📊 Form Guide
Chelsea WWDLLW
Chelsea, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 1-2 EFL Cup success versus Lincoln City.
In that game, Chelsea managed 72% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Chelsea, goals were scored by Tyrique George (48') and Facundo Buonanotte (50'). On the other side, Lincoln City had 16 shots on goal with 2 on target. Rob Street (42') scored for Lincoln City.
Enzo Maresca's Chelsea have managed to score 11 times over their prior 6 outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures stands at 8.
Brighton & Hove Albion LWWLDW
Brighton head into the game following a 0-6 EFL Cup win with the eclipse of Barnsley in their last match.
In that game, Brighton & Hove Albion had 60% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 12 of them on target. For Brighton & Hove Albion, goals were scored by Diego Gómez (9', 21', 33', 68'), Harry Howell (87') and Yasin Ayari (89'). Barnsley had 6 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.
The numbers tell their own story, and Brighton have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 8 goals in total. At the back, Brighton & Hove Albion have been far from perfect. Still, it remains to be seen whether the trend might persist here in this game or not.
👥 Head to head
Inspecting their past head to head clashes going back to 27/09/2023 shows that Chelsea have won 4 of these games & Brighton 2, with the number of drawn games being 0.
A total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 11 of them from The Blues and 10 netted by The Seagulls. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.
The previous league clash between these clubs was Premier League match day 25 on 14/02/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Chelsea.
That time, Brighton & Hove Albion had 30% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Kaoru Mitoma (27') and Yankuba Minteh (38', 63').
For their opponents, Chelsea had 8 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.
The referee was Chris Kavanagh.
ℹ️ Team News: Chelsea
Dário Essugo (surgery), Tosin Adarabioyo (Calf problems), Benoît Badiashile (Muscle injury), Roméo Lavia (Muscle strain), Wesley Fofana (concussion), Cole Palmer (Groin problems), Liam Delap (Hamstring injury) and Levi Colwill (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing for Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca.
In all likelihood, The Blues may well go for a 4-2-3-1 system for this game, handing starts to Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Josh Acheampong, Marc Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Moises Caicedo, Estevao, Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro.
ℹ️ Team News: Brighton
Thanks to a mainly available squad, there is only the lone fitness issue for the Brighton boss Fabian Hürzeler to contend with. Adam Webster (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.
It’s our belief that The Seagulls could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to Bart Verbruggen, Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Yankuba Minteh, Diego Gomez, Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter.
⚡ Prediction
We feel that Brighton & Hove Albion will surely be able to find the back of the net against this Chelsea lineup, although that probably won’t be enough to avoid defeat.
We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 winning score for Chelsea at full-time. Let’s see what happens here.
Victor Martins, 13:04 27/09/2025