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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea host Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge with Maurizio Sarri in desperate need of a result after last week’s lucky escape against Cardiff.
Callum Hudson-Odoi is expected to get a long-awaited first start in the Premier League, while Eden Hazard and N’golo Kante are also expected to return to the starting line-up.
Marcos Alonso has been ruled out the match with injury. A win would see Chelsea leapfrog Manchester United into at least fifth in the table, dependant on Tottenham's result tonight against Crystal Palace. Follow it live:
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Tottenham 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Danny Rose whips a ball into the box from a corner. Harry Kane gets his head to the ball and comes close to scoring but just misses to the right.
45 minutes done, here's how things stand:
Man City 2 - 0 Cardiff
Chelsea 1 - 0 Brighton
Tottenham 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
SECOND HALF:
All the matches are back underway. Cardiff are struggling against Man City, Chelsea ahve edged in front against Brighton and goals remain elusive for Tottenham.
Man City 2 - 0 Cardiff
Fernandinho sends the ball through the defence and into the path of Foden who has made a run into the box. Foden takes the ball to the left and shoots but Etheridge makes a good save.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Tottenham have picked up where they left off before half-time. They have two quickfire attempts on goal, the first goes to Trippier who sends a shot high and wide following a corner. Son gets the second chance as Kane gives him the ball and he sends a shot, from outside the box, just over the goal.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Palace get in on the act as Michy Batshuayi takes a right footed shot from outside the box. The shot goes close but misses to the right.
56 mins: Tottenham 1 - 0 Crystal Palace - Son
Finally! Tottenham have the first goal at their new stadium and it's Son Heung-Min who has scored it. Eriksen gives him the ball and he takes a shot from the centre of the box and squeezes the ball into the bottom corner.
60 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 Brighton - Hazard
Loftus-Cheek slots the ball to Hazard in the box who fires home a shot to the bottom right corner, Chelsea now two goals to the good.
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