Brighton (A): Match Preview

My preview for tomorrow nights match

Good Evening Ladies and Gents,

Sorry its a late one, was out for a family meal and then consumed by the Spurs v City match.

So lets preview tomorrow nights game;

The reverse fixture was a 3-2 Chelsea win back in December, Chelsea were on our rockiest run of form in the entire season at the time, but managed to grind out a win thanks to headed goals from Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill as well as a penalty from the former.

Our record against Brighton is incredibly hit and miss and after so much business history in the last couple of years it would be great to get one over on them in our last away match of the season.

With spurs losing tonight it is still mathematically possible for Chelsea to finish 5th, if Spurs lose v Sheffield United and Chelsea win both remaining games (assuming Newcastle drop points), we would finish 5th. Loads to play for from our point of view.

Brighton have been very up and down of late and are practically already on the beach with nothing to play for in their remaining games.

Team News

Chelsea are almost at full capacity with their squad, apart from long term absentees Wesley Fofana & Romeo Lavia, Enzo still recovering from Hernia surgery and Rob Sanchez still injured. Ben Chilwell & Carney Chukwuemeka face late fitness tests to make this fixture.

I would guess we will se a similar formation to the one below;

Personally I would start Nkunku and play Palmer from the bench, giving Madueke a rest. But I am happy with the above lineup with only one alternative selection from Poch being Chalobah at RB again with Badiashile partnering Silva. I prefer the above defensive set up.

Match Prediction

I think Brighton will be bang up for this game albeit nothing is really riding on it for them, Caicedo will get booed constantly but will flourish nonetheless, what a time it would be for him to get his first Chelsea goal👀👀

Chelsea will win this game in the end after weathering some dominant Brighton spells.

3-1 Chelsea, goals from Palmer, Jackson & Caicedo😉.

Please give me your predictions below and also your lineup suggestions!

Thanks for reading

Luke Rushbrook