Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel spoke about the absences of Mateo Kovacic and Malang Sarr against Brighton in the Premier League on Tuesday.

The Blues did not have either player for their 1-1 draw with the Albion in the league in midweek.

Speaking before the game, Tuchel stated that he was rotating his squad to keep everyone fit and fresh.

Tuchel said: "We have to be a little bit cautious with Kova. We don't want to overuse him. He's played a lot after injury, and maybe we rushed him back a little bit for all these matches.

"Of course, he's very strong and was happy to play, but we have to be careful. As we have Jorgi and N'Golo back, we thought we didn't need to take any risks with him, and we could save him for this game – especially with another big game coming up on Sunday.

"Malang Sarr has had four or five games in a row, and again it's just about saving his load a little because we expect an intense game tonight against Brighton."