Chelsea v Brighton

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Following back-to-back wins captured on their travels in the English top flight, Chelsea will be brimming with confidence when The Blues return to Stamford Bridge to take on an unbeaten Brighton outfit here on Saturday afternoon, while Brighton will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six games.

Despite being dealt a 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City on the opening day of the new Premier League season, Chelsea have staged an impressive recovery in subsequent weeks as Enzo Maresca's side have put together a solid looking four-game unbeaten sequence which consists of three wins and a draw.

Victories against Wolves 6-2 along with wins on the road at Bournemouth 1-0 and West Ham 3-0 suggest Chelsea are well placed to get something from this upcoming tussle against Brighton at Stamford Bridge and indeed results overall in the domestic top flight will certainly give Chelsea plenty of encouragement in pursuing another three points this Saturday.

The Blues have suffered just the single defeat in their last 11 league games in the top tier and having collected no fewer than eight wins within this impressive period of results, Chelsea look to be in the driving seat ahead of this encounter.

Brighton have produced a solid start to this new Premier League on the back of two defeats on the trot at the end of last season's campaign, as The Seagulls still remain unbeaten in the Premier League after the opening five games of the new term.

Two wins on the trot handed new Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler and his new side the perfect start to this new season as they grabbed all three points against Everton and Manchester United, while further points have been picked up by way of draws with the likes of Arsenal, Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest respectively.

However, the bigger picture suggests Brighton may have their work cut out here in the nation's capital this weekend as The Seagulls have managed to capture just three wins in their previous 15 games overall in the top flight, two of which have been on home soil with victories against Aston Villa and Manchester United.

Six defeats within this period along with having picked up just one win in their previous eight outings on the road in the Premier League certainly does not bode well for an upcoming visit to face a confident Chelsea outfit in their own backyard this Saturday afternoon.

Chelsea v Brighton Verdict

Chelsea have also held the upper hand in previous exchanges against Brighton as The Blues have won each of the last four meetings on the trot, three of which were achieved on home soil at Stamford Bridge so the hosts look the favourites again in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Chelsea win @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & Under 3.5 goals @ 3.00

Correct Score: Chelsea 2-0 @ 11.00