Sepp van den Berg, Ben Mee and Mathias Jensen were all described by their head coach as "too soon for Brighton, but let's see for Arsenal". And it remains to be seen whether goalkeeper Mark Flekken, who came off hurt during the match against the Seagulls, will be able to shake it off or if Hakon Valdimarsson will start.

Enzo Maresca has heavily rotated his Chelsea side as they face Ipswich tonight. The high-flying Blues have picked up only one point in their last two games either side of Christmas, drawing 0-0 away at Everton and then being stunned by a late Fulham comeback in a 2-1 home defeat on Boxing Day.

Enzo Maresca dropped several Chelsea first team players for the Blues' Premier League clash against Ipswich Town on Monday night.