Evening all, and welcome to Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea!

First flash of Werner, running in behind to demand a ball from James, who lifts in behind; he does well to catch up with it and crosses well, but it turns out he mistimed his run and was offside. He's so quick he doesn't need to, a line I won't be the first or last to write or speak.

Bissouma bursts forward from midfield and James cuts him off.

Tariq Lamptey gets a touch, and Martin Tyler talks about his bravery in leaving Stamford Bridge. My guess, though, is that he knew he had to leave because he knew James was slightly better.

And off we go.

The players take a knee.

Havertz is very slender. I'd not surprised if he was soon prescribed a diet of Guinness and pies.

Here come the players...

I forgot to note that Ruben Loftus-Cheek is starting tonight. I'm not at all sold on him - he's not rubbish or anything, but I've not seen much to suggest he's good enough for a team looking to win titles. He might be a handy squad player, but he won't want to settle for that.

Gary Neville is saying that he expects Werner to score tonight, right at the time I considered a wager on the same. I believe that is called serendipity.

Lampard complains that usually when you buy new players they have time to bed in, which hasn't been the case this summer. Poor man.

Graham Potter expects a hard and intense game.

Lampard expect a lot from Werner and Havertz because they're good, and he also loves their personalities. He's not expecting to see everything tonight, though, and asks that they be given time.

8.15 is too late to start a game of football, unless I'm going to it and getting extra time going through my pre-match warm-up routine.

And some Hakim Ziyech...

Wolves have beaten Sheffield United 2-0 at Bramall Lane.

Here's what to expect from Havertz.

Lil Mikey Dean has removed his beard, embracing his eternal youthfulness without sacrificing his rugged good looks.

The pluralisation here is absolutely top notch.