Premier League 2022-23: Chelsea vs Brighton: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Chelsea hosts the Seagulls in a crunch tie at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Chelsea are enduring probably their worst possible season in the Premier League era and are currently languishing 11th in the Premier League table with little to no hope of qualifying for European Football next season. They were well beaten on Wednesday evening against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final 1st leg match and were fortunate to get away with a 2-0 scoreline. Here is the preview for Chelsea vs Brighton.

Unless there's a miraculous turnaround next week in the 2nd leg, the hope of Champions League football next season looks extremely bleak for the Blues. However, they have an opportunity to give themselves a shot in the arm when they host 7th-placed Brighton who's on the rise & chasing European ambitions under Roberto De Zerbi.

Despite losing their manager Graham Potter to Chelsea back in September 2022, Brighton's season wasn't derailed at all. Chelsea ended up sacking Graham Potter and appointing Frank Lampard very recently, and the Seagulls' appointment of Roberto De Zerbi led to even more plaudits and success both on and off the field. They're having an even better season than their London-based opponents this week and will look to pull off an upset victory and firmly establish their ambitious credentials even further.

Kick-off

Saturday, 15-04-2023; 02:00 pm (GMT)

Saturday, 15-04-2023, 7:30 pm (IST)

Chelsea Form (In All Competitions): L- L- D - L - D

Brighton Form (In All Competitions): L- W- D- W- W

Player to watch

Chelsea: Joao Felix

The loan spell hasn't gone according to plan in terms of scoring goals for the Atletico Madrid loanee. He's scored only twice in 10 Premier League matches so far and will look to add an end product this week to build his confidence. His trickery with and without the ball is always worth the watch.

Brighton: Kaoru Mitoma

The Brighton winger has been nothing short of a revelation in the Premier League this season. His dribbling accuracy is off the charts and is almost impossible to mark on the left wing. He has 7 goals and 4 assists and helped the Seagulls reach the FA Cup semifinal as well, helping Brighton push for Europe. He's the one the watch out for Saturday.

Match Facts for Chelsea vs Brighton

• Chelsea haven't scored in their last four matches, including the last two at home.
• Brighton are averaging the third highest in goals per game (1.9) in the Premier League.
• Chelsea have never lost a home league game against Brighton, conceding just once in seven previous meetings at Stamford Bridge (W5 D2).

Injury and Team News for Chelsea vs Brighton

Kalidou Koulibaly was forced off with an injury in Madrid and is a doubt. There might be rotations with rest being given to key players like Kante and Thiago Silva.

Brighton will be without Levi Colwill, who is not eligible to feature against his parent club. Adam Lallana and Jeremey Sarmiento are both out, while Tariq Lamptey is also set to miss out again with a knee injury.

Head to Head stats 

Matches – 19

Chelsea – 12

Brighton – 2

Draws – 5

Predicted Lineups for Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Kepa; Chalobah, Fofana, Chilwell, James, Kovacic, Enzo, Gallagher; Felix, Havertz, Sterling

Brighton Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Steele; Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan; Caicedo, Gross; March, Mac Allister, Mitoma; Ferguson

Match Prediction for

Chelsea are struggling for goals and will be hoping to score a few starting this weekend in order to find some rhythm before Real Madrid visit them next week. However, Brighton would be visiting Stamford Bridge without any fear but rather an expectation of getting atleast a point from the tie, if not more.

Prediction: Chelsea 2 - 2 Brighton

Telecast

India: Hotstar, Star Sports Network

UK: NA(Blackout)

USA – NBC Sport

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