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Timo Werner scored for Chelsea in a pre-season friendly away at Brighton (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

What channel is Brighton vs Chelsea? Kick-off time, TV and live stream information

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Only some of Chelsea's big summer signings are expected to take make their debuts at Brighton on Monday night.

Since the final day of last season, the Blues have spent nearly £200million, adding Kai Havertz, Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell to their squad, while the likes of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech are also now eligible to play.

However, only Werner and Havertz are likely to appear, with manager Frank Lampard ruling out Silva, Chilwell and Ziyech from Monday night's match.

The Seagulls have also been busy this summer, with midfielder Adam Lallana’s arrival from Liverpool being the standout signing.

What time is Brighton vs Chelsea?

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Thiago Silva has joined Chelsea on a free transfer from PSG (Image: Chelsea FC)

Monday's match at the Amex Stadium is the second of two games being played today.

Kick-off is at 8.15pm, following on from Sheffield United vs Wolves which gets underway at 6pm.

Rivals Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham all played earlier in the weekend, while Manchester City and Manchester United have had their opening games postponed due to their prolonged involvement in the Champions League and Europa League respectively.

Brighton vs Chelsea TV channel and live stream

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Kai Havertz is Chelsea's most expensive signing of the summer at £72million

Blues fans who want to see how their new signings get on will need Sky Sports to find out.

Coverage begins at 8pm - straight after Sheffield Utd vs Wolves - on the Main Event and Premier League channels.

Those who have Sky Sports and Now TV subscriptions can stream the match through the respective apps.

The match is not on free-to-air TV.

Brighton vs Chelsea odds

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It didn't take long for Werner to find the net on his Chelsea debut last month (Image: Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Chelsea have undoubtedly won the Transfer Window this autumn, but can they score an opening weekend victory at Brighton on Monday night?

thepools.com make Frank Lampard's expensively augmented squad 4/6 to get off to a flier, with Brighton 4/1 to win and 3/1 for the draw.

Chelsea were the top flight's third highest scorers last season with 69 goals, so Lampard has only gone and added Timo Werner, 28 Bundesliga goals in 2019-20, plus Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz -18 league goals between them.

Chelsea to win and Over 2.5 goals in the match is 7/5