Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was pleased with their 3-0 defeat of Brighton.

Olivier Giroud, Eden Hazard and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all struck for the win.

Sarri said, "We played good football. We conceded nothing, only one goal opportunity in the last minute. We did very well and scored three wonderful goals.

"In this match we played like we did in the first part of the season.

"I think so [Chelsea looked fresh]. After 50 matches it's very difficult to play every three days. We needed to change. We're lucky because Callum is doing very well. Loftus has no problem with his back for the first time this season. Giroud is in a good period. We're lucky."

On Callum Hudson-Odoi, he added: "Callum played very well and defended very well. He has improved during the season a lot. He's ready to play 90 minutes in very important matches. The only problem is Ruben, who had cramp in his hamstring after 75 minutes. I want to be sure his back is OK.

"The atmosphere was really good. I want to say thank you to our fans. They were with us for 90 minutes."