Injuries and team news from Brighton ahead of Chelsea, including the latest on Billy Gilmour, Tariq Lamptey, and Evan Ferguson
Tonight at Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion will begin their Carabao Cup campaign.
In the last several seasons, Brighton and Chelsea engaged in numerous transfers. Levi Colwill, a defender, returned to Stamford Bridge following a season-long loan with the Seagulls. Midfielder Moises Caicedo and goalkeeper Rob Sanchez both joined the Blues for a combined £140 million last month. In addition, Marc Cucurella left Brighton to go with Chelsea for £63 million, while Billy Gilmour, a midfielder, and Tariq Lamptey, a fullback, both recently made the opposite transfer for far less money.
Roberto De Zerbi, the head coach of Albion, said he will offer his former players “a hug” if he runs into them at Stamford Bridge, but the Italian is preoccupied with other matters as he manages his team while juggling Premier League, Europa League, and Carabao Cup games. After winning five of their first six games, Brighton sits an amazing third in the Premier League standings, while Chelsea is mired in the bottom two. We have a lot of respect for Pochettino and Chelsea, said De Zerbi. They have a fantastic squad, but I’m not aware of any issues. It will be a really challenging game for us.
After taking off the young striker against Bournemouth at halftime, Brighton will decide on the striker at the last minute. Pascal Gross, the midfielder, will also be absent. Gilmour could be rested before the team’s trip to Aston Villa on Saturday, leaving Lamptey to play left back.
The Italian said, “I haven’t made up my mind about Evan yet. “I want him to play at the top of his game. On Sunday, he wasn’t in the finest of physical shape, but he still wanted to play. We must alter our starting lineup and make the best choices each game.
The Seagulls might set up like this (4-2-3-1) for this match: Jason Steele, Jack Hinshelwood, Jan Paul van Hecke, Igor Julio, Tariq Lamptey, Carlos Baleba, Mo Dahoud, Facundo Buonanotte, Ansu Fati, Simon Adingra, and Joao Pedro are some more names you might recognize.
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