Chelsea head to the Amex Stadium for the second game in a row to play against Brighton after defeat in the FA Cup.
Enzo Maresca’s side lost 2-1 to Brighton last weekend despite taking the lead via a Bart Verbruggen own goal after just five minutes.
Georgino Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma scored for the Seagulls afterwards which turned the game round, and knocked the Blues out of the FA Cup leaving them in just the Premier League and Europa Conference League.
They will hope to get their revenge against Brighton this weekend as they look to keep their place in the top four of the Premier League table.
The Blues sit two points above Manchester City who are fifth. They take on a tough Newcastle United side on Saturday afternoon. Chelsea will be without up to five players, with Marc Guiu, Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana ruled out due to injury problems.
Meanwhile, striker Nicolas Jackson is a doubt for the game, as he is recovering from a hamstring injury. He missed the FA Cup fixture at the weekend, and is expected to be available. Click here to see our predicted XI for Chelsea on Friday.
Chelsea narrowly backed to get revenge at the Amex
The Blues will be desperate to turn things around and get their revenge on Brighton after they got knocked out of the FA Cup at the weekend. The bookmakers are very cautiously backing Chelsea in this one.
According to Oddschecker, Maresca‘s side are 13/10 favourites to win the game on Friday night which gives them a 43.5% chance to win. Meanwhile Brighton are backed at 43/20 (31.7%), and a draw is backed at 11/4 (26.7%).
We predict a 2-1 win for the Blues with the knowledge that Nicolas Jackson will likely be back in the starting XI or at least appearing from the substitute bench.
Where to watch the Blues vs Brighton
The game kicks off from the Amex Stadium at 8 pm on Friday 14 February and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
It will also be available for Now TV customers, and highlights will be posted to the Sky Sports YouTube channel after the game.
