How Brighton vs. Chelsea to watch: Premier League live stream online, TV channel, prediction and odds

Chelsea visit Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday as they look to secure a European spot in the Premier League thanks to a recent upturn in form under Mauricio Pochettino. The Blues beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 at the weekend, while the Seagulls were held to 1-1 by Newcastle United, marking a 14th match in all competitions in which Roberto De Zerbi’s men have failed to score more than once . Brighton’s draw against Newcastle has boosted Chelsea’s chances of finishing in sixth place, while the coastal residents can now only finish in eighth place with little to nothing left to play for.

With Bayern Munich going from one head coach rejection to another, De Zerbi is certainly not far off from the Germans’ approach, but the Italian is eyeing back-to-back home wins for the first time in 2024, while Chelsea are eyeing their first pair of backs . -to-back road wins this year. At this point, Manchester United can wipe out Chelsea’s European hopes with an FA Cup win, but at least Pochettino’s Blues are finishing this season on a relative high, which bodes well for next season. It may be 15 games without a clean sheet, but the South American tactician now looks more secure in his role than he has in a while at Stamford Bridge.

Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:

How to watch and odds

• Date: Wednesday May 15 | Time: 2:45 PM ET
• Place: American Express Stadium – Falmer, England
• Watch: Peacock bounty
• Chances: Brighton +230; Sign +320; Chelsea-105
  

Team news

Brighton: Joel Veltman was knocked out last time out alongside Julio Enciso, while De Zerbi is also likely to be without Joao Pedro, who was injured in training for Newcastle. Solly March, Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood, Pervis Estupinan, James Milner, Evan Ferguson and Jan Paul van Hecke are all out, while Veltman could be replaced by Tariq Lamptey.

Potential Brighton XI: Bridge; Lamptey, Dunk, Webster, Igor; Gilmour, gross; Adingra, Buonanotte, Fati; Welbeck.

Chelsea: Lesley Ugochukwu and captain Reece James were available for Pochettino last time out, so Ben Chilwell, Robert Sanchez, Carney Chukwuemeka, Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana and Enzo Fernandez are the main names expected to be missing. Raheem Sterling, Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi could be recalled, but James is unlikely to start yet.

Potential Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Sterling, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson.

Prediction

It’s hard to imagine Brighton being able to muster enough to beat Chelsea, so perhaps a draw is the best the depleted home side can realistically aim for, even if a narrow defeat sounds more likely. Choose: Brighton 1, Chelsea 2.