Chelsea predicted lineup vs Brighton - Premier League

Graham Potter hasn't lost at Amex Stadium since March
Graham Potter hasn't lost at Amex Stadium since March / Sebastian Widmann/GettyImages
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Chelsea travel to Brighton's Amex Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon in a reunion for Graham Potter.

Brighton's former manager spent three years on the south coast, overseeing 134 matches and steering the Seagulls to their highest ever league position in a top-flight campaign last season (ninth).

Here's the Chelsea XI Potter may select for the return to his former home.


1. Chelsea XI (3-4-3)

Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling is Chelsea's leading scorer with just three Premier League goals this season / Visionhaus/GettyImages

GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga - It's not even November and Kepa has already made more Premier League starts (five) than he was afforded across the entirety of the previous campaign (four).

CB: Trevoh Chalobah - Despite playing in midfield during his three loan spells, Chalobah has begun to carve out a spot at centre-back since making his senior Chelsea debut last year.

CB: Thiago Silva - The former Brazil captain has had his mental fortitude questioned in the past, with Silva himself recounting a conversation with PSG's CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi: "President, I'm always working. But in my head, there's a problem - I don't know what's happening."

CB: Marc Cucurella - No outfield player accrued more Premier League minutes for Brighton last season than Cucurella.

RWB: Cesar Azpilicueta - Thomas Tuchel had it pointed out that the versatile defender's nickname was 'Azpi' rather than 'Azpli' during a match. Potter is yet to make a similar blunder with his new player.

CM: Jorginho - At 13, Jorginho joined a football camp 100 miles from his hometown where "outside, local gangs would try to rob us".

CM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek - Earlier this year, Loftus-Cheek sought out the advice of the British tennis player Andy Murray, sharing their stories about overcoming injuries in pursuit of sporting success.

LWB: Ben Chilwell - The first - and so far only - red card of Chilwell's senior club career came on his first visit to Stamford Bridge as a Leicester player.

RW: Mason Mount - While players from every country are dropping like flies before the World Cup, Mount doesn’t have any concerns about injuring himself. “I go into every tackle and game 100% but these things happen in football.”

ST: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Chelsea's new number nine is goalless in his last five appearances against Brighton after finding the net in his first three meetings with the Seagulls.

LW: Raheem Sterling - The former Manchester City player scored a hat-trick on his last trip to Brighton's Amex Stadium.