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Brighton v Chelsea
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Kick Off: Saturday 14th February at 20:00
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Competition: Premier League
In a rematch of the FA Cup tie between these sides just a week ago, Chelsea will be hoping for a better result than their cup defeat to Fabian Hurzeler’s side in what was quite an even encounter but highlighted the struggles that both of these sides have been contending with this season.
Chelsea’s battle to qualify for the Champions League next season has become more difficult as a consequence of their recent run of results, there are only 3 points between Enzo Maresca’s side and Bournemouth in 7th place and worryingly for the Chelsea manager, the Blues have not registered a victory on the road in the Premier League since the 8th December.
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Chelsea have struggled for consistency ever since a busy winter period during which they slipped down the table and any talk of a potential title charge quickly vanished. Palmer is probably the only player in the Chelsea squad that has kept his levels high during this period and is crucial to everything Chelsea do in the final third as highlighted by his statistics in the Premier League this season.
Palmer has registered 20 goal contributions across his 24 Premier League appearances this season (14 goals, 6 assists) – he leads the Chelsea squad ranks in both metrics, further underlining his importance to Enzo Maresca’s side. Palmer scored a hat trick in the initial league meeting between these sides at Stamford Bridge and also forced Bart Verbruggen into turning the ball into his own net in the recent FA Cup tie against the Seagulls.
Chelsea have scored 25 goals across their 12 away Premier League games this season (2.08 per game), they don’t often have many issues creating chances but can struggle to properly kill off games which explains their current league standing. Palmer is on penalties, free kicks and corners for Chelsea which should aid him in registering a goal contribution in a must win game for Enzo Maresca’s side.
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🔵 Joao Pedro
Joao Pedro is 1 of Brighton’s most effective players, the Brazilian is averaging 0.87 shots on target per 90 across his 18 Premier League appearances this season which is a record that has produced 5 goals for the 23-year-old. He has a habit of putting in his best performances against the traditional ‘big 6’ as evidenced by the fact he’s already found the back of the net against Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United this season.
Joao Pedro is on penalties for Brighton and comes back to fitness at an important time of the season for the Seagulls who can rely on him to get at least 1 shot on target against a Chelsea defence that is without a clean sheet across their last 5 games in all competitions.
🔵 Georginio Rutter
Rutter has enjoyed a steady season for Brighton this season, he’s recorded 6 goal contributions across his 23 Premier League appearances with just 14 of these being starts. Only Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma and Joao Pedro have registered more goal contributions in the Premier League than Rutter who has made a habit of providing against Chelsea.
He scored in Brighton’s 4-2 defeat against Chelsea in the initial league meeting between these sides and also provided a goal as well as an assist in Brighton’s recent 2-1 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup. This Chelsea defence can really be stretched, especially when they are caught out in the early stages of build-up which has been an unfortunate trend for Enzo Maresca of late.
🔵 Levi Colwill
The absence of Levi Colwill was key in Brighton’s win over Chelsea in the FA Cup, the Chelsea defence was already weakened by an injury to Wesley Fofana a few months ago and without Colwill in the side, the Chelsea backline looked vulnerable without the ball and struggled in build-up with the ball.
Colwill is crucial in both phases of play, he is the player trusted most by Enzo Maresca to pick out passes through the thirds – something that also sees him targeted by the opposition. Colwill is averaging 0.73 fouls won per 90 across his 22 Premier League appearances this season and he was fouled once in the initial league meeting between these sides at Stamford Bridge.
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💻 Brighton v Chelsea Form and Tactics
Brighton are arguably the most tactically flexible side in the Premier League, it’s difficult to pin down a system that Fabian Hurzeler looks to use every week but it’s certainly shaped around an exciting and attacking style of play which can leave Brighton exposed at times in the middle of the park.
Hurzeler was very bold in lining up with just Jack Hinshelwood in the centre of midfield against Nottingham Forest a few weeks ago in what turned out to be a disaster with Nottingham Forest running out 7-0 winners, getting all their joy by breaking quickly and exposing how isolated Hinshelwood was on his own in that position.
However, this damning result didn’t prompt a massive shift from the young Brighton manager, the indications are that he will continue with that bold approach which may be more suited to Carlos Baleba or Yasin Ayari in that role but both players are injury doubts so look out for this area of the pitch where Chelsea can wrestle control of the game if they get bodies around the sole holding midfielder.
Chelsea look a little lost at the moment, the promising signs from the early stages of the season have evaporated leaving behind a real headache for Enzo Maresca characterised by a nervy backline and an attacking setup which can’t be trusted to kill off games. Chelsea are without a clean sheet in any of their last 5 games across all competitions, this is a result of defensive mistakes and a lack of trust in the goalkeeper with it still unclear which of Filip Jorgensen and Robert Sanchez will be trusted to start this game with neither really making a strong claim for the number 1 spot.
This hiccup in Chelsea’s season is partly down to absences in key positions but also due to the fact that opposition sides are starting to catch Chelsea out in the early stages of build-up. Chelsea’s play is very choreographed, Enzo Maresca emphasises control over anything else, even if it means slowing things down to walking pace.
Opposition sides are more switched on as to how to counteract this style of play with many realising that Chelsea can struggle to break down low/mid blocks and can be light on numbers in transition with full backs inverting or 1 of the midfield pivot pushing up the pitch. This hiccup could quickly spiral into a disaster if Maresca doesn’t introduce some more creative patterns in the early stages of build-up.
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🏁 Brighton v Chelsea Ref Watch
- Referee: Chris Kavanagh
- There were 5 yellow cards shown and 19 fouls exchanged between the sides in the meeting at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season.
- Chelsea have collected the joint-most yellow cards in the Premier League this season (69). Both of these squads are very young so they can put in some rash challenges and challenge the referee with dissent.
| Average Cards (Y / R) | 5.19 / 0.25 |
| Fouls Given | 21.81 |
| Penalties | 0.19 |
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