Brighton & Hove Albion meet Chelsea in a huge Premier League showdown in the race for sixth.
Victory will move Brighton up to sixth and above their visitors, whilst Chelsea will stay sixth with a win.
Team News
Kaoru Mitoma is available for Brighton after he suffered cramp during their 2-2 draw at Tottenham last Saturday evening.
Diego Gomez though is ruled out after he suffered a knee injury during the clash in North London.
Lewis Dunk is available after he completed his two-match ban but Solly March (muscle), James Milner (knock), Stefanos Tzimas (ACL) and Adam Webster (knee) remain sidelined.
Chelsea will be without Estevao after the Brazilian suffered a serious hamstring injury during their defeat against Manchester United.
Enzo Fernandez is available after he was substituted against Man Utd with a calf injury, but Joao Pedro will face a late fitness test after he suffered a thigh injury during training and sat out that match.
Reece James, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (both hamstring), Filip Jorgensen (groin), Levi Colwill (ACL) and Mykhailo Mudryk (suspension) are still sidelined.
When is Kick-Off?
Brighton host Chelsea at the AMEX Stadium on Tuesday 21 April at 8pm BST, live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Brighton have won two of their last five Premier League meetings against Chelsea (W2, L3).
- Chelsea have claimed seven points in their last five league visits to Brighton (W2, D1, L2).
- Under Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton are yet to suffer defeat at home to Chelsea in all competitions (L2), with Kaoru Mitoma on the scoresheet in both matches.
- Brighton have lost one of their last seven matches (W5, D1, L1).
- Chelsea have conceded eight goals in their last four league matches without reply (L4).
Prediction
Sat just one point behind their visitors, this is a huge chance for Brighton to put themselves right within contention for European qualification if are as clinical as they were at Tottenham, having twice fought from behind to snatch a deserved point in a pretty scrappy match.
Confidence is also something that Hurzeler’s Seagulls currently have a lot of in contrast to Chelsea who have won one of their last eight league matches and not scored in their last four top-flight fixtures, whilst their lack of an end product is now a serious worry now their European dreams are at risk.
Chelsea therefore need to pull out a strong performance because if they lose this then they’re in a proper scrap for European qualification – unless win the FA Cup, as I do think that Brighton have found the late-season momentum and it is hard to see them losing that on their own turf.
Prediction: Brighton 2-1 Chelsea
Result: Brighton 3-0 Chelsea
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