Arsenal won 2-1 yesterday but were pulled back by Wolves in the closing stages of the game with a slight mistake. In the evening, Burnley thrashed Sheffield United 5-0 at home and were very satisfying. Chelsea play at home in today's Premier League match and are expected to win. The expected score could be -1 or 3-1. Chelsea are a one-liner team with plenty of fitness, while the opposition is less physical, so the probability of a home win and a big win is high. In the last two games, Chelsea have scored five goals and conceded eight. While the team has been excellent offensively, these goals conceded stats show that the team is not doing well defensively. Pochettino canceled the team's holiday after the previous round of matches, showing that he was very unhappy with the team's performance.
Now, Chelsea are back on the attack, and whether or not they can show their fighting spirit after 'retreat' training will be one of the highlights of today's game. Brighton's squad are at a physical disadvantage compared to Chelsea due to their trip to Greece for the Europa League. Therefore, there is no doubt about Chelsea's home win tonight. The Chelsea line-up** is as follows: Robert Sanchez in goal, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Badiashile and Colwill in defence, Caicedo, Enzo, Palmer, Conor Gallagher and Raheem Sterling in midfield, and Jackson up front. In addition, Reece James and Marc Cucurella are also unavailable through suspension with Lavia, Juemeka Chukwuemeka, Ben Chilwell, Trevoh Chalobah, Wesley Fofana and Gusto Gusto out through injury.
According to The Times, Nkunku could make his Chelsea debut against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. Nkunku joined Chelsea for £52million in the summer but has not featured for the club after picking up a knee injury during pre-season. With Brighton's mediocre defence, fatigue and the return of Chelsea's Nkunku, I think Chelsea could score two goals at home tonight. Chelsea's expected goals value (XG) for the season stands at 185, even higher than the opponent Tottenham. Despite their poor attacking performances, it was because they missed 20 great chances. However, with Nkunku's return, Chelsea's attacking side could improve. Defensively, Chelsea have been the better side, conceding just 114, fourth in the Premier League.
Brighton haven't been as good this season as they were last season, and we've discussed the reasons before. The departures of Caicedo and McCa have significantly weakened Brighton's ability to protect their midfield, and combined with injury problems and back-to-back away games, they could collapse. In addition, Brighton currently have as many as 11 players unavailable, making them difficult to resist against Chelsea and could lose. Brighton could have as many as 11 players unavailable for the game against Chelsea. These include Webster, Estupinan, March, Milner, Welbeck, Enciso and Kaoru Mikasa. In addition, ahead of the Europa League group game against AEK Athens, Brighton boss De Zerbi confirmed the injuries of Fati and Lamptey and said they will be out for some time.
Dahoud and Dunk will not be available for the match against Chelsea after being sent off for red cards against Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest. December was the busiest month for Brighton, with eight games to play. It was the most explosive December in Brighton's history, and it turned out to be their excellent performance last season, which managed to squeeze out the first and second teams and qualify for European competition. However, Brighton lost three big players due to their performances, two of whom joined the top-ranked team. Next month's fixtures include six Premier League matches and two Europa League matches. After 1 3 games in the league, Brighton have accumulated 22 points, just two less than English giants Manchester United and six above top-placed Chelsea. As a result, Brighton were targeted by Chelsea's Northern Expedition during the winter transfer window.
Hearing this, the Chelsea fans stood up and chanted the slogan of the Northern Expedition that they were going to attack Brighton. However, Brighton have serious injury problems and will be able to withstand their attack as they stand up to Chelsea with a remnant of their defeatLet's give Chelsea a shout-out and encourage them to win tonight's game.