Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi says Kaoru Mitoma could face Chelsea today.
The midfielder, who suffered an ankle injury in Albion's 2-0 loss to Brentford, had been seen training on Thursday and has also been working with the team on Friday.
In his press conference, De Zerbi said: “He is good, he trained Thursday and today. I haven't decided the XI now, I will do this tomorrow but we are ready to play him."
Mitoma had previously told media that he was still targeting a spot in the Japanese World Cup squad and his return to Albion in coming games seem like a positive sign of progress.
Elsewhere in the team news, De Zerbi also added that Adam Lallana was “good" and in contention to play but that the team were still assessing defensive pair Joel Veltman and Tariq Lamptey.