Welcome to the latest episode of the Chelsea Show, where it’s all disappointment all the time! Sounds fun. Let’s watch some more!
To add to our fun, we’ve got no Estêvão, no João Pedro, and now no Cole Palmer either. Not sure what’s the specific reason. Maybe his Manchester quotes got taken out of context and he’s now getting the Enzo treatment. Jesse Derry’s in the squad in Cole’s stead.
Liam Rosenior may or may not be going with a back-three. We’ll see.
Here we go!
Brighton & Hove Albion starting XI:
Verbruggen | Van Hecke, Georginio, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Boscagli, Mitoma, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Gross (c)
Substitutes from: Steele, Igor Julio, Dunk, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Ayari, De Cuyper, O’Riley, Veltman
Chelsea starting lineup (5-3-2?):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Hato, Chalobah, Fofana, Gusto | Enzo (c), Lavia, Caicedo | Delap, Neto
Substitutes from: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Tosin, Sarr, Essugo, Santos, Garnacho, Derry, Guiu
Date / Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 20.00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)
Venue: Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove
Referee: Craig Pawson (on pitch); James Bell (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); USA, Universo (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
