Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

Premier League · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea preview

Brighton & Hove Albion host Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday 17 April 2027, kick-off 14:00 UTC at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer. Brighton & Hove Albion are 3rd in the table with 19 points from 9, while Chelsea sit 4th on 16 points after 9 matches.

Brighton & Hove Albion come into the game with a W-L-W-W-W run in the league (4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Chelsea's recent sequence reads W-L-W-W-L. Over their last 6, Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 2.7 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 0. Chelsea average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Brighton & Hove Albion have 5 wins to Chelsea's 4 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 4.1 goals, 9 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 30 Aug 2026, ended Chelsea 4-3 Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 5, draws 1, Chelsea 4.

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Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bart Verbruggen, Luka Vuskovic, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Lewis Dunk, Diego Gómez, Pascal Groß, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas

Chelsea expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Mike Penders, Levi Colwill, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, M. Caicedo, Pedro Neto

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