Chelsea deal with a midweek journey to Brighton this night as they aim to protect European football for next year, and it’s live on talkSPORT 2.

The Blues remain in the hunt for the Europa Conference League area this season however deal with a three-way fight with Newcastle and Manchester United.

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Mauricio Pochettino’s side are now in an excellent position to protect some type of European football regardless of their indifferent start to life under the Argentine.

Meanwhile, the Seagulls might in fact assist choose who completes in the European areas, offered they play Chelsea and Manchester United.

They are heading into this one off the back of a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Newcastle, and Roberto De Zerbi will desire his side to end a frustrating project highly.

Brighton vs Chelsea: Improving Nic Jackson ohh

Given this is Nicolas Jackson’s very first season in the Premier League, he’s in fact returned an excellent variety of objectives.

The young Senegalese forward has actually missed out on a lot of huge possibilities this year and is still raw.

But he’s the only first-team striker at the club, and after a bad start, he’s beginning to appear like an accomplished forward.

Jackson scored simply 2 objectives in his very first 9 video games, while he got 5 yellow cards because time for dissent.

He scored a hat-trick versus 9-man Tottenham, however then scored simply 2 more in the next 13 league video games.

However, simply as the season has actually been approaching its conclusion, Jackson is beginning to reveal indications he’s ending up being more constant in front of objective.

He has 7 objectives in his last 12 matches and has actually scored in 3 successive video games for the very first time.

Certainly, there are some genuine favorable indications there.

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• After a five-game unbeaten run versus Chelsea in between 2021 and 2023 (W2 D3), Brighton have actually lost both conferences with the Blues in all competitors this season.
• Chelsea lost this specific component 4-1 last season, however have actually never ever lost successive sees to Brighton in all competitors.
• Chelsea have actually just won their last away league video game in among the last 6 seasons (D1 L4), pounding Leeds United 3-0 in 2021-22.

Brighton vs Chelsea: Team news

Brighton have actually been annihilated by injuries all season, and they are set to lack a lot of crucial gamers.

Solly March, Pervis Estupinan, Kaoru Mitoma and Evan Ferguson have no possibility of playing in either of their staying video games.

Joao Pedro missed out on the draw with Newcastle due to an ankle injury and is uncertain for this one.

James Milner has actually been out for a while with a hamstring issue and is not likely to be run the risk of, while Jack Hinshlewood is likewise hurt.

Jan Paul van Hecke is uncertain, while Joel Veltman suffered a knock at the weekend.

In contrast, Chelsea’s injury concerns are relieving.

Reece James went back to action in the 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest and established Jackson’s winner, however it’s not likely he’ll begin.

But the Blues will lack Wesley Fofana, Robert Sanchez, Romeo Lavia and Enzo Fernandez.

Ben Chilwell and Carney Chukwuemeka have actually gone back to complete training, so might be included.

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• Brighton have actually stopped working to score more than as soon as in each of their last 11 Premier League video games, their longest such run in the competitors. They last had a longer run without scoring a minimum of two times in a league video game in between March and August 2015 (12), last having a longer such run in a single season in 2004-05 (a run of 15 in between September and December 2004).
• Chelsea have actually won 29 points in the Premier League in 2024 (P16 W8 D5 L3), with just the leading 3 clubs Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool winning more considering that the turn of the year. Indeed, the Blues have actually lost simply among their last 13 league video games (W7 D5), and will be wanting to win 4 on the bounce for the very first time considering that October 2022.
• Chelsea have actually lost each of their last 6 away Premier League video games played in midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) considering that a 0-0 draw with Brentford in October 2022. Their last such win remained in May 2022 at Leeds United (3-0) – which was their last away league video game of the 2021-22 project.

Brighton vs Chelsea: What has been stated?

Jamie Redknapp thinks that Chelsea should keep Pochettino as supervisor.

There has actually been a great deal of talk that the Blues are prepared to part methods with the previous Tottenham manager, however Redknapp believes he ought to remain.

He stated: “I genuinely think there has been dialogue that’s been very positive for Mauricio, and next year he will be the manager, by the looks of it.

“I believe it would be insane not to do that. I believe you have actually got a great deal of young gamers there that require a bit of assistance and a little time, and I definitely believe he’s the right man.

“I just don’t think it’s the answer to just go and change and chop and get another manager. If things don’t start well next season, obviously, you maybe start to look at it, but you can’t give a manager a year, managers need time. 

“Look at what Arteta has actually needed to do. Took 2 or 3 years before he developed himself as the dominant figure in that dressing space. Now appearance, and he had a couple of battles, power battles, with gamers. 

“He won those struggles, and now he runs that club and runs that dressing room. Mauricio might have to have that as well, and it will take time.”

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• Brighton have actually won 16 of their 33 Premier League home video games under Roberto De Zerbi (D9 L8). A win over Chelsea will indicate the Italian has actually won more matches with the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium in the competitors than any other supervisor, surpassing Graham Potter’s 16 wins in 60 such video games (Chris Hughton won 13 of 38).
• If James Milner functions for Brighton in this video game, it will be the 38th various time he’s bet Chelsea in the Premier League – the joint-most any gamer has actually dealt with a challenger in the competitors’s history (Ryan Giggs likewise 38 v Liverpool).
• Cole Palmer has actually contributed to 31 Premier League objectives this season (21 objectives, 10 helps), with just 3 Chelsea gamers contributing more objective participations in a single season in the competitors; Didier Drogba in 2009-10 (39 – 29G, 10A), Frank Lampard in 2009-10 (36 – 22G, 14A), and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2000-01 (32 – 23G, 9A).
• Nicolas Jackson has actually been straight associated with 5 objectives in his last 3 Premier League video games for Chelsea (4 objectives, 1 help), as lots of as in his previous 11 such video games (3 objectives, 2 helps). Indeed, with 14 league objectives currently this term, none of which have actually been charges, he might be the very first gamer for the Blues to score 15 non-penalty objectives in a Premier League season considering that Tammy Abraham in 2019-20.

Brighton vs Chelsea: Date and how to follow

This Premier League video game is set to occur on Wednesday, May 15.

Kick-off at the Amex is set up for 7:45pm.

talkSPORT 2 will have live protection southern coast with Alex Crook and previous Chelsea protector Scott Minto supplying commentary.

talkSPORT.com will likewise have all of the response.

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