Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion will both be aiming for back-to-back wins in the Premier League when they do battle on Wednesday evening at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues sunk Aston Villa 3-1 on Boxing Day, while Graham Potter's men saw off Brentford 2-0, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
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CHELSEA
Out: Thiago Silva (hamstring), Ben Chilwell (ACL), N'Golo Kante (knee)
Doubtful: Kai Havertz, Timo Werner (both COVID-19), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (foot)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Ziyech, Mount; Lukaku
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
Out: Lewis Dunk (knee), Steven Alzate (ankle), Jeremy Sarmiento (thigh), Jurgen Locadia, Jason Steele (both COVID-19)
Doubtful: Joel Veltman (thigh), Leandro Trossard (hamstring)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sanchez; Lamptey, Webster, Burn, Cucurella; Bissouma, Lallana, Mwepu; Mac Allister; Welbeck, Maupay
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