Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea have named their starting teams for their Premier League meeting at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday.
The hosts have taken 10 points from their last 12 and would leapfrog the Blues to go sixth with a second successive home win.
Chelsea, who have lost six of their last seven matches in all competitions and suffered defeat in their last four in the league without scoring, are aiming to close the gap on fifth-placed Liverpool to four points.
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Brighton vs Chelsea in the 2025/26 Premier League, as well as details on how to watch.
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Brighton confirmed starting team vs Chelsea
Brighton make three alterations from their 2-2 draw at Tottenham on Saturday.
Winger Kaoru Mitoma, who equalised during first-half added time against Spurs, and Georginio Rutter, who repeated the trick during second-half added time, come in alongside midfielder Carlos Baleba.
Diego Gomez makes way with a knee injury the Paraguay international suffered during that game, while fellow midfielder James Milner remains out with a knock.
Yasin Ayari and Danny Welbeck move to the bench. Club captain and centre-back Lewis Dunk returns from a two-match suspension on the bench.
Defender Adam Webster and striker Stefanos Tzimas are both out with long-term knee injuries.
Brighton starting XI: Bart Verbruggen, Jan Paul van Hecke, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Jack Hinshelwood, Carlos Baleba, Olivier Boscagli, Kaoru Mitoma, Ferdi Kadioglu, Mats Wieffer, Pascal Gross
Brighton substitutes: Jason Steele, Igor Julio, Lewis Dunk, Danny Welbeck, Charalampos Kostoulas, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Matt O’Riley, Joel Veltman
Chelsea full line up vs Brighton
Chelsea make two changes from their 1-0 home defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.
Winger Estevao Willian is out after suffering a hamstring injury against United and Cole Palmer is not in the squad.
Trevoh Chalobah and Romeo Lavia come in. Enzo Fernandez has recovered from a calf problem the midfielder sustained during the game.
Goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen (groin), defender Levi Colwill (knee) and winger Jamie Gittens (hamstring) remain absent.
Chelsea starting XI: Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Jorrel Hato, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Liam Delap
Chelsea substitutes: Ted Sharman-Lowe, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Malang Sarr, Dario Essugo, Andrey Santos, Jesse Derry, Alejandro Garnacho, Marc Guiu
Where to watch Brighton vs Chelsea: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Brighton vs Chelsea stats
- Brighton have won their last two league games against Chelsea, which is as many times as they prevailed in across their first 19 such matches (D4 L13)
- Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler has never lost a Premier League match against an English counterpart 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, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Watford, Welbeck scored one goal and didn’t assist any
- 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, registering six goals in that time (0.4 per game)
- Brighton’s last nine home Premier League matches have averaged 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 scored
- 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)
- 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 when the Blues have scored first and lost both games against a team in one Premier League season were in 1992/93 vs Norwich City and 2009/10 vs Manchester City
- Since a run of four clean sheets in five away Premier League games between October and December, Chelsea have gone eight in a row without one on the road. However, their expected goals against per game was higher in that run of four shutouts in five games (1.42) than in their eight without one (1.30)
- They have won three of their last 14 Premier League games on a Tuesday (D6 L5), conceding two or more goals in five of their last six. Away from home, they’ve lost five of their last six on the road on this day (D1) since a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in July 2020
- The absent 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. The England international has had 16 shots in his last three games against the Seagulls, making up 43% of Chelsea’s total attempts in those matches
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