Chelsea defender Toni Rudiger says there'll be no underestimating Brighton tonight.

Rudiger insists it is dangerous to make assumption based on the past, especially at the start of a new season.

He told the club's website: "At the end of the day you never know how they are going to play on game day. Over the past few years Brighton's team, we know each other and everything, but on the day of the game it's always that you never know what to expect. We need to think more about us and not too much about our opponents, because we have to get ourselves right and then go on.

"This is the Premier League and I've learned from the past because my first game here we played against Burnley, who everyone expected to be in the relegation zone, and after 45 minutes it was 3-0 to them. So for me it doesn't matter really because it's a game, three points are on the line, and you have to take each game how it comes and go game by game, first Brighton and then the rest."

Of his personal goals, Rudiger also said: "Last season because of injury I missed the whole of pre-season and I missed the whole of the first half of the season almost, so now I'm delighted that I'm fit and I can keep going from pre-season and try to start the season as good as possible.

"So for me the most important thing is to stay healthy, that's my number one thing, to play as many games as possible. And, of course, we are at a club that expects us to win titles and be up there with the teams like Liverpool and Manchester City and compete. Last season the top four was the target and we achieved it. This season is new and we want to be competing at the top with those two teams."