On Saturday he sees an All-Premier League case in the fourth round of the FA Cup in the spotlight, as Brighton takes Chelsea.
Enzo Maresca’s blues announced their position on the top four on Monday after returning to winning Weste Ham, as they now face a side of seagulls licking their wounds after 7-0 demolition by Nottingham Forest last weekend.
After a bright start of the season for manager Fabian Hurzeler, the 31 -year -old is now under intense pressure from Brighton supporters after just two wins in their last 12 games, so the FA Cup can come as a welcome distribution.
“It’s about the appearance of a reaction and let’s not talk too much about the last game,” Hurzeler said of their approach to Saturday’s game.
“Just work hard, give the fans the things they deserved. We all apologized after the game, I apologized after the game for this show and I do it again.
“But now is to look in the future. Now is to get stuck together.”
“I think criticism is important for growth,” Hurzeler added. “But in the end we can only achieve things together. So we need fans.
The Seagulls saw the Norwich 4-0 championship in the previous round, but they are facing a much more difficult task against the Blues, who have lost each of their last meetings against, winning only one of the last 11 meetings in all matches.
Their most recent was a 4-2 victory for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, in which Cole Palmer stole the show scoring all four goals.
Brighton in Chelsea Team News
Chelse is without their two strikers for The Amex game with Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu to remove West Ham.
Guiu is set for a long clarity, with Jackson’s least serious, though he will miss the trip to the south coast. Their absences should pave the way for Christopher Nkunku to give a rare excursion to the blues.
Mykhailo Mudryk, Wesley Fofana, Omari Kellyman, Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia remain available for choice, though the latter reinforces his return according to Maresca.
Brighton is still without many players such as Jason Stele, Igor Julio, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner and Solly due to injury, while Mats Wieffer, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari and Pervis Estupinan.
January signs Eiran Cashin clearing to make his club debut after his transition from Derby.
Brighton by Chelsea Expected lines
Brighton: Verbruggen? Veltman, Dunk, Cashin, Lampty. O’Riley, Hinshelwood. Adedra, Pedro, Mitoma. Tangle
Chelsea: Jorgensen? Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella. Caicedo, Fernandez. Neto, Palmer, Sancho. Nucini
Brighton vs. Chelsea – The Statistics
- In 9 of the last 11 Brighton’s matches in the fa cup, the sum of goals were over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Brighton’s matches in the fa cup, the sum of goals were over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 The Brighton Home Matches in the fa cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brighton has won 3 of the last 4 Fits the fa cup while rating more than 3.5 goals
- Brighton has won the last 3 races in a row while scoring over 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Chelsea’s matches in the fa cup, the sum of goals were over 3.5
- Chelsea has won 4 of the last 5 Fits the fa cup while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Chelsea’s matches in the fa cup, the sum of goals were over 2.5
- Chelsea has won 3 of the last 4 The matches in the FA Cup and the sum of goals were over 4.5
- Chelsea has won 4 of the last 5 The matches in the FA Cup and the sum of goals were over 3.5
How to watch Brighton by Chelsea: Live flow, television channel
The FA Cup match between Brighton and Chelsea starts at 8pm and will appear live on ITV4 in the United Kingdom and is broadcast on ITVX.
Brighton on Chelsea’s prediction
Hurzeler, and even Brighton’s fans, will want a reaction from last weekend’s embarrassment on the city’s territory, but Chelsea would still imagine their chances of scoring some goals on the south coast.
With a single victory in eight in Amex, we support Chelsea to win the victory and seal their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Brighton 1-3 Chelsea
