Comments and predictions for Brighton vs Chelsea: An exciting match
The match between Brighton vs Chelsea in the English Premier League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on February 15. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Brighton vs Chelsea squad information
Brighton will be without Jason Steele (shoulder), Ferdi Kadioglu (toe), Igor Julio (hamstring), James Milner (hamstring) and Solly March (muscle). Although Solly March is said to be making a rapid recovery and could return in the near future.
Pervis Estupinan (muscle) and Mats Wieffer (knee) are not fit enough to play in Saturday's FA Cup tie. Their availability for the next game remains a doubt.
Lewis Dunk also needs a fitness check after coming off at half-time in the FA Cup tie with a rib injury. If he is unable to play, Adam Webster could be handed a start.
New signing Diego Gomez is pushing for his first start after impressing in the previous game (as a substitute). Joao Pedro could also return to the starting line-up.
On the other side of the front line, Chelsea continues to be without four players due to injury: Wesley Fofana (hamstring), Benoit Badiashile (thigh), Romeo Lavia (muscle) and Omari Kellyman (hamstring). Along with that, Marc Guiu is also unable to play due to a groin injury.
Mykhaylo Mudryk is still serving a temporary ban after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium last December.
Reece James is expected to return to the starting line-up, while Nicolas Jackson is out for the next six weeks with a hamstring injury.
Filip Jorgensen, Levi Colwill, Enzo Fernandez and Noni Madueke are also pushing to regain their starting places (after being benched in the previous match).
Latest predicted lineup Brighton vs Chelsea
Brighton & Hove Albion:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Webster, Lamptey; Baleba, Gomez; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Pedro
Chelsea:
Jorgensen; James, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madeuke, Palmer, Sancho; Nkunku
Latest Brighton vs Chelsea football review
Brighton got a huge morale boost from their FA Cup win over Chelsea, having endured a tough time losing two Premier League games in a row (including a 0-7 thrashing at Nottingham Forest).
Coach Fabian Hurzeler had reason to be worried after goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen made a mistake, giving Chelsea the chance to open the scoring in the fifth minute at the Amex. However, Georginio Rutter quickly equalised. Kaoru Mitoma then scored the winner for Brighton. The result ended a run of four consecutive defeats to Chelsea in official tournaments.
The win sees Brighton progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the third consecutive time. They will now face Newcastle United at St James' Park for a place in the quarter-finals.
Before thinking about the FA Cup, Brighton need to focus on the rematch with Chelsea, as well as games against Bournemouth and Southampton. The team is currently 10th in the Eredivisie and needs to find form if they are to qualify for Europe for the second time in three seasons.
Their recent form in the Premier League, however, has been far from impressive. The Seagulls have won just two of their last 12 games (D6 L4) – a significant drop from the start of the season (W6 D4 L2 after 12 games).
Brighton are winless in their last five Premier League home games (since a 2-1 win over Man City in November).
As for Chelsea, the defeat at the Amex means they no longer have the chance to win the FA Cup for the first time since the 2017/18 season. Thus, coach Enzo Maresca's team will only focus on the Premier League and Conference League for the rest of the season.
Coach Enzo Maresca will likely focus all his efforts on the Conference League in search of a title in his first season in charge of Chelsea. However, for now, he needs to maintain his position in the top 4 of the Premier League.
Before the away trip to Brighton, Chelsea was ranked 4th with only 2 points more than the team below (Man City) and Newcastle.
The Blues' away form is alarming. They have failed to win any of their last four Premier League away games (since a dramatic 4-3 win over Tottenham on 8 December).
Chelsea, though, have the chance to complete a Premier League double against Brighton this season (something they did last season). In the first leg at Stamford Bridge in September, Cole Palmer scored all four goals to give Chelsea a 4-2 win.
Although not overwhelming in terms of head-to-head record, Chelsea won 2-1 in the last time they traveled to the Amex in the Premier League in May 2024. They are aiming for a similar result in the match on Thursday night (February 3).
Latest Brighton vs Chelsea score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Brighton vs Chelseaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Brighton 2-2 Chelsea
- WhoScore:Brighton 2-3 Chelsea
- Our newspaper predicts:Brighton 2-2 Chelsea
When and where to watch Brighton vs Chelsea live?
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