Brighton will welcome Chelsea in a game that will be quite important for both sides. The Seagulls have avoided the defeat from the London club in four of the previous five meetings. These two teams already faced each other this season, with the game ending 1-1 on Chelsea's ground. Graham Potter made Brighton a quality side since his arrival, and is doing wonders with a squad that is cheap compared to other Premier League teams. The hosts are playing some of the best attacking football in the league, and are also great defensively, currently ninth-placed with just four losses this season. Chelsea hasn't been in its best shape recently, and is coming from a 1-0 loss against Manchester City, failing to impress once for the entire game. Tuchel's men have dropped points in four of their eleven visits so far, and have played a draw vs. Brighton in both of the two sides' meetings in 2021.

By form in the previous ten rounds, the Blues have been the eight-best team in the league, earning fourteen points, averaging 1.4 points per game. This is quite poor considering the guests were the champions of Europe last year. The only thing Thomas Tuchel's men can fight for is a top-three finish in the EPL, and with Tottenham, Arsenal, and West Ham improving every week, it will be hard to keep the third place. Chelsea is thirteen points away from first place, and will most likely focus on winning the Champions League for the second consecutive season.

Coming into this clash, the visitors are without Ben Chilwell, Reece James, and Edouard Mendy, who have been key to the visitors this season. Also, they will miss Andreas Christensen and Trevoh Chalobah. Meanwhile, the hosts' absentees will be Jeremy Sarmiento, Enock Mwepu, Jason Steele, Yves Bissouma, and Lewis Dunk.

Brighton is coming from a 1-1 tie against Crystal Palace, while dominating the opponent in every single aspect. Potter's side has lost only one of its last nine matches, and will be a tough nut to crack for the favorites.

I expect Brighton not to lose here, and could even see them surprising everyone with the three points. Good luck!

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布莱顿将在一场对双方都很重要的比赛中欢迎切尔西。在之前的五场比赛中，海鸥队有四场都避免了被伦敦俱乐部击败。这两支球队本赛季已经交锋过了，比赛在切尔西球场以1比1结束。自从格拉汉姆·波特来到布莱顿后，他让布莱顿成为了一支高质量的球队，并且用一支比其他英超球队便宜的球队创造了奇迹。东道主踢出了联盟中一些最优秀的进攻足球，防守也很出色，本赛季仅输了四场比赛，目前排名第九。切尔西最近状态不佳，在0:1输给曼城之后，整场比赛都没有给人留下深刻印象。到目前为止，图切尔的球队在11次客场比赛中有4次失分，并在2021年与布莱顿的两场比赛中都打成平局。

在过去的10轮比赛中，蓝军的状态一直是联盟中最好的8支球队，他们得到了14分，场均得到1.4分。考虑到这些客人是去年的欧洲冠军，这实在是太糟糕了。托特纳姆热刺、阿森纳和西汉姆联队每周都在进步，要想保住联赛第三的位置将会很困难。切尔西现在离榜首还有13分的差距，很有可能会连续第二个赛季专注于赢得欧冠冠军。

在这场比赛中，客队缺少本·奇尔维尔、里斯·詹姆斯和爱德华·曼迪，他们是本赛季客队的关键。同时，他们也会想念Andreas Christensen和Trevoh Chalobah。与此同时，东道主将缺席Jeremy Sarmiento, Enock Mwepu, Jason Steele, Yves Bissouma和Lewis Dunk。

布莱顿在1-1战平水晶宫后，在各方面都控制了对手。波特的球队在最近的九场比赛中只输了一场，这对热门球队来说将是一项艰巨的任务。

我希望布莱顿不会在这里输掉比赛，甚至可以看到他们拿三分让所有人大吃一惊。