Welcome to Stamford Bridge; hope you’re having a stunning afternoon, morning, night, time-of-day in your location. Hopefully the following couple hours don’t make issues much less beautiful.
Brighton have had a behavior of doing simply that; in actual fact we’ve misplaced 4 in a row to them. Can Xabi Alonso change that?
Or perhaps Emi Martínez can? The brand new goalkeeper was introduced simply hours in the past, however he’s already beginning! And discuss an fascinating midfield…
Chelsea beginning lineup (3-4-2-1):
Martínez | Colwill (c), Lacroix, Fofana | Hato, Lavia, Gusto, Neto | Rogers, Palmer | João Pedro
Substitutes from:
Penders, Acheampong, Chavarría, James, Barco, Caicedo, Estêvão, Gittens, Welbeck
Brighton beginning XI:
Verbruggen, Dunk (c), Gross, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gomez, Weiffer, De Cuyper, Yalcouye, Vuskovic
Substitutes from:
Steele, Struijk, Hadjam, Promise, Osman, Costinha, Cozier-Duberry, O’Riley, Oriola
Date / Time: Sunday, August 30, 2026, 14.00 BST; 9am EDT; 6:30pm IST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Michael Oliver (on pitch); Andrew Kitchen (VAR)
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Be glorious to one another, and celebration on, dudes!
