Chelsea will intend to keep the strain on title-pursuing Liverpool and Manchester City when they invite Brighton and Hove Albion to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
The Blues walked to a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa on Boxing Day, while Graham Potter's side facilitated to a 2-0 win over Brentford.
Chelsea's Boxing Day accomplishment at Villa came at an incredible expense, with Thomas Tuchel joining his kindred first class supervisors in wailing over the feverish timetable as two of his accomplished stalwarts indeed went into the treatment room.
Two punishments from Jorginho either side of Romelu Lukaku's header eventually counteracted Reece James' own objective to move Chelsea to an essential three focuses at Villa Park, yet seeing Thiago Silva and N'Golo Kante being constrained off was not a charming sight for the Blues chief.
Nonetheless, having gotten back to winning routes in the Premier League, Chelsea have moved level on focuses with second-set Liverpool - who have played a game less - however Man City are as yet heading out toward the distant horizon at the highest point of the heap.
Indeed, even with their advantageous crew profundity, it has been a battle for this exhausted Chelsea side to really affirm their predominance in the first class - winning only two of their last five in the division - while three of their last four home experiences have finished with the riches shared.
Moreover, not since the 7-0 pounding of Norwich City back in October have Chelsea kept a Premier League clean sheet on home soil, and a revitalized Brighton outfit should feel sure of dragging out that streak in midweek.
Before the visit of Thomas Frank's Brentford, Brighton's winless run remained at 12 games in all rivalries and 11 in the Premier League, with the Seagulls seeing their wings cut later such a positive beginning to procedures.
The Amex devoted had been fretful for some time, yet the home group at long last had something to cheer as their side came up bests in a 2-0 Boxing Day accomplishment over the Bees, with Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay both scoring eye-getting objectives.
Brighton fans had to sit tight more than 90 days for another Premier League triumph - one which has seen the South Coast outfit move once again into the top portion of the table - however finishing their dreary streak out and about will be something else altogether of fish.
While Chelsea have fostered a fondness for one-pointers on home soil, five of Brighton's last six away experiences in the first class have seen the riches shared, and the guests have won in only two of their keep going 13 out and about in the first class.
Unexpectedly, Chelsea and Brighton played out a goalless impasse when the sides met in the midst of the European Super League catastrophe back in April, yet the Seagulls are without an objective in six away association matches versus the European heroes.
Chelsea possible XI : Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Ziyech, Mount, Lukaku
Brighton & Hove Albion possible XI : Sanchez; Lamptey, Webster, Burn, Cucurella, Bissouma, Lallana, Mwepu, Mac Allister, Welbeck, Maupay
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