In the early hours of tomorrow morning, the 20th round of the Premier League continues with two more matches. At 3:30, Chelsea played brighton at home, and the Blues reversed Villa in the last round, and this battle will strive to take advantage of the chase. At 4:15, Manchester City away to Brentford, the Blue Moon will be looking to end the 2021 race with a 10-game winning streak.
Chelsea vs Brighton
Chelsea beat Villa in the last round to end a two-game tie, while Brighton beat Brentford, the Seagulls' second Premier League victory since round 5 of the league, ending an 11-game winless run.
【Injury Information】
Lukaku, who previously tested positive for COVID-19, made a comeback in the last round and scored, Kante and Thiago Silva are expected to miss the match due to injury, Chilwell (knee) remains absent, while Havertz (lack of game status), Werner (ill) and Cheek (ankle) will be examined.
For Brighton, Trussard was replaced in the last round with a hamstring injury, and Porter said the move was a protective measure and was uncertain whether the player could play chelsea. Welbeck and Alsat, who had been on injury for three months, came off the bench in the second half and will now strive to start.
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Chelsea have never lost to Brighton in the league, with 10 wins and 2 draws, the most unbeaten games in the Blues' history against a co-opponent in the league.
Chelsea have conceded five goals in their last four home league games, one more than the previous nine home league games combined, and the last time the Blues were at home in the Premier League for five consecutive games was in April 2017.
Brighton have lost just one Premier League away game this season (2 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss), compared to their last three away league games last season, although Brighton have not won in their last six away league games, compared to the first two away league games of the season.
Chelsea have scored at least three goals in nine Premier League games this season, with only Liverpool (10) outnumbering them.
Jorginho scored 10 penalties in the 2021 Premier League, setting a premier league record for penalty shootouts in its natural year, while Jorginho scored the highest percentage of penalty breaks (89%, 17/19) of any player who scored at least 10 Premier League goals.
Brentford v Manchester City
Brentford lost to Brighton in the last round, the Bee Army's recent league record has been unstable, while Manchester City have won at home to Leicester City and have won nine consecutive Premier League games.
Jenelt will miss the game because of a positive COVID-19 nucleic acid test result, Norgo will be suspended due to a total of five yellow cards, and Mbemo will be replaced due to injury in the match losing to Brighton. Zanka, Age, Da Silva, Rico Henry, Goode and Raya were all out.
City have experienced fewer injury problems, with Walker and Rodri missing out on the last round but could return in this round, while Stones also did not play in the previous league due to injury.
The last time the two sides met was in January 1997, when City won 1-0 away to Brentford in the FA Cup thanks to Somerby's goal.
City have won all three of their last three away league games against promoted teams with an aggregate score of 11-1, with the Last Longer Winning Streak in such games was between December 2009 and November 2011 when Mancini was in charge (six wins in a row).
City have lost four of their last 10 away league games against London (5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats), which is more than the first 19 league defeats against London under Pep Guardiola (14 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats).
City have suffered just one defeat in their last 20 calendar year's league games (10 wins, 9 draws and 1 defeat), which was away to Liverpool in 2016 (0-1).
Sterling has scored in four consecutive Premier League rounds, scoring five goals in those periods, and he has never scored in five consecutive Premier League games before.
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