Albion v Chelsea
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Tuesday 18th January 2022
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistants: Simon Beck, Edward Smart
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Andre Marriner
Additional VAR: Marc Perry
TEAM NEWS
Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey was only a substitute at the weekend because of a minor groin issue but he is fit enough to start against his former club Chelsea.
Lewis Dunk, Shane Duffy and Adam Lallana are set to miss out.
Chelsea have no new injuries but remain without Andreas Christensen, who has Covid-19, as well as Trevoh Chalobah, Ben Chilwell and Reece James.
Mason Mount and Jorginho are among the players pushing for a recall.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]Brighton are winless in 16 attempts against Chelsea since beating them in the FA Cup in their first meeting in January 1933.
[*=left]Chelsea's 13-match unbeaten league run in this fixture is their longest against a particular opponent without ever losing.
[*=left]Three of the past four Premier League encounters have been drawn, including 1-1 at Stamford Bridge on 29 December.
[*=left]Brighton are unbeaten in four league matches, earning eight points - as many as they managed in their previous 11 fixtures.
[*=left]The Seagulls have scored seven league goals after the 80th minute this season. It has been their only goal of the game on every occasion.
[*=left]Albion's tally of 28 points from 20 matches is their highest at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1981-82.
[*=left]They have won just two of their 14 Premier League fixtures on a Tuesday, beating Crystal Palace in December 2018 and Manchester City last May.
[*=left]Chelsea have dropped points in eight of their past 12 league games, keeping just two clean sheets.
[*=left]They are winless in three top-flight matches for the first time under Thomas Tuchel.
[*=left]Chelsea could fail to score in back-to-back away league fixtures for the first time since August 2019.
[*=left]The Blues only had seven touches in Manchester City's penalty area on Saturday, their fewest in a league match for seven years.
[*=left]Romelu Lukaku is two shy of 200 career league goals.
Graham Potter's Chelsea Press Conference
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