At 02:45 a.m. Beijing time on May 16, the 34th round of the English Premier League will stage an interesting supplementary match, and the Blues Chelsea will challenge the strong Brighton team.
After the 0:5 defeat to the Gunners Arsenal in the 29th round of the Premier League, the Blues Chelsea is quite a bit ashamed and brave, the last 4 rounds of the Premier League 3 wins and 1 draw, undefeated, grabbed 10 points in one breath, and the points ranking also climbed to 7th place in one fell swoop, if Brighton can win this round, Chelsea is expected to reach the top 6 of the Premier League.
Although Chelsea have been empty of all four this season, they will try to keep their last two games alive in order to retain the last bit of decency of the Premier League giants, and they will naturally hope to take all three points against Brighton in this round. And Argentina coach Pochettino naturally hopes to prove himself in the last two rounds in order to keep his position.
Past head-to-head meetings between the two teams show that Chelsea have met Brighton in the last six times, with three wins, one draw and two defeats, giving them a slight psychological advantage. With Chelsea's current form, as long as they play steadily, a win against Brighton is still very likely. Here's a quick look at Chelsea's likely starting line-up.
In the goalkeeper position, it is natural that the main goalkeeper Petrovic continues to guard the Chelsea goal; At the back, it is no surprise that Pochettino will continue with his usual back four, with Cucurella, Benoit Badiashile, Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chalobah expected to start. Among them, Badiashile and Thiago Silva played as the double central defender combination; Marc Cucurella and Trevoh Chalobah will play as wing-backs.
In terms of midfield, there is no doubt that the main defender responsible for interceptions and tackles in Chelsea's midfield will still be Ecuadorian iron Moises Caicedo; Partnering Moises Caicedo in a back pair should be England midfielder Conor Conor Gallagher. In front of the two midfielders, it is expected that former Manchester City prince Cole Palmer will continue to sit in the midfield as the attacking commander, strategizing, organising and scheduling, and dominating the attacking line up front; The two wingers who formed a strategy around him should be Ukrainian Mykhailo Mudryk and former Manchester City veteran Raheem Sterling.
In the forward line, it is not surprising that it is the young Senegalese striker Nicolas Jacquesson who leads the charge for Chelsea in the front field and carries the banner of attack. Based on the above analysis, the final expected starting lineup for Chelsea against Brighton is: Petrovic; Cucurella, Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah; Moises Caicedo, Gallagher; Mykhailo Mudryk, Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling; Nikolai Jacquesson