Brighton vs Chelsea - Preview, Best Bets & H2H Record
- JN Value Betting
- Feb 7
- 2 min read
BEST BETS:
CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU - TO SCORE ANYTIME - 29/10 (UNIBET) - 1PT
Just six days prior to their Premier League meeting, Brighton and Chelsea meet at the AmEx in the FA Cup Fourth Round. The hosts come into this one on the back of a 7-0 defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest, with Fabian Hurzeler's side looking to bounce back following consecutive defeats. Chelsea head into this tie having claimed a hard-earned three points at home to London rivals West Ham on Monday evening. Despite encountering some injury issues, Enzo Maresca will have the ability to rotate his side here given the depth of his squad.
As mentioned, there is every chance that Enzo Maresca will rotate his crop here, in order to keep his players happy. One of the players that he could utilise here is Christopher Nkunku, the Frenchman has seen minutes limited this season, and a loan move did look likely in the January window, however, he stayed put. Nkunku has scored 16 goals in his 1,750 minutes played in a Chelsea shirt - averaging a goal every 109 minutes. He has 10 goals in his 15 starts, and should he get the nod here, I am happy to take the 29/10 on offer for him to get on the scoresheet. Both teams have scored in seven of the last eight meetings between the sides, and I feel that Nkunku is the likeliest to find the net from a Chelsea perspective. He played 48 minutes on his only previous visit to the AmEx, and got himself on the scoresheet in the Blues' 2-1 victory last season.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
LAST 5 MATCHES:
28/09/2024 - CHELSEA 4-2 Brighton (Premier League)
15/05/2024 - Brighton 1-2 CHELSEA (Premier League)
03/12/2023 - CHELSEA 3-2 Brighton (Premier League)
27/09/2023 - CHELSEA 1-0 Brighton (EFL Cup) 15/04/2023 - Chelsea 1-2 BRIGHTON (Premier League)
