Chelsea is set for a trip to Amex Stadium for a match day 24 fixture in the English Premier League. Showdown is scheduled for 18th January 2022 at 23:00 EAT. In the last league action both teams didn’t pick up the maximum points and are long to get to their winning ways.
Brighton is in the ninth position on league table having garnered 28 points from 20 matches. Brighton & Hove Albion have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 6 goals on the way. However they have only lost once in England’s top flight. Brighton has only lost four competitive games all season, including just one of their last nine.
The Seagulls will be looking for a win after they played out a 1-1 draw with M23 rivals Crystal Palace on Friday. In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion had 64% possession and 19 shots on goal with 4 on target and a goal scored by Joachim Andersen(87′ Own goal). On the other side, Crystal Palace got 3 shots at goal with 1 of them on target and a goal scored by Conor Gallagher (69′).
Meanwhile, Chelsea still sits third in the league table with 43 points after 22 matches they have played. Thomas Tuchel’s side recent form has gone down; they won only one of their last six league matches, drawing four times in the process, which has seen them lose ground in the title race.
Chelsea takes this trip hoping to bounce back after they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat in the hands of the table toppers Manchester City in their last Premier League fixture. In that game, Chelsea managed 44% possession, four shots on goal with only one of them on target. Manchester City got 11 shots with 6 of them on target and a goal by Kevin De Bruyne (70′).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea head to head
Chelsea has an upper hand in the head to head meetings between these two sides having won in six out of the 11 meeting they have had since 2012. Four matches played out draws while Brighton has a solitary win.
- Chelsea 1-1 Brighton 29/12/21
- Chelsea 0-0 Brighton 20/04/21
- Brighton 1-3 Chelsea 14/09/20
- Brighton 1-1 Chelsea 29/08/20
- Brighton 1-1 Chelsea 01/01/20
Home
- Brighton 1-1 Crystal Palace
- West Bromwich 1-2 Brighton
- Everton 2-3 Brighton
- Chelsea 1-1 Brighton
- Brighton 2-0 Brentford
Away
- Man City 1-0 Chelsea
- Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
- Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield
- Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham
- Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool
Brighton team news
Tudor Baluta Enock Mwepu and Lewis Dunk are unavailable for Brighton manager Graham Potter due to injuries while Yves Bissouma will not feature in this game through suspension.
Chelsea team news
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel will be without Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Ben Chilwell through injuries while Andreas Christensen is unavailable following COVID.
Prediction and odds
This game against Brighton offers an excellent opportunity to bounce back with a win to restore confidence however Brighton has a impressive home record and should be able to find the net here.
- Chelsea Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
