Latest updates from the 12.30pm kick-offLive scores – Burnley v Aston Villa and moreContact John by email or tweet @JohnBrewin_ 12.01pm GMT That Brighton team news seems tough on Alireza Jahanbakhsh, who scored his first goal for the club against Bournemouth after 18 months of trying. Chelsea have made three changes since Arsenal, where they didn’t play too well until late on, with Reece James, Christian Pulisic and Jorginho coming in for Azpilicueta, Mateo Kovacic and Emerson dropping out. Emerson has been linked with a move in the transfer rumour mill while another player who seems almost definite to be leaving, Olivier Giroud, has been left out altogether. 11.55am GMT New Year, new VAR? Related: The year in VAR: from World Cup guinea pigs to Premier League fury | Paul MacInnes 11.34am GMT All the talk at Chelsea is of transfers, with their Fifa ban now revoked. Related: Frank Lampard to head ‘joined-up’ Chelsea recruitment drive in January Related: Football transfer rumours: Moussa Dembélé to join Chelsea's strikeforce? 11.32am GMT Brighton: Ryan, Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Propper, Bissouma, Alzate, Mooy, Trossard, Maupay. Subs: Duffy, Stephens, Gross, Jahanbakhsh, Button, Bernardo, Connolly. Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, James, Rudiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Willian, Mount, Pulisic, Abraham. Subs: Christensen, Caballero, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi, Emerson Palmieri, Lamptey. 11.31am GMT Here are the teams. Here’s how Albion line-up for today’s game against @ChelseaFC in the @premierleague. Matchday Live is presented by @SnickersUKCom. #BHAFC ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/P89FZYR3SxYour Chelsea team to take on Brighton! #BHACHE pic.twitter.com/E3JUeyml5S 2.32pm GMT What did we learn about Chelsea over Christmas? Well, they aren’t quite as bad as Jonathan Wilson thought they might be, but then came that home defeat to Southampton to remind that the Bridge is rather less than a fortress these days. Then came that win at Arsenal which Frank Lampard really enjoyed, though he admitted his team had ridden their luck against an opponent who self-destructed almost as if as to show their new manager the depth of the challenge that awaits him. For the final match of their festive flurry, a nice trip to the South Coast and a swill of some Sussex ales for the fans, but Brighton may be a tricky proposition. “Potterball” has taken the imagination of Albion fans, and results like the weekend’s defeat of Bournemouth, a peer club of greater Premier League cachet, will do nicely. Graham Potter’s task was to maintain safety and entertain the public far more than under Chris Hughton. So far, so good for the Premier League manager most likely to declare himself a fan of Ocean Colour Scene. Continue readingreadfullarticle
