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Emerson playing for Chelsea

Chelsea have so far picked up just two wins from their opening six Premier League matches and are currently sitting eight on the table. And next up they welcome Brighton at home on Saturday.

The Chelsea vs Brighton match should not be a big concern for Lampard but some people feel that if the away side could manage to take the lead early on then Chelsea would find it really hard to get back into the match.

And this narrative stems out from the fact that the London side has been struggling to score goals and so far have managed to net only 12 goals in their opening six games and out of these 5 came vs Wolves two weeks ago.

But having said that, Brighton have not managed to pick up a win in their past five league matches which would mean that they shouldn’t be a tough nut to crack.

Chelsea vs Brighton:

Kick-Off: Saturday 28th October 2019 – 03:00 PM(UK Time).

Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Referee: Andre Marriner. Assistants: Simon Long, Sian Massey-Ellis.

Fourth official: Robert Jones. VAR: Tim Robinson. Assistant VAR: Scott Ledger.

Head to Head:

Chelsea wins: 4

Draw: 0

Brighton wins: 0

Injuries & Suspensions:

Brighton:

Leandro Trossard – Groin injury(Ruled Out).

Jose Izquierdo – Knee injury(Ruled Out).

Leon Balogun – Muscular tightness(Ruled Out).

Alireza Jahanbakhsh – Other(Ruled Out).

Solomon March – Thigh injury(Doubtful).

Neal Maupay – Knee injury(Doubtful).

Ezequiel Schelotto – Knee injury(Doubtful).

Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior – Lower back injury(Doubtful).

Chelsea:

Rube Loftus-Cheek – Calf injury(Ruled Out).

Emerson – Thigh injury(Ruled Out).

Antonio Rudiger – Groin injury(Ruled Out).

Recce James – Match Fitness(Doubtful).

Callum Hudson-Odoi – Match Fitness(Doubtful).

Andreas Christensen – Match Fitness(Doubtful).

Trivia:

  • Chelsea have won all eight of their league meetings with Brighton. Another victory this weekend would set a record since the Football League began in 1888 for the most matches against an opponent while winning each time.
  • Brighton have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 away matches in the league.
  • Brighton have failed to win 14 of their last 15 league matches.
  • There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Chelsea‘s last 4 league games.

Chelsea vs Brighton prediction:

Chelsea 3-0 Brighton

Betting Odds:

Chelsea win: 1.47

Draw: 4.70

Brighton win: 7.90

Injury List via Premier Injuries.

Trivia via Whoscored and premierleague.com.