Brighton v Chelsea: Blues injury worries, Albion striker a doubt

Striker Alvaro Morata is a doubt with a knee injury when Chelsea play at Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Antonio Rudiger, Eden Hazard, Cesar Azpilicueta and N’Golo Kante are poised to return to the starting line-up after being rested for Thursday’s Europa League tie with Hungary’s Vidi.

Mateo Kovacic, Gary Cahill and Victor Moses missed the trip to Budapest through injury and are expected to be absent again.

Provisional squad: Kepa, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Hazard, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Giroud, Zappacosta, Willian, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Morata, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu, Hudson-Odoi.

Brighton will hand a late fitness test to Jose Izquierdo before selecting their team.

The forward has been struggling with a knee injury and remains a doubt but could yet be passed fit.

Glenn Murray is expected to be available following a shoulder injury, but Shane Duffy will miss out through suspension.

Provisional Squad: Ryan, Balogun, Dunk, Montoya, Bernardo, Bissouma, Gross, March, Propper, Murray, Izquierdo, Jahanbakhsh, Steele, Bong, Stephens, Kayal, Knockaert, Locadia, Andone.