Brighton & Hove Albion will plan to use their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opposition. The hosting team are currently 6 points behind Chelsea.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Champions League game only four days ago. That game, against Salzburg, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Chelsea.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
The total Premier League statistics playing at home this season for Brighton & Hove Albion are 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Brighton & Hove Albion lost their last game at Manchester City (placed 2nd) after a 1-3 scoreline. The attacking player Groß was announced as "man of the match" for Brighton & Hove Albion with a rating of 7.14/10. Groß hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Nottingham Forest.Brighton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Brighton & Hove Albion are not conceding a lot of goals here at The American Express Community Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Chelsea form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Chelsea have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far.
Two travels in a row for Chelsea, whose coach Potter could celebrate last time after the Champions League win against Salzburg. Silva, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.03. Silva won 6 of 7 duels.
A draw for Chelsea before that, at their own venue hosting Manchester United (1-1).The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dinamo Zagreb in just four days.
Chelsea have the goal stats of 6-6 (for/against) from 6 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Chelsea have avoided defeat in the last 10 fixtures (6-4-0) versus Brighton & Hove Albion.Top Goalscorers
  L. Trossard 6 goals |  A. Mac Allister 4 goals |  P. Groß 3 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 82% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 91% |
| 64% | 20% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 82% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 64% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 55% |
| 36% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 36% |
| 36% | 60% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 18% |
| 5.6 | 7.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 3.7 | 2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.7 | 16.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
| 5 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 27% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 23% | 36% |
| 9.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 3.3 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 26 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Fulham | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Brentford | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Southampton | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
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