Fofana and Levi Colwill are our centre-back pairing, and Marc Cucurella comes back at left-back.

Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez were rested against Barrow but return to Chelsea midfield. Cole Palmer is expected to take the number 10 spot, while Noni Madueke and Jadon Sancho are our wingers.

Maresca admitted before the game that he had to make a difficult decision as to which of Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku would lead the Blues’ attack this afternoon. The Chelsea head coach has chosen Jackson, who scored twice at West Ham United last weekend.

Nkunku is on the substitutes’ bench, as is Romeo Lavia, who has returned from injury and could feature for the first time in four weeks.

Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Chelsea substitute: Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Veiga, Lavia, Neto, Mudryk, Felix, Nkunku