Brighton vs Chelsea Predictions

• Chelsea are winless in five competitive away games.
• Brighton have only lost one of their last four home meetings with Chelsea.
• Georginio Rutter has scored five goals in his last six appearances.

Seagulls can defy the odds

Brighton recovered from an early setback at the Amex last weekend to knock Chelsea out of the FA Cup, and the Seagulls could upset the odds again when they return to Premier League action on Friday.

That was Brighton’s fourth win in their last six games across all competitions and they have only lost two of their last ten, so they look a good price against a Chelsea side that struggle on the road.

Chelsea’s away-day woes to continue

Enzo Maresca’s side haven’t won an away game in any competition since a mid-December win over Astana, with defeats to Ipswich, Manchester City, and Brighton following, alongside draws with Everton and Crystal Palace.

They remain in the Premier League top four despite this poor form, but Manchester City, Newcastle, and Bournemouth are within touching distance, and defeat on the south coast could see them drop down the table.

Rutter to punish Blues again

Friday’s hosts have only lost one of their last four home meetings with Chelsea and look a good price to get the three points on Friday. With Chelsea scoring exactly once in three of their last four away games and conceding an average of two goals per game in this period, a repeat of last weekend’s 2-1 scoreline also looks a solid bet.

Anytime goalscorer punters may be tempted by last weekend’s star of the show, Georginio Rutter. He scored and assisted in Saturday’s win and now has five goals in his last six appearances for Brighton, despite being limited to minutes off the bench in two of these games.