Brighton got demolished and humiliated last weekend when they lost 0-7 to Nottingham Forest. Now the Southcoasters face Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA-Cup. Brighton ought to step up at home at the American Express Stadium. Chelsea have won two out of their last three games in the Premier League.
So Brighton had a nightmare against Nottingham last week that resulted in the worst loss for the club in almost 70 years. Forrest had nine shots on target and seven of them went in. Simply a disaster. So the Seagulls must step up in front of their fans and show what they really are made of. Brighton have been in truly rough stretch as of late. Brighton have only two wins in their last 12 games across all competitions.
Fabian Hurzeler, the manager of the club, has been receiving plenty of criticism for the team’s performance recently. The German apologised to the fans for the effort at Nottingham. Hurzeler labelled the game as disgraceful. Brighton Hove & Albion are currently at the 10th position in the Premier League. Brighton lost to Chelsea about a month ago at Stamford Bridge (2-4).
The Blues got the better of West Ham monday evening this week at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea won the game by two to one after Pedro Neto and Wan-Bissaka scored two second half goals for Chelsea. The Blues currently sits at the 4th spot in the Premier League Standings. The manager Enzo Maresca and his squad have collected 43 points at this point of the season. A slot in next year's Champions League is a top priority for the club. The competition is fierce as we know. City and Newcastle are right behind Chelsea in the table.
Brighton still have a lot of injuries to deal with. Ferdi Kadioglu, Igor Julio, Carlos Baleba, Solly March, James Millner, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Jason Steele and Mats Wieffer are all out. Pervis Estupian will be a game time decision. Chelsea has a couple of players out too. Omari Kellyman, Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile and Marc Guiu are all out. Mudryk is suspended and Nicolas Jackson will be a game time decision.
PREDICTED LINEUPS: **Brighton: **Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Cashin, Lamptey; O'Riley, Hinshelwood; Adingra, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck.
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Nkunku.
