Welcome back to Stamford Bridge! It’s been a while.
Chelsea come in with just one win in our last four games, and that one win coming against lower-league opposition. In those other games, we’ve managed
to be our own worst enemies.
Injuries have become a problem once again, limiting Enzo Maresca’s options. But he still manages to find a way to not start Josh Acheampong.
Here we go!
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Hato, Chalobah, James (c) | Caicedo, Santos | Neto, Enzo,Estêvão | João Pedro
Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Acheampong, Gusto, Badiashile, Lavia, Gittens, Garnacho, George, Guiu
Brighton starting XI:
Verbruggen, Dunk (c), Van Hecke, Georginio, Minteh, Baleba, Mitoma, Kadioglu, Gomez, Ayari, Veltman
Substitutes from: Steele, Gruda, Tzimas, Welbeck, Milner, Boscagli, Wieffer, De Cuyper, Coppola
Date / Time: Saturday, September 27, 2025, 15.00 BST; 10am EDT; 7:30pm IST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Simon Hooper (on pitch); Darren England (VAR)
On TV: none (UK); none (USA); Star Sports Select HD2 (India); SuperSport MaXimo 1, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: none (UK); Peacock (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
