In a mid week match in week 20, on Wednesday Dec 29th, Chelsea hosts Brighton & Hove Albion in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Chelsea is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Neither Wolverhampton Wanderers nor Chelsea could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saïss struck first for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Rúben Neves, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Wolverhampton Wanderers took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw. Mason Mount has been the most prolific scorer on Chelsea in the last five matches with three goals
Thomas Tuchel’s squad will be without Kai Havertz, Jorginho, N’Golo Kanté, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Romelu Lukaku and Trevoh Chalobah, while Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Lewis Dunk, Steven Alzate, Adam Webster and Jeremy Sarmiento.