Jackson replacement, James decision, Chalobah benched - Predicted Chelsea line-up vs Brighton

Chelsea should theoretically know exactly what to expect this evening when they take on Brighton for the second time in the space of six days.

The Blues were dumped out of the FA Cup at the fourth round stage on Saturday night as the visitors threw away a one-goal lead down at the Amex Stadium. Enzo Maresca admitted during his Thursday morning pre-match press conference that it is easier for he and his Chelsea players to prepare for tonight's match because they are so familiar with the Seagulls.

However, the Blues head coach is expecting a very difficult challenge once again as they seek revenge on Fabian Hurzeler's men. With the news that Nicolas Jackson is set to be out of action for the next month-and-a-half at least, it has left Maresca with a big problem in the striker position, with no out-and-out No.9 available because of Marc Guiu's injury as well.

At the weekend, we saw Christopher Nkunku lead the line for Chelsea but Maresca did explain how there are other "solutions" to his problem - although he did not go into too much detail about what that may entail. With that said, football.london's Chelsea reporter Bobby Vincent shares the XI he thinks we might see this evening down at the Amex.