PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 21/04)

Brighton & Hove Albion

• Stéfanos Tzímas - Injury
• James Milner - Injury

Chelsea

• Reece James - Hamstring Injury
• Levi Colwill - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Mykhailo Mudryk - Legal impediment
• Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Hamstring Injury
• João Pedro - Thigh Problems
• Filip Jorgensen - Groin Surgery

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Tottenham 2026-04-18): Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Olivier Boscagli, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ferdi Kadioglu, Yasin Ayari, Pascal Gross, Diego Gómez, Jack Hinshelwood, Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck

Chelsea ( vs Manchester United 2026-04-18): Robert Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Jorrel Hato, Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Estêvão, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Liam Delap

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MANAGERS

• Fabian Hürzeler has faced Chelsea on four occasions, recording three wins and one defeat

TEAMS

• Away from home, Chelsea currently have one draw in their last 13 matches.
• Away from home, Chelsea are on a run of five consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Away from home, Chelsea are on a run of two consecutive matches without a win.
• Away from home, Chelsea are on a run of two consecutive defeats.
• Chelsea currently have one draw in their last 12 matches.
• Chelsea currently have one win in their last seven matches.
• Chelsea are on a run of two consecutive matches without a win.
• Chelsea are on a run of two consecutive defeats.
• At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently have three defeats in their last 16 matches.
• At home, Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of six consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Brighton & Hove Albion currently have one defeat in their last seven matches.
• Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of four consecutive matches scoring goals.
• Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of four consecutive matches unbeaten.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea have already faced each other 27 times, with Chelsea holding the advantage: 16 wins, compared with six wins for Brighton & Hove Albion.
• At The American Express Community Stadium, Chelsea have the edge in their meetings with Brighton & Hove Albion: seven wins in 14 games. Brighton & Hove Albion have four wins.
• In the Premier League, the two teams have met 17 times, with four wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, four draws and nine wins for Chelsea.