Chelsea vs Brighton Premier League LIVE Football Score 20 April 2021
Chelsea will welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening knowing that a victory would see them move into the top four in the Premier League table. The Blues are currently fifth in England’s top flight, a point behind fourth-placed West Ham United, while Brighton occupy 16th position, six points clear of the relegation zone.
Team News
- Andreas Christensen came through training on Sunday with no problem and should return to the squad to face Brighton in midweek.
- Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Thiago Silva will be given the night off on Tuesday. Mateo Kovacic is still injured.
- Tuchel is set to rotate his XI, with Edouard Mendy, Kurt Zouma, Marcos Alonso and Kai Havertz among those set to start.
Chelsea have played twice since their last Premier League match on April 10, which brought a 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace. The Blues lost 1-0 at home to Porto in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final three days later but managed to advance to the semi-finals courtesy of a 2-1 aggregate success.
Thomas Tuchel’s side then secured their spot in a second successive FA Cup final on Saturday evening courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Manchester City, with Hakim Ziyech scoring the only goal of the contest. Chelsea will take on Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League, with the first leg due to take place at the end of April, but they cannot afford to take their eye off the ball in the Premier League.
As it stands, the capital outfit are fifth in the table, one point behind fourth-placed West Ham United, who lost 3-2 at Newcastle United on Saturday. The race for the top four is fascinating, with only Manchester City and Manchester United seemingly secure of a spot in the Champions League positions.
Chelsea have only won seven of their 15 home league games this term but have an excellent record against Brighton, winning 12 of their 14 fixtures versus the Seagulls in all competitions.
Brighton, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of a goalless draw with Everton on April 12, which moved them onto 33 points from 31 matches.
The Seagulls are currently 16th in the table, six points clear of 18th-placed Fulham, who conceded late to draw 1-1 with Arsenal on Sunday afternoon; Scott Parker’s side have also played two games more than Brighton, who will feel relatively secure despite their spot in the division.
Graham Potter’s side have generally performed better on their travels than at the Amex this season and have also collected more points, picking up 19 of their 33 points on the road. Brighton will have had an eight-day gap between matches by the time that they take to the field for this fixture, meanwhile, and the fact that Chelsea have had a busy period could boost the visitors.
Potter’s side also performed impressively in their last away match at Man United, narrowly losing 2-1, and they certainly have the players capable of making it a tough 90 minutes for Tuchel’s side, who have a huge game away to top-four rivals West Ham on April 24.
Prediction
- Chelsea booked their FA Cup final spot with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday. The Blues have lost only two games since Thomas Tuchel took over in January, but lost their last home league match to West Brom.
- Brighton have lost one of their last four, winning twice in that period, and now sit seven points clear of the relegation zone. The Seagulls have lost their three league visits to Stamford Bridge, though have picked up 19 of their 33 points on the road.
- Nevertheless, Chelsea should have too much for Brighton on Tuesday.
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