Chelsea are in trouble and need a chance to break away
For the first time since 1993, Chelsea have had a streak of 4 consecutive matches without scoring any goals. They have also won only 4/21 of their most recent matches. In the Champions League arena, the opportunity to save the season has also become uncertain as they just lost 0-2 to Real Madrid in the first leg of the quarter-finals.
Returning to the Premier League in 11th place before round 31, will Chelsea still dare to dream of reaching the Top 4? They are now 17 points behind 4th-placed Manchester United and have played one more game.
The Europa League ticket is still a long way off, let alone the Champions League. The remaining 8 matches for Frank Lampard from now until the end of the season are the time to prove something of stability and dedication. The demand for achievements at this time, if anything, would be impossible.
Chelsea's home form in the Premier League since the beginning of 2023 has been so bad that they have won only 2/8 matches. The Londoners have also failed to win in their last two home games against Brighton.
After losing to Wolves in the previous round, Chelsea turned out to be a harmless team in finishing and could easily fall into a state of disorder if the opponent used physical play and approached.
Chelsea will not be relegated but from now until the end of the season, they need to show their steadfastness to create the premise for a revolutionary summer in terms of personnel.
Brighton has stopped flourishing but is still very dangerous
With only 2 wins in the last 5 Premier League matches, Roberto De Zerbi's team is currently in 7th place, 4th behind Manchester United with a gap of 10 points but has played 1 match less. However, if they are more realistic with the set goals, they can completely hope for a Europa League ticket.
Brighton are 7 points behind Tottenham (in 5th place) but are playing 2 matches less. The Seagulls' accumulated points from previous periods of high stature are helping them stay firm in the group competing for tickets to the European Cup.
Brighton's most recent loss ended their 7-match unbeaten streak away from home in the Premier League. That was only the second loss in 12 recent matches.
However, an unhappy metric for the visitors, those two losses both came against the home team in London. Those were losses to Tottenham and Fulham.
Brighton beat Chelsea 4-1 at Amex earlier this season and now they need to continue to repeat that form.
Expected lineup
Chelsea: Kepa; James, W. Fofana, Silva, Chilwell; Kovacic, Fernandez, Mount; Sterling, Havertz, Felix
Brighton: Steele; Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan; Caicedo, Gross; March, Mac Allister, Mitoma; Ferguson
The match between Chelsea and Brighton will take place at 9:00 p.m. on April 15 (Vietnam time), live on K+.
