Chelsea vs Brighton Predictions - Brighton can take something from The Bridge

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 26 Sep 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 26 Sep 2024

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Brighton remains unbeaten in their last 11 fixtures.
Chelsea has improved, unbeaten in four consecutive matches.
Double chance market favors Brighton win or draw due to strong form.

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Fabian Hürzeler's Brighton are unbeaten in their last 11 fixtures (Getty Images)

Chelsea vs Brighton Predictions

Brighton have started the season well and will be confident going to The Bridge on Saturday. Chelsea's form has been patchy, so I am backing the Seagulls to take something back home.

Chelsea vs Brighton Predictions
Head to Head
Chelsea Form
Chelsea Injuries
Brighton Form
Brighton Injuries

Chelsea are unbeaten in 4 consecutive matches.
Chelsea are winless in 5 of their last 8 games against Brighton.
Brighton are unbeaten in their last 11 fixtures.

Head to Head

Chelsea have a 15-3 advantage against Brighton in 23 meetings with five draws.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have found some form recently and are unbeaten in four consecutive fixtures.

The Blue were held to a 1-1 home draw against Crystal Palace before winning three on the spin. Enzo Maresca’s side edged Bournemouth 1-0 away and comfortably beat West Ham 3-0 on Saturday.

Another win came in the EFL Cup as Chelsea beat Barrow 5-0 in a dominant display. The Londoners had 20-5 shots, Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick and Pedro Neto was also on the scoresheet.

Chelsea Injuries

Defender Reece James and forward Omari Kellyman are ruled out.

Brighton Form

Fabian Hurzeler has made Brighton a hard side to beat. The German is yet to taste defeat with his new team across 11 fixtures in all competitions.

The South Coast outfit won three successive games to start the season. A 1-1 draw at Arsenal and a 0-0 deadlock with Ipswich then came before a 3-2 cup win against Wolves.

The unbeaten run continued with a 2-2 home draw with Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Brighton trailed, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck struck but Brighton couldn’t hold on and conceded on 69 minutes.

Brighton Injuries

Midfielders James Milner, Solly March and Matt O'Riley are unavailable due to injury.

Verdict

Chelsea v Brighton

Chelsea face a tough test against a Brighton side that has shown their quality against the Premier League’s best. The double chance market is appealing here and the Seagulls can maintain their unbeaten run.