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SCP0Chelsea - Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea host Brighton as both chase perfect start
Chelsea and Brighton meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with identical records: three points from one match, goal difference the only separator. Both arrive in form, each having won four of their last five recent matches.
What the table hides
Brighton sit fifth on goal difference of four, three places above Chelsea's eighth despite the points being level. The visitors have played one fewer match than several sides above them, meaning a win would lift them to six points from two and into the early-season conversation at the top. Chelsea would reach the same mark with three points of their own, closing the gap on Manchester City and Hull, who lead on six points from two.
The market sees this as Chelsea's fixture to control. The pre-match probability has the home side at 50.2 per cent, with the draw and a Brighton win each implied at 24.9 per cent. That distribution suggests a narrow edge rather than a mismatch, and the recent head-to-head record offers Brighton reason to ignore it. Chelsea have lost four of the last five meetings between the clubs, conceding three goals in three of those defeats. The 19 goals across those five matches point to fixtures that have tended to open up.
Recent business
Chelsea's summer has been typically active. Chelsea land Martinez for £7.5m reported one arrival, part of a window that has again reshaped the squad. Brighton, meanwhile, continue to operate inside their established cycle: the sale-and-refresh model that has kept them competitive while routinely moving on key players. Both clubs enter this one with momentum from recent results, but the head-to-head sequence and the market's tight call suggest Sunday will clarify rather than confirm much about either.
We are covering this one live. Follow it with us in the match centre for the line-ups when they land, the goals as they go in, and the full timeline.
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Yön otteluiden poiminta, mitä siirtoikkunassa tapahtuu, ja yksi kolumni, josta toimituksen pöytä väitteli. Ei mainoksia. Ei vinkkejä. Ei operaattoreita.
Yksi klikkaus poistaa tilauksesta. Emme jaa sähköpostiosoitteita.
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