Brighton and Hove Albion vs Chelsea Preview

January 19, 2018
By: Deke Hardman

Saturday’s Premier League action kicks off at the Amex Stadium, where Brighton and Hove Albion face reigning champions Chelsea.

The Seagulls were beaten by struggling West Bromwich Albion last week, extending their winless run to four games and they sit just three points above the relegation zone.

Another defeat here could see them move further towards the dreaded dotted line though victory would see them rise to as high as tenth place ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures.

Steve Sidwell is the hosts only absentee and will miss out against club as he suffered a setback in his recovery from a back injury.

The midfielder hasn’t featured this season and now has an ankle injury to boot.

Glenn Murray can be backed at 10.0 (9/1) to open the scoring with a number of firms ahead of 13.0 (12/1) chance Pascal Gross.

The home win is as highly priced as the 6.6 (28/5) on offer from Unibet with the visitors 1.63 (5/8) with the same company. The draw can be backed at 3.85 (37/13).

Antonio Conte’s side found the back of the net for the first time in four games midweek but needed penalties to get past Norwich City in their FA Cup third round replay.

Back to back league draws have seen them slip to fourth place though a return to winning ways here we see them move level on points with second place Manchester United.

Spanish duo Pedro and Alvaro Morata are both suspended after they each picked up two yellow cards last time out while Cesc Fabregas and Gary Cahill are both sidelined along with new signing Ross Barkley, who will have to wait for his Blues’ debut.

Michy Batshuyai and Eden Hazard can both be found at 4.5 (7/2) to get the first goal of the game with a number of firms.

Goals from Morata and Marcos Alonso secured a 2-0 win for Chelsea when the sides clashed at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day, and you can back a Blues’ win to nil this time around at 2.35 (27/20) with Betfred.

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