Brighton v Chelsea predictions and betting tips: Can Seagulls leapfrog Blues in European race?

Apr 21, 2026 - 08:00

Brighton host Chelsea at the AMEX Stadium on Tuesday night in the race for Europe as the Premier League season heads for a dramatic climax.

Brighton v Chelsea best bets

Danny Welbeck to score – 15/8 (boost) with Sky Bet
Over 2.5 goals in the match – 8/13 with Sky Bet
Brighton win or draw – 8/17 with Tote
Brighton clean sheet – 11/4 with Tote

Brighton v Chelsea betting tips, predictions, team news, how to watch

Brighton v Chelsea head to head overview

Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026
Kick-off: 8pm
Venue: Amex Stadium, Falmer, UK
How to watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Referee: Simon Hooper
Last meeting: Chelsea 1-3 Brighton (Sept 27th, 2025, PL)
Last 10 league matches: Brighton – 4 wins; Chelsea – 3 wins; Draws – 3
Favourite to win: Brighton – 29/20 with Tote

Brighton v Chelsea predicted lineups

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Wieffer, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu; Gross, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper; Welbeck

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Pedro, Neto; Delap

Brighton v Chelsea prediction

Chelsea’s defeat at home to Man United on Saturday night has left them in real jeopardy of missing out on Champions League football for next season.

The current Club World Cup champions are now six points adrift of fifth placed Liverpool having lost four games on the spin without scoring.

This will be a huge worry for Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior who had enjoyed a positive start to life at Stamford Bridge. But the season is danger of tailing off.

A win here is paramount to ensure they pull away from the below them, with just three points separating the Blues in sixth and Fulham in 12th place.

One of the club’s looking to real in Chelsea is Tuesday’s opponents Brighton.

The Seagulls have won four and drawn one of their last five games, with just a point separating the two clubs now. Including as Danny Welbeck-inspired Seagulls bested Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge back in September

They’ve steadied the ship after manager Fabien Hurzeler was getting some stick in midseason for lack of consistency.

Brighton have won the last three meetings against Chelsea in all competitions, including a 3-1 victory in the reverse Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season.

Chelsea will have one eye on their FA Cup semi final against Leeds on Sunday, with a chance of making a first final under Rosenior.

And the bookies have Hurzeler’s men as the favourites to make it four wins in a row against the Blues. Leapfrog their opponents in the process in this feisty hunt for European qualification.

Brighton v Chelsea tips

Welbeck to lead Seagulls to glory

Danny Welbeck bagged two goals at Stamford Bridge to help fire Brighton to victory in September.

The Blues looked comfortable in the game before Trevoh Chalobah got sent off and Brighton were able to exploit the home sides frailties.

Welbeck scored a brace against Liverpool recently and is on 12 goals in the league this season. Could he add another to the tally on Tuesday night?

Bet on Danny Welbeck to score – 15/8 (boost) with Sky Bet

Goals the order of the day

The head to head record between these two sides have seen over 2.5 goals land in the last six meetings in all competitions.

Brighton’s upward trajectory should keep going as they’ve scored in six of their last seven matches.

Bet on over 2.5 goals in the match – 8/13 with Sky Bet

Chelsea to fire blanks again

Chelsea haven’t scored a goal in 360 minutes of Premier League football.

Having lost to nil in each of their last four league matches, could Brighton’s backline leave Rosenior’s men fluffing their lines in front of goal again?

Bet on Brighton clean sheet – 11/4 with Tote

Brighton v Chelsea latest odds

Find the latest Brighton v Chelsea betting odds here, odds courtesy of Tote and are subject to change.

Brighton – 29/20
Draw – 13/5
Chelsea – 13/8

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