In this week 24 match, on Tuesday Jan 18th, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion will play a match in Falmer in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 8th placed Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Conor Gallagher scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 69th minute, but Joachim Andersen got the equalizer for Brighton & Hove Albion on an own goal in the 87th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while chelsea is fresh off their 5-1 win against Chesterfield. Timo Werner struck first for Chelsea in the 6th minute, then Callum Hudson-Odoi added another in the 18th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Stamford Bridge, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion battled to a 1-1 draw. Romelu Lukaku scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 28th minute, then Danny Welbeck tied it up for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Brighton & Hove Albion at least a draw.
Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Romelu Lukaku. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Alexis Mac Allister and Neal Maupay have been the hottest scorers for Brighton & Hove Albion in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Lewis Dunk, Yves Bissouma, Enock Mwepu and Jeremy Sarmiento are unavailable to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, while Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will be without N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Timo Werner and Andreas Christensen.