Chelsea head to Brighton tonight looking to revive their Champions League hopes after a torrid spell.
Liam Rosenior is under increasing pressure with the Blues on a run of six defeats in seven games – the only win coming in the FA Cup against League One strugglers Port Vale.
The weekend setback against Manchester United left them seven points adrift of fifth-placed Liverpool and knowing there can be no further slip-ups, starting at the Amex.
Brighton have lost just one of their last seven and are right in the mix for a Europa League spot. Their last home game ended in a victory over Liverpool and they will be confident of a repeat.
Where to watch Brighton v Chelsea: TV and online streams
Brighton v Chelsea kicks off at 8:00pm and will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. It can also be streamed via Sky Go.
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Stats for Brighton v Chelsea
- Brighton have won their last two league games against Chelsea, as many times as they had in their first 19 versus the Blues (D4 L13).
- Having been unbeaten in their first five Premier League away games against Brighton (W3 D2), Chelsea have now lost two of their last three visits to the Amex Stadium (W1).
- Since the start of 2022-23, Brighton have scored at least two goals in six of their seven league games against Chelsea, netting 17 times in total (2.4 per game). Between 1983-84 and 2021- 22, they never scored more than once in 14 league games against Chelsea, netting just six goals in that time (0.4 per game).
- Chelsea have lost two of their last four Premier League games when scoring first against Brighton, including in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge. The only two occasions that the Blues have scored first and lost both games versus a team in one Premier League season were in 1992-93 vs Norwich and 2009-10 vs Manchester City.
- Brighton’s last nine home Premier League matches have averaged just 1.8 goals per game, with 16 goals scored by the Seagulls (9) and their opponents (7). In their first seven home games in 2025-26, the average goals-per-game at the Amex was twice as high at 3.6 goals per game, with 25 goals scored.
- Since a run of four clean sheets in five away Premier League games between October and December, Chelsea have gone eight successive matches without one on the road.
- Brighton boss Hurzeler has never lost a Premier League match against an English manager in nine meetings (W7 D2), unbeaten against Sean Dyche, Eddie Howe, Gary O’Neil, Graham Potter, and Scott Parker. Only Luiz Felipe Scolari has managed more times against Englishmen in the competition without losing (11).
- Danny Welbeck has been involved in seven goals in eight Premier League appearances against Chelsea for Brighton (5 goals, 2 assists). In his 10 appearances against the Blues before that for Sunderland, United, Arsenal, and Watford, he only scored one goal and had no assists.
- Cole Palmer has five goals in his last three Premier League appearances against Brighton, with four of those coming in one game at Stamford Bridge in September 2024. He’s had 16 shots in his last three games against the Seagulls, making up 43 per cent of Chelsea’s total attempts in those matches.
