Albion has been performing quite poorly recently and rightfully occupies only 10th place in the Premier League table after 36 rounds played. It’s worth noting that last season Roberto De Zerbi’s team finished in sixth place, securing a spot in the Europa League. However, Brighton can hardly be called even a mid-table team at the moment. Last weekend, Brighton played an away match against Newcastle and drew 1-1. Prior to that, “Albion” surprisingly defeated the strong Aston Villa with a score of 1-0 at home. It’s worth mentioning that in the six matches preceding this victory, Brighton couldn’t secure a win, earning only two points from drawn matches. At home, Brighton has managed only 8 wins in 17 matches, but they have lost just 3 times.
London’s Chelsea significantly strengthened their squad last summer, and fans had hopes that the “aristocrats” would return to contention for the top positions. However, in reality, the team once again failed to impress. It was only towards the end of the season that the “Pensioners” started showing the results expected of them. Although there have been some clear failures as well. For instance, Chelsea defeated Nottingham Forest 3-2 away last weekend, marking their third consecutive victory. Prior to this, Chelsea experienced turbulence in three matches, ranging from a win against Everton (6-0) to a heavy defeat against Arsenal (0-5). Currently, Chelsea sits in seventh place in the league table, with 57 points earned. This is exactly the same number of points as Newcastle, who are in a European position.
