Chelsea XI vs Brighton: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League today

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·14 February 2025

Chelsea XI vs Brighton: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League today

Blues facing injury crisis in attack after Nicolas Jackson blow

Chelsea will be without Nicolas Jackson for around a month, starting with tonight’s trip to Brighton.

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With Marc Guiu already sidelined, Enzo Maresca had hoped to have the striker back for the trip to the Amex.

But scans this week revealed Jackson’s hamstring injury is worse than first feared.

It means that Christopher Nkunku is again likely to lead the line, despite an underwhelming performance when the Blues crashed out of the FA Cup against the same opponents last weekend.

In better news for Chelsea, Maresca has confirmed that Reece James is fit and available having been rested for that fourth-round 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.

Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile all remain long-term absentees, while Mykhailo Mudryk is still provisionally suspended after failing a drugs test.