Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea go head-to-head at the American Express Community Stadium (Falmer Stadium) this Wednesday in the Premier League . Currently, Roberto de Zerbi's team are 11th in the table with 44 points, while Mauricio Pochettino's team are 8th with 50 points. The match will be broadcast live at 14:45 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
After drawing 1-1 in the last match against Newcastle (Premier League 2023/2024), Brighton & Hove Albion receive Chelsea, who won 2-3 against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2023/2024). On the other hand, Mauricio Pochettino's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past four, in the Premier League 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Roberto de Zerbi's team and the blues have faced each other twenty-two times, with Chelsea holding the advantage: 14 victories, against 3 victories of Brighton & Hove Albion. Specifically in the American Express Community Stadium (Falmer Stadium), the blues have the advantage in the duels against Roberto de Zerbi's team: 6 wins in 11 games. Brighton & Hove Albion have 2 wins.
In the Premier League, thirteen games were played between the two teams, with 7 wins for Chelsea, 4 draws and 2 wins for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Brighton & Hove Albion's most influential players, Pascal Gross is the most used player in a total of 34 games (2934 min). João Pedro is their current best scorer with 9 goals. As for Chelsea, Conor Gallagher is the most used player in a total of 35 games (2956 min). Cole Palmer is the current best scorer with 21 goals.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Chelsea winning 3-2. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.
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Danny Welbeck 90' | Cole Palmer 34' Christopher Nkunku 64' |