Brighton v Chelsea: Key stats and talking points

Struggling Chelsea travel to the south coast to face in-form Brighton on Tuesday (20:00 BST). Welbeck enjoys playing Chelsea After ruining the spirits of one London club at the weekend, Brighton are looking to repeat the feat against another. The Seagulls' draw at Tottenham means they are unbeaten in their past four Premier League games.

They are top of the form table with five wins in their past seven league matches and have put themselves firmly in the hunt for a European place. Danny Welbeck has been a big part of Brighton's form with his 12 league goals the joint-highest tally in the top flight by an Englishman (along with Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White). Welbeck has a good recent record against Chelsea, having been involved in seven goals in eight Premier League appearances against them for Brighton, with five goals and two assists.

Two of those goals came in the reverse fixture, in which Brighton came from behind to win 3-1 , with Welbeck sealing victory in stoppage time. Late goals have been a feature of Brighton's season, with only Liverpool scoring more than the Seagulls in the final 10 minutes of games this campaign. Some of the credit must go to head coach Fabian Hurzeler's tactical adjustments, with substitutes scoring a joint-high 11 goals in 2025-26.

Meanwhile, Hurzeler has never lost a Premier League match against an English manager in nine meetings (W7, D2) against Sean Dyche, Eddie Howe, Gary O'Neil, Graham Potter and Scott Parker. [BBC] Chelsea's goal struggles Liam Rosenior won his first four Premier League matches as Chelsea head coach but defeats in his past four have put him under pressure, even though it is only just over 100 days since his appointment. "A successful season for this club has to be to qualify for the Champions League," Rosenior said last month but that is looking increasingly unlikely and after Saturday's defeat by Manchester United he said it was now "a mountain to climb".