MISFIRING MORATA ANGERS CONTE

ANTONIO CONTE has told Alvaro Morata to get over his “stupid problem” as he grows increasingly frustrated with his misfiring striker.

Morata has not scored since Boxing Day and his frustrations boiled over against Norwich on Wednesday when he was sent off for dissent after being booked for diving. It means he misses the trip to Brighton today, leaving the Chelsea boss scratching around for attacking options, with Pedro also suspended.

Conte accepts Morata is struggling under the pressure of leading the Chelsea attack having usually started on the bench at Real Madrid.

Nevertheless, in all his time in Spain he never went longer than his current run of six games without scoring. Conte has