Chelsea are looking to build on a Premier League win at Arsenal as they begin 2020 with a New Year's Day trip to Brighton.
Frank Lampard's side fought back from a goal down to beat the Gunners 2-1 in north London, and the Blues enter a new year with a four-point cushion in fourth place.
Date: Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
Venue: Amex Stadium, Brighton
Kick-off time: 12:30pm GMT
Prediction: Brighton 1-2 Chelsea
Given that Chelsea have won all five Premier League meetings with Brighton, Lampard will be confident of another three points on the south coast.
Tickets
Brighton home tickets are sold out, but hospitality packages are still available - click here for more information. Chelsea away tickets are currently sold out.
TV channel
BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage from 12pm.
Live stream
BT Sport subscribers can to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Head to head (H2H) history and results
- Five Premier League games
- Brighton: 0 wins
- Chelsea: 5 wins
- Draws: 0
- This season: Chelsea 2-0 Brighton (28/09/2019)
- Last season: Chelsea 3-0 Brighton (03/04/2019), Brighton 1-2 Chelsea (16/12/2018)
Betting Odds and tips
- Brighton to win: Between 13/1 and 16/5
- Chelsea to win: Evens
- Draw: 14/5
- Top tip: Chelsea to win 2-1: 17/2
Odds provided by Betfair Exchange (correct as of 30/12/2019). Click here for more odds.
Team news
Brighton: Solomon March could be back for Graham Potter's Seagulls.
Injury list: Jose Izquierdo (knee)
Chelsea: Marcos Alonso (muscle) is on the comeback trail, while Christian Pulisic has confirmed he is "100% fit and could well start.
Injury list: Olivier Giroud (ankle), Marco van Ginkel (knee), Reece James (ankle), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (calf)
Predicted lineups
Brighton: Ryan; Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn; Propper, Stephens, Mooy; Gross, Maupay, Trossard
Chelsea: Kepa; Christensen, Zouma, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso; Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Pulisic
Premier League table: As it stands for Brighton and Chelsea
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Man City | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 41 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Wolves | 20 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield Utd | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Burnley | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Brighton | 20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | West Ham | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| 19 | Watford | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | Norwich | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -19 | 13 |
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