Saturday sees an entirely first league affair in the fourth round of the FA Cup under the spotlight while Brighton will face Chelsea.
The Enzo Maresca blues recovered its place in the top four on Monday after returning to winning West Ham as they now face a team of seagulls that lick their injuries after a demolition of 7-0 by the forest from Nottingham last weekend.
After a good start to the season for the manager Fabian Hurzeler, the 31 -year -old is now subject to intense pressure from Brighton supporters after only two victories in their last 12 games, so that the FA Cup could be a welcome distress .
“It is a question of showing a reaction and not to talk too much about the last match,” said Hurzeler about their approach for the match on Saturday.
“Work hard, give fans the things they deserved. We all apologized after the match, I apologized after the match for this performance and I start again.
“But now it’s about looking in the future, now it’s about staying together.”
“I think criticism is important for development,” added Hurzeler. “But in the end, we cannot do things that we need fans.
The Seagulls saw the Norwich 4-0 championship in the previous round, but faced a much more difficult task against the blues, against which they have lost each of their last four meetings, winning only one of the last 11 meetings competitions.
Their last was a 4-2 victory for Chelsea to Stamford Bridge in which Cole Palmer stole the show by scoring the four goals.
Brighton against Chelsea Team News
Chelse is without their attackers for the game The Amex with Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu Boiteux against West Ham.
Guiu is ready for a long fate, with the least serious of Jackson, but he will miss the trip to the South Coast. Their absences should open the way to Christopher Nkunku to receive a rare outing for blues.
Mykhailo Mudryk, Wesley Fofana, Omari Kellyman, Benoit Badiashiles and Romeo Lavia are all unavailable for the selection, although the latter intensifies his return according to Maresca.
Brighton is still without a number of players, including Jason Steele, Igor Julio, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner and Solly March due to an injury, while Mats Wieffer, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari and Pervis Estupinan.
The January signing Eiran Cashin is authorized to make its debut for the club after its derby move.
Brighton V Chelsea
Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Cashin, Lamptey; O’riley, Hinshelwood; Adingra, Pedro, Mitoma; Purge
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Nkunku
Brighton vs Chelsea – Statistics
- In 9 of the last 11 Brighton corresponds to the FA Cup, the sum of the goals was greater than 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brighton corresponds to the FA Cup, the sum of the goals was greater than 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Brighton Home Matches in FA Cup, the sum of the goals was greater than 2.5
- Brighton won 3 of the last 4 matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Brighton won the last 3 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Chelsea corresponds to the FA Cup, the sum of the goals was greater than 3.5
- Chelsea won 4 of the last 5 matches in the FA Cup while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Chelsea corresponds to the FA Cup, the sum of the goals was greater than 2.5
- Chelsea won 3 of the last 4 FA CUP matches and the sum of the goals was greater than 4.5
- Chelsea won 4 of the last 5 FA Cup matches and the sum of the goals was greater than 3.5
How to look at Brighton against Chelsea: Live stream, television channel
The FA Cup match between Brighton and Chelsea starts at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the United Kingdom and broadcast on ITVX.
Brighton V Chelsea Prediction
Hurzeler, and indeed the fans of Brighton, will want a reaction of the embarrassment of last weekend at the City Ground, but Chelsea will always want to score a few goals on the South Coast.
With a single eight victory in the Amex, we support Chelsea to win the victory and seal their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Brighton 1-3 Chelsea
