Emi Martinez makes Chelsea debut as Xabi Alonso omits duo before transfer deadline day

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Emiliano Martinez will make his Chelsea debut immediately after signing for the club in a £7.5m deal from Aston Villa. But Martinez has been thrown into the line-up, with Mike Penders, who started against Luton in the Carabao Cup midweek, on the bench and the error-prone Robert Sanchez not in the squad and now facing an uncertain three days before Tuesday’s deadline.Chelsea v Brighton LIVE: Emi Martinez makes debut as Enzo Fernandez left out again in Premier League clashAlonso has also left out Enzo Fernandez, with a move to Man City still in the works.

“I’m delighted to be at this football club,' Martinez said after signing a three-year contract. “Coming to Chelsea, for me and my family, was an easy decision to make and I’m just over the moon - I can’t wait to get started.“I want to be successful here.

I'm someone who wants to win at everything I do and I want to bring that here to this football club because it’s a football club that wins titles, so I think it’s a good match.“I’m all passion and I play with my heart. I will give 100 per cent every game, every training session to make the club, my teammates and the supporters proud.”Chelsea XI vs Brighton: Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill (c); Neto, Gusto, Lavia, Hato; Palmer, Rogers; Joao PedroChelsea substitutes: Penders, James, Acheampong, Chavarria, Caicedo, Barco, Gittens, Estevao Willian, Welbeck.