Preview Brighton V Chelsea Match
Chelsea will hope for a more successful afternoon at AMEX Stadium than he endured last Saturday as they visit Brighton for the second time in six days on Friday.
The Blues were hit 2-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday night, with Georginio Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma securing a very necessary victory for the Seagulls after Bart Verbruggen’s first target.
Fabian Herzeler will hope that victory will provide his side with a push of confidence, as they seem to capture a poor victory for only one championship in 11 games.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are still on the fourth after winning West Ham in their last game, but they know they have Manchester City chasing them under a place behind them.
A leading place that previously seemed nailed to qualify for the Champions League after the start of the season, but has suffered a recent dip in form, as well as their exit from the cup.
But director Enzo Maresca said before returning to the south coast: “Our trip to the Premier League and the Conference League was fantastic. We will try to finish the best way we can.
“Don’t forget in the last two years Chelsea was not four and this season all the top four.
“This shows everyone that we are in the right direction. This club belongs to the Champions League.”
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Maresca is looking for a solution ahead after Nicolas Jackson’s exclusive by the end of March, with Marc Guiu also out for a long spell.
Both were missing last Saturday’s defeat, with Christopher Nkunku growing as a false nine, which again seems the most likely choice, though Maresca admitted to being open to the efforts of other choices.
He said: “We are trying to find different solutions. It may be Christoph (Nkunku) or a different player. When you don’t have the right nine that may be a threat you always have to change.
“Pedro (Neto).
Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia are also absent for the blues, but Reece James is appropriate after losing last week’s FA Cup conflict.
Brighton is still without the captain Lewis Dunk, with Pervis Estupinan and Solly March, despite the last one who recently returned to education.
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