Chelsea travel across the M23 having shipped five goals in their last two away PL games – this after conceding just once in their first five this term!
Even so, Chelsea will on a high after inflicting champions Manchester City’s first league defeat of the campaign (Dec 8), and they are still the league’s fourth-highest scorers, with Maurizio Sarri’s men netting 2.06 times per match on average.Chelsea also have a combined aggregate score of 21-3 from eight matches (W7, D1) against teams currently in the bottom half. Relevantly perhaps, Brighton have conceded exactly two goals in close to half their matches (44%) so far.
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Players to watch: 35-year-old Glen Murray has scored eight PL goals for Brighton this season, while Eden Hazard arguably remains the standout player in the league, with seven goals and eight assists.
Stat attack: Brighton are currently one of five PL teams averaging 2.0 yellow cards or more per match.
