We have four midweek Premier League games to get our teeth into this week, with Brighton & Hove Albion welcoming Chelsea to the Amex on Tuesday.
Thomas Tuchel’s men lost 1-0 to Manchester City on Saturday and now find themselves 13 points behind the league leaders.
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On the flip side, ninth-place Brighton snatched a late draw against Crystal Palace on Friday. Still, they trail Chelsea by 15 points.
The Seagulls enjoyed 64% possession while racking up 19 shots against Palace, limiting their rivals to just a single shot on target.
Despite their dominance, they were heading for defeat before Joachim Andersen’s own goal in the 87th minute.
Let’s not forget that Brighton managed to hold Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on December 29. Graham Potter’s side even enjoyed the lion’s share of the ball and recorded more shots.
As a result, Brighton head into Tuesday’s clash on a four-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League – having secured two wins and two draws since their last loss.
No team in the Premier League has registered more draws than Brighton’s ten this season. That means the Seagulls have drawn exactly 50% of their games.
As for Chelsea, they saw just 44% possession and recorded a solitary shot on target as Man City eased their way to a 1-0 victory last time out.
With a 13-point gulf between Chelsea and Man City, Tuchel’s men will need to produce a miracle in order to win the title.
Granted, the Blues have lost just two of their previous 16 Premier League games – picking up eight wins and six draws along the way.
But they have only managed to win one of their past six league outings, registering four draws and a loss in the process.
Head-to-head: Across the 17 meetings between these two sides, Brighton have only managed to claim one victory – and that came in the FA Cup all the way back in 1933!
Chelsea are enjoying a 16-match unbeaten streak against Brighton, having secured 12 wins and four draws in this fixture.
Team news: Brighton will be without Yves Bissouma on Tuesday as the midfielder is at AFCON. Jeremy Sarmiento, Enock Mwepu and Lewis Dunk are all injured.
Chelsea have Edouard Mendy at AFCON, while Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Ben Chilwell are sidelined through injury.
There is no denying that Chelsea have not been at their best of late. Meanwhile, Brighton have continued to frustrate their opponents.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Brighton will hold Chelsea to a low-scoring draw on Tuesday.