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Brighton 1-3 Chelsea LIVE! Premier League result, latest news and reaction

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Brighton vs Chelsea LIVE!

Jorginho, Reece James and Kurt Zouma hit the net to hand Chelsea a 3-1 Premier League victory at Brighton.

Captain Jorginho slotted a typically cool penalty, full-back James lashed a top-corner thunderbolt and impressive centre-back Zouma profited from a deflection in the Blues' comfortable opening weekend win.

With kick-off at 8:15pm BST, follow all the latest news and build-up!

Date, time and venue

Brighton vs Chelsea is scheduled for an 8:15pm BST kick-off on Monday, September 14.

This match will be played behind closed doors at Amex Stadium with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.

How to watch

TV channel: The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting from 8pm.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the website and SkyGo app.

Team news

Kai Havertz and Timo Werner will make their Premier League debuts tonight for Chelsea against Brighton.

The Germany internationals form a front three alongside Mason Mount with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley among the subs.

Kepa Arrizabalaga starts in goal after being dropped at the end of last season with Ruben Loftus-Cheek also handed a starting role in midfield.

For Brighton, summer recruit Adam Lallana also makes his debut in what is his first Premier League start since December 2019, with Ben White starting in defence.

Brighton XI: Ryan, White, Webster, Dunk, Lamptey, Lallana, Bissouma, Alzate, March, Maupay, Trossard.

Subs: Stephens, Gross, Jahanbakhsh, Steele, Burn, Veltman, Connolly.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Christensen, Zouma, Alonso, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Kante, Havertz, Werner, Mount.

Subs: Rudiger, Barkley, Abraham, Caballero, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta.

Prediction: Brighton 0-2 Chelsea

Chelsea impressed during the first half of last month's friendly, with Ziyech and Werner linking up well against a Brighton side that were content to sit deep and looked thoroughly ordinary in possession.

However, some risky challenges inside their own box led to the conceding of two penalties, while the hosts were more energetic and purposeful after the interval.

Brighton's lack of consistent goal threat remains an obvious issue and is likely to prevent them from taking anything from this opening encounter.

Chelsea to get their season up and running with a comfortable three points on the south coast.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

These two clubs have met only six times in the Premier League, with Chelsea winning all but one of those matches. The other was a draw.

Last season, Chelsea won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in September before a 1-1 tie at the Amex followed on New Year's Day.

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