Chelsea vs Brighton LIVE commentary: Predicted lineups and latest news as Maresca looks to build momentum against unbeaten Seagulls

Chelsea welcome Brighton to west London this weekend for an intriguing Premier League clash, live on talkSPORT 2.

The Blues are unbeaten in all competitions since losing Enzo MarescaThe first match against city ​​of manchester opening weekend.

They dismantled West Ham 3-0 last weekend and have plenty of attacking options available.

Meanwhile, Brighton They are one of four unbeaten teams still in the top flight after an intense draw against Nottingham Forest last time out.

Morgan Gibbs-White, Nuno Espirito Santo and Fabian Hurzeler were all expelled When Forest came back to deny Brighton three points.

But coach Hurzeler will be on the sideline this weekend and will face Maresca for the first time.

Chelsea vs Brighton: Mikel inspires Jackson

After ChelseaThe defeat against Man City at the beginning of August, icon of the Blues John Obi Mikel programmed Nicholas JacksonIt's ending.

In response, the The forward called the former midfielder. and since then he has scored four goals.

He played games against the Wolves, Crystal Palace and West Ham to mock Mikel's claims.

Maresca has kept faith in Jackson and is starting to score goals.

So, it seems that the much-maligned striker has used Mikel's criticism as the perfect form of motivation.

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• After a run of five Premier League games without a win against Brighton (D3 L2), Chelsea achieved the double against the Seagulls last season.
• Brighton have only lost one of their last four Premier League away games against Chelsea (W1 D2), although it was a 3-2 defeat in that same game last season.
• Chelsea won both Premier League games against Brighton last season, despite having a player sent off in each game. It is one of only two occasions that a team has won consecutive matches against an opponent despite being down to 10 men (also Middlesbrough v Sunderland in 2002), while the Blues have never had a player sent off in three consecutive matches against an opponent. opponent.

Chelsea vs Brighton: Date and how to follow

This Premier League match is scheduled for Saturday, September 28.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of the game from west London, with Faye Carruthers as presenter.

Comments come from Joe Shennan and former England defender Micky Gray.

talkSPORT.com will also have all the action on our dedicated first division blog.

To tune in to talkSPORT via the website, Click HERE to watch the live stream.

You can also listen through the talkSPORT appon DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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• Chelsea have won eight of their last 10 Premier League games (D1 L1). In fact, since the beginning of May (when this streak began), no team has earned more points in the Premier League than the Blues (25).
• Chelsea have won all three of their away games in the Premier League this season, but are still winless at Stamford Bridge (D1 L1). Only in 2001-02 and 2019-20 did they fail to win any of their first three at home in the competition.
• Brighton are one of four teams still unbeaten in the Premier League this season heading into this weekend's games, although their last three have finished tied (W2). They had never before been unbeaten in their first six games since the start of a top-flight campaign.

Chelsea vs Brighton: team news and expected line-ups

The Blues are left without James Reece but i have Bad Taste back.

Romeo Lavia He is finally fit to return to action and Maresca confirmed in his pre-match press conference that he is available for selection.

Roberto Sanchez, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Marc CucurellaMoisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Cole Palmer and Jackson are ready to go.

Gusto should come in at right back now that he is available.

There are many options on the bands, but Noni Madueke and Jadon Sancho He started against West Ham and he should do it again here.

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Meanwhile, Brighton have many players out.

Matt O'Riley, Joao Pedro, solly march and James Milner will not play any role.

Despite it being early, Hurzeler already appears to have found some players who are ready to go.

Bart Verbruggen Lewis DunkJoel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke and Danny Welbeck.

At left back, Pervis Estupinan should seal a place in the XI.

Carlos Baleba and Jack Hinshlewood are the most likely to form the double pivot.

Kaoru Mitoma should be on the left, while on the right are either Simon Adingra or Yankuba Minteh, and it's a coin toss between them.

Behind Welbeck will probably be Georginio Rutter.

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• Only Manchester City (13) have scored more goals than Chelsea (11) in the Premier League so far this season. The Blues are currently outperforming their xG more than any other team this season (11 goals, 8 xG), while their shot conversion rate of 18.6% is the highest recorded in a single campaign (since 1997-98 ).
• Brighton have drawn each of their last three Premier League games – it is the seventh run of three consecutive draws in the competition, while the last time the Seagulls drew four league games in a row was in October 2014.
• Nicolas Jackson has been involved in 13 goals in his last 13 Premier League games for Chelsea (9 goals, 4 assists), one more than he had scored in his first 27 games (9 goals, 3 assists).
• Brighton's Danny Welbeck, who already has three goals and an assist in the Premier League this season, has scored three goals in his last four league games against Chelsea, and all three came as a substitute.

Chelsea vs Brighton: What has been said?

Brighton manager Hurzeler revealed in his pre-match press conference that he was sent off for stepping on the pitch and not for swearing.

As a result, he will be allowed on the sideline this weekend.

In this regard, he said: “They gave me this red card for stepping on the field.

“If you get a red card for this, you would have to sanction a lot of coaches because it happens.

“We are role models, but sometimes you have to bring out your emotions.

“But I know what the fine will be and I will be on the sidelines against Chelsea, and this is the most positive result.”