In this week 20 match on Dec 29th, Chelsea will host Brighton & Hove Albion in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 3rd placed Chelsea, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Neither Wolverhampton Wanderers nor Chelsea could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their performance, while brighton & Hove Albion sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saïss struck first for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Rúben Neves, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Wolverhampton Wanderers took the shutout win. Brighton & Hove Albion looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 1 win. Mason Mount has been the most prolific scorer on Chelsea in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Kai Havertz, Jorginho, N’Golo Kanté, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Romelu Lukaku and Trevoh Chalobah are unavailable to play for Chelsea, while Graham Potter’s Brighton & Hove Albion squad will be without Lewis Dunk, Steven Alzate, Adam Webster and Sarmiento.