Chelsea welcome Brighton to Stamford Bridge as they look to improve on their recent form, which has seen them lose on the road against Manchester United and Bayern Munich, as well as narrowly avoiding an upset against Lincoln in the Carabao Cup during the week.

Brighton hit six in their midweek cup tie against Barnsley, with Diego Gomez stealing the headlines for his four goals in the game. Brighton have lost both of their away games so far this season, and lost 4-2 in this fixture last season.

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🔵 Blues Looking To Bounce Back

It can frequently feel like there is always something going on at Chelsea. Some drama or transfer speculation which keeps the club trapped in this never-ending cycle of updates, making it hard to gauge where this team actually are in their development under Enzo Maresca. The tale over the last few weeks has been a story of individual errors compounded by the players currently missing from the Chelsea side.

On the one hand, this was the youngest side in Premier League history last season that Maresca managed to guide to a Champions League finish, as well as pick up two pieces of silverware in the Conference League and Club World Cup. However, the other side of Chelsea is an uglier, petulant environment in which the young side struggle to deal with big occasions, especially away from home, as we’ve seen in recent weeks.

The injuries are stacking up for Chelsea, and it’s beginning to become a bit of a crisis in the early stages of the season for Enzo Maresca. This could be the hangover effect of the Club World Cup over the summer; some of these Chelsea players featured in nearly 60 games last season, which is bound to affect their fitness at some point in the campaign.

Liam Delap, Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer, and Romeo Lavia are already confirmed as unavailable for this game, with Facundo Buonanotte also unavailable to feature against his parent club, which gives Maresca a bit of a headache when it comes to the attacking midfield role. Joao Pedro also faces a race against the clock to be fit against his former side, with the Blues wanting to line up in a 3-2-4-1 when in possession of the ball.

🟣 Brighton Dangerous Going Forward

Brighton have made a habit of starting the season strongly in recent years, but that hasn’t quite played out this campaign. They have picked up positive results at the Amex with a 2-1 win over Manchester City and a 2-2 draw against Tottenham, but their away games have been less successful. Brighton have faced defeat on the road against Everton and Bournemouth this term, conceding 2+ goals in each of these games.

Brighton are almost always a goal threat; they netted 36 goals across their 19 away matches last season (1.89 per game) but also conceded 33 goals across these fixtures. This record suggests that their away games tend to be quite basketball-like, just as this game was last season, as Chelsea ran out 4-2 winners over the Seagulls.

Brighton have a few key absentees as well, with De Cuyper and Hinshelwood expected to be sidelined for this game, but the Seagulls crucially have the bulk of their attacking quartet fit, which can cause damage to a shaky Chelsea backline. Brighton tend to line up in a 4-2-3-1, but this shape is flexible under Hurzeler, with Georgino Rutter acting as a false nine and Brighton concentrating their goal threat through the wingers, Mitoma and Minteh.

📊 Chelsea v Brighton H2H

Brighton beat Chelsea twice last season, with both victories coming at the Amex Stadium.

Chelsea ran out 4-2 winners in the meeting between the sides at Stamford Bridge last season.

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