Chelsea must win on the road in Brighton this evening to keep their fading Champions League qualification hopes alive.
The Blues’ form has nose-dived since beating Aston Villa at the start of March, with their only wins during this period coming against lower-league opposition in the FA Cup.
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Saturday’s 1-0 home loss to Manchester United was Chelsea’s fourth Premier League defeat in a row - all without scoring - and they are now in serious danger of missing out on Champions League qualification.
Wins for Aston Villa and Liverpool at the weekend mean Liam Rosenior’s side are seven points adrift with five games remaining, making the Brighton clash a must-win fixture.
However, the Seagulls are one of the form teams in the Premier League right now as Georginio Rutter’s stoppage-time equaliser against Tottenham extended their unbeaten run to four games.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Brighton vs Chelsea is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off tonight, Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
The match will take place at the Amex Stadium.
Where to watch Brighton vs Chelsea
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage starts at 7.30pm BST on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith.
Brighton vs Chelsea team news
Brighton are set to be without Diego Gomez for the visit of Chelsea after the midfielder was forced off early against Tottenham with a suspected knee injury.
Gomez’s replacement in north London, Kaoru Mitoma scored a stunning goal but was later substituted after picking up a knock which makes him a doubt.
James Milner could return after missing the last two games, while captain Lewis Dunk is available again after serving a suspension for accumulating too many yellow cards.
As for Chelsea, Rosenior is hopeful top scorer Joao Pedro will be fit to face his former club after sitting out the Man United defeat with a thigh issue.
Enzo Fernandez should be fine despite requesting to be substituted late on against Man Utd, but Estevao (hamstring) is set to join Reece James, Filip Jorgensen and Jamie Gittens on the sidelines.
Levi Colwill stepped up his recovery from an ACL injury by featuring for the U21s last week, though is not yet in contention for a return to first-team action.
Brighton vs Chelsea prediction
Chelsea’s form does little to provide hope that they can get a result against a Brighton side that is flying at the moment.
The concern for the Blues is not only the lack of goals, but failure to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League since January will make their task all the more difficult.
We expect Brighton to relish the chance to leapfrog Chelsea in the table, boosting their chances of European qualification, and ensure Rosenior does not enjoy his return to the Amex.
Brighton to win, 2-0
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Brighton have won the last three meetings against Chelsea in all competitions, including a 3-1 victory in the reverse Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season.
Brighton wins: 6
Chelsea wins: 16
Draws: 5
Brighton vs Chelsea match odds
Brighton to win: 13/10
Chelsea to win: 8/5
Draw: 21/10
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
