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Preview of the Brighton V Chelsea match
Chelsea will wait for a later afternoon at the Amex stadium that they endured last Saturday while visiting Brighton for the second time in six days on Friday.
The blues were defeated 2-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday night, with Georginio Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma ensuring a very necessary victory for the seagulls after Bart Verbruggen’s first goal.
Fabian Herzeler will wait for the victory to provide with him a impulse of trust, since they seek to arrest a bad streak of only one victory in the league in 11 games.
Meanwhile, Chelsea is still in fourth place after beating West Ham in their last game, but they know they have Manchester City chasing them in a place behind them.
A place among the first four seemed nailed to qualify for the Champions League after starting the season with force, but has suffered a recent fall in the form, as well as its exit from the Cup.
But Manager Enzo Maresca said before his return to the southern coast: “Our journey in the Premier League and the league of the conference has been fantastic. We will try to finish in the best way we can.
“Do not forget in the last two years, Chelsea has not been among the top four and this season all the time among the top four.
“This shows all those in the right direction. This club belongs to the Champions League. “
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– Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) February 13, 2025
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Maresca is looking for a solution to the front after Nicolas Jackson was discarded until the end of March, with Marc Guiu also for a long period.
Both were missing in the defeat last Saturday, with Christopher Nkunku deployed as a false nine, which seems the most likely option again, although Maresca admitted that he is open to try other options.
He said: “We are trying to find different solutions, it can be Christoph (Nkunku) or a different type of player. When you do not have nine that can be a threat, you always have to change.
“Pedro (Net), Noni (Madueke) or even Tyrique (George) can try to be the solution. Jadon (Sancho) maybe with different skills. “
Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia are also absent for blues, but Reece James is in shape after the crash of the FA Cup last week.
Brighton is not yet found Captain Lewis Dunk, with Pervis stupin and Solly March also even though the latter recently returned to training.
