Chelsea play hosts to Brighton at Stamford Bridge for the midweek round of Premier League action as the Blues hope to clinch the fourth spot in the league table with a win.
Thomas Tuchel’s men had ensured their place in the FA Cup finals upon their latest outing on their own patch as they earned a well-deserved 1-0 victory over Premier League’s runaway leaders Manchester City.
Up against Brighton, Tuchel is tipped to tinker around with his options but field a strong-looking XI on paper with all three points desperately needed by his side come Tuesday.
Let us now have a look at how Thomas Tuchel might set up his Chelsea side against Brighton-
Changes are believed to be in store for Chelsea in their forthcoming fixture with the likes of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech having been given a rare outing last time around against City.
Both players had linked up well for the only goal that evening at Stamford Bridge but would be in line to cede their spots to Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic in the Blues frontline.
N’Golo Kante and Jorginho should reinforce themselves as the two main options in the midfield as Reece James and Ben Chilwell would be expected to retain their far wide roles.
An unchanged three-man Chelsea defence could be on show with doubts over Andres Christensen’s return to the teamsheet following his exclusion for the recent FA Cup outing.
