Chelsea v Brighton line-ups: Debut for Martinez as Blues make three changes

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez goes straight into the Chelsea side following his move from Aston Villa.

Error-prone keeper Robert Sanchez is not only replaced in the team but is not in the matchday squad – Mike Penders is on the bench.

There are three Chelsea changes in total – Wesley Fofana is in to replace Josh Acheampong and Pedro Neto also starts, with Reece James dropping to the bench.

Chelsea: Martinez, Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Joao Pedro, Palmer, Rogers, Hato, Gusto, Lavia.

Subs: Penders, Barco, Gittens, Welbeck, James, Caicedo, Chavarria, Acheampong, Estevao.

Brighton: Verbruggen, Dunk, Gross, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gomez, Wieffer, De Cuyper, Yalcouye, Vuskovic.

Subs: Steele, Struijk, Hadjam, David, Osman, Costinha, Cozier-Duberry, O’Riley, Oriola.