Chelsea FC travel to Brighton & Hove Albion tomorrow in a match that will see the Blues hope to get people talking again about what the team itself is doing, not the supporters. Ugly incidents of Chelsea fans expressing bigotry have overshadowed the success of the team on the pitch lately, and the west London side obviously strives to try and eliminate as much of this hatred and intolerance present in the beautiful game as best they can.
Additionally, manager Maurizio Sarri wants to make sure the ugliness off the pitch doesn’t become a distraction for the club, one that starts hindering the team’s performance. Let’s take a look at who Sarri could field in his first team, in the hopes of taking all three points from this one.
The Bank Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction vs Brighton (4-3-3)
Forwards: Eden Hazard, Olivier Giroud, Pedro
Midfielders: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante
Defenders: Marcos Alonso, David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta
Goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga
Chelsea vs Brighton FYIs
Kick-off: 1:30 pm (BST), 8:30 am (EST), Sunday December 16th, Amex Stadium
Odds: Liverpool 2/5, Draw 10/3, Brighton 7/1
Form guide: Chelsea- WDLWLW Brighton- LLDWWL
Injury Report: go to this link
Google Result Probability: Chelsea win 67%, Draw 21%, Brighton 12%
Prediction: Chelsea 3, Brighton 0
Feel free to post your own starting XI predictions, as well as your best guess as to what the final score will be. Enjoy the match everybody!
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