At 3:30 a.m. on December 30, the 20th round of the Premier League ushered in a focus battle, with Premier League giants Chelsea sitting at home to meet Brighton, a middle and lower Premier League team. Brighton will be in the top 10 of the Premier League if they can save a draw, which shows that Brighton still has a certain strength in the highly competitive Premier League. Chelsea will surpass Liverpool as long as they get 1 point, as long as they get 3 points, they will lead Liverpool by 3 points, Chelsea still have the possibility of competing for the Premier League title, they will give their all.
As Liverpool, who are second in the Premier League, lost 0-1 to Premier League powerhouse Leicester City in the early morning of the 29th, Chelsea and Liverpool have the same points. Therefore, as long as Chelsea gets 1 point, it will surpass Liverpool, and Chelsea has won 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the first 19 rounds of the Premier League, ranking third in the Premier League with 41 points. Chelsea and Liverpool share the same points, as long as the game does not upset the loss to Brighton will surpass Liverpool, if the win will have a 3-point lead, for the Premier League top Manchester City, Chelsea is still a strong challenger.
Brighton has won 5 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats in the first 17 games of the Premier League, and Brighton has scored 16 goals and conceded 17 goals to accumulate 23 points to rank 11th in the Premier League. Crystal Palace, who are 10th in the Premier League, have 23 points, Leicester City, who are 9th in the Premier League, have 25 points, and Wolves, who are 8th in the Premier League, also have 25 points. So Brighton has the potential to reach the top 10 in the Premier League, and it's worth mentioning that Brighton's defence is excellent, conceding only 17 goals so far. FCBALL showed that the Premier League's arsenal conceded 23 goals and the Premier League's manchester United conceded 25. Facing brighton, which is excellent in defense, whether Chelsea can get three points to surpass Liverpool, let's wait and see.
At present, Chelsea's current offensive ability should be said to be relatively stable, Chelsea official news, Chilwell will undergo knee cruciate ligament surgery this week. Chilwell suffered an ANC injury during the match against Juve in November, when the club took conservative treatment and decided in January whether to undergo surgery. Now that Chelsea have confirmed that Chilwell's injury requires surgery, Chilwell expects to be reimbursed for the season and return next season. But this has no big impact on Chelsea's attacking power, the forward line scoring ability can be said to be still strong, the visiting team Brighton's current away defensive ability has seriously declined, and the two teams have met in history that Chelsea has the advantage.
In Chilwell's absence, only Alonso is currently the replacement for Chilwell. Chelsea are hoping to sign another left-back in the winter window to fill Chilwell's absence due to injury. Everton left-back Lucas Digne was targeted for Chelsea. The Frenchman, 28, moved from Barcelona to Premier League Everton in the summer of 2018. Lucas Digne was originally a regular Everton player, but the player has now been frozen due to a falling out with team manager Benitez. FCBALL's reaction shows that this paved the way for Lucas Digne to leave Everton in January. Lucas Digne has made 10 Premier League appearances for Everton before falling out with Benitez. Chelsea are planning to sign Lucas Digne on loan in the winter window, and it remains to be seen whether the deal will materialize.