Callum Hudson-Odoi could make his first-ever Premier League start as Chelsea welcome Brighton to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
Hudson-Odoi was left out of the Chelsea side that beat Cardiff at the weekend much to everyone's surprise.
The 18-year-old featured for England for his debut in their thrashing of Montenegro and caught the supporters' eye last week.
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Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante are expected to come back into the starting line-up for Chelsea, after being dropped to the bench on Sunday.
Hudson-Odoi could make his first Premier League start, with boss Maurizio Sarri confirming he is set to start one of the next two league games for the Blues.
However, Chelsea full-back Marcos Alonso is unlikely to play in midweek, with the left-back struggling with a hamstring issue.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton could make several changes to his side, with an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City on the horizon.
Florin Andone is available again for selection after being out for three matches with an injury and Pascal Gross remains sidelined.
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Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has admitted his side need to perform better and understands the fans' criticism of late.
In the stands during Sunday's narrow victory against Cardiff, the traveling fans were chanting "we want Sarri out".
"We need to improve. We need to play better. We want to try to change their opinion," Sarri said on the supporters' criticism.
"I think that they have to help the players during the match. After, they can say anything but during, I hope they can help my players.
"I think we are a group and at the moment I think we are a good group, so I think that it's not helpful for my players.
"For me, it isn't a problem, I am 60, so I can understand but when I was 25, it was probably different."
Brighton boss Chris Hughton has admitted if his side are not at their best against one of the top-six teams, then they will get nothing from the match.
Hughton's team were narrowly beaten at home to fellow relegation-threatened side Southampton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday.
"We are a team in our development that are still going to have tough games every week - we are not going to be in a position where we can regards ourselves as comfortable, and we haven't been," the Brighton manager admitted.
"We know that we are reliant on playing well and the opposition playing poorly - anything different to that then the top-six teams are generally always going to win."
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