There are five fixtures to be played in the English Premier League on the 3rd of December, including the meeting between Chelsea and Brighton.
The match will be played at Stamford Bridge and the hosts begin the weekend in 10th place on 16 points while the visitors are in 8th place on 22 points.
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Chelsea come into the game on the back of a disappointing 4-1 loss at Newcastle United last weekend. Newcastle opened the scoring after only 13 minutes but Chelsea responded with the equaliser 10 minutes later.
Into the second half and Newcastle scored two goals in as many minutes and following a red card for Reece James, Chelsea conceded a fourth goal 7 minutes from time.
The defeat at Newcastle means Chelsea have won only 2 of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions. The wins have come over Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup and Tottenham Hotspur away in the Premier League, the latter of which was a good 4-1 victory.
In terms of the Premier League, Chelsea have won only 1 of their last 5 matches. There have been 2 defeats and 2 draws in those 5 league games and Chelsea have been finding it difficult to win Premier League matches on home soil.
Trends show Chelsea have won only 1 of their last 14 home Premier League games and they have kept just a single clean sheet in their 11 most recent Premier League home matches.
Brighton travel to Stamford Bridge having beat AEK Athens 1-0 away in the Europa League on Thursday night. The only goal of the game was scored from the penalty spot in the 55th minute and that result means Brighton have booked a place in the knockout stages of the competition.
The win in Athens means Brighton are undefeated in their last 7 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been victories over Nottingham Forest away in the Premier League plus Ajax home and away in the Europa League. Brighton have also been held to a draw by Fulham, Everton, and Sheffield United in the Premier League.
Trends show Brighton are undefeated in their 4 most recent Premier League games but they have won only 1 of those matches. In Brighton's last 17 Premier League matches both teams scored and they have picked up just a single win from their last 4 away league games.
Team news and Chelsea are without the suspended duo of Reece James and Marc Cucurella. Ben Chilwell is injured and there are doubts over the fitness of Malo Gusto, Roméo Lavia, Carney Chukwuemeka, Trevoh Chalobah, and Christopher Nkunku.
Brighton also have two players suspended, with Mahmoud Dahoud and Lewis Dunk unavailable. Solly March and Julio Enciso are injured plus Tariq Lamptey, Ansu Fati, Adam Webster, and Pervis Estupiñán, and Danny Welbeck all remain doubtful.
This should be an entertaining game and we expect to see both teams score. Chelse have been struggling at home and Brighton have not been finding it easy to win games in the Premier League, meaning this match could end level.