In better news for Chelsea, Maresca has confirmed that captain Reece James is fit and available having been rested for that tie. Filip Jorgensen is set to return in goal in place of Robert Sanchez, after Maresca confirmed the 22-year-old is now his first-choice ‘keeper in the league.

Chelsea can claim immediate revenge for last weekend's FA Cup defeat as they face Brighton for the second time in six days in this English Premier League clash. Last Saturday's fourth-round matchup ended in a 2-1 win for the Seagulls. Fabian Hürzeler's men came back from 1-0 down thanks to goals from Georginio Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma.

Brighton came out on top when these two sides met in the FA Cup last weekend, and Chelsea did not offer much in attack after taking an early lead. Enzo Maresca's side just seem to be going through a flat period at the moment.