How Chelsea could line up against Brighton with Mount pushing for recall and Ziyech and Pulisic sweating on places
MASON MOUNT is pushing for a start against Brighton after Chelsea’s disappointing 1-0 loss to Premier League champions Manchester City.
The England international managed just nine minutes of action at the Etihad, leaving him little to no time to make an impact.
But with Hakim Ziyech putting on a disasterclass from the first minute, Thomas Tuchel may be forced to drop the Moroccan and recall Mount.
Christian Pulisic faces a fight to keep his starting spot too, after being subbed with 20 minutes left to play on Saturday.
Timo Werner could be handed a rare start, to the right of Romelu Lukaku.
And with injuries to Trevoh Chalobah, Andreas Christensen and Reece James, Malang Sarr, Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger will keep their place protecting Kepa’s goal.
N’Golo Kante will almost certainly keep his place in the midfield after a solid performance against City.
Mateo Kovacic could also keep his spot after impressing in recent weeks.
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Alternatively, Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be handed some minutes.
The 25-year-old has played 20 times for Chelsea this term, largely staying injury-free.
Tuchel believes Saul Niguez is starting to acclimatise to English football, which makes him another viable option.
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