Premier League squads and full squads confirmed, TV channel, live stream online as Cole Palmer misses out

Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea have named their starting XIs for their Premier League meeting at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday.

The hosts have taken 10 points from their last 12 and would move past the Blues into sixth with a second consecutive home win.

Chelsea, who have lost six of their last seven games in all competitions and have lost their last four in the league without scoring, are looking to close the gap on fifth-placed Liverpool to four points.

101GreatGoals.com has the Brighton vs Chelsea 2025/26 Premier League line-up news and details on how to watch.

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Brighton have confirmed their starting line-up against Chelsea

Brighton made three changes from their 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Saturday.

Winger Kaoru Mitoma, who equalized in first-half stoppage time against Spurs, and Georginio Rutter, who repeated the trick in second-half stoppage time, come in alongside midfielder Carlos Baleba.

Diego Gomes is sidelined with a knee injury the Paraguayan international picked up during that game, while fellow midfielder James Milner remains sidelined with a knock-out.

Yassin Ayari and Danny Welbeck move to the bench. Club captain and centre-back Lewis Dunk returns from a two-match ban on the bench.

Defender Adam Webster and striker Stefanos Tsimas are out with long-term knee injuries.

Brighton starting XI: Bart Verbruggen, Jan Paul van Hecke, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Mintech, Jack Hinshelwood, Carlos Baleba, Olivier Boscali, Kaoru Mitoma, Ferdi Kadioglu, Mats Wiffer, Pascal Gross

Brighton Substitutes: Jason Steele, Igor Julio, Louis Dunk, Danny Welbeck, Haralampos Kostoulas, Yassin Ayari, Maxime De Kuyper, Matt O’Reilly, Joel Veltman

The full Chelsea vs Brighton line-up

Chelsea make two changes from their 1-0 home defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.

Winger Estevao Willian is out after picking up a hamstring injury against United, while Cole Palmer is out.

Enter Trevo Chalobah and Romeo Lavia. Enzo Fernandez has recovered from the calf problem the midfielder picked up during the match.

Goalkeeper Philip Jorgensen (groin), defender Levi Colville (knee) and winger Jamie Gittens (hamstring) remain out.

Chelsea starting XI: Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Trevo Chalobah, Jorel Hato, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Liam Delap

Chelsea Substitutes: Ted Sharman-Lowe, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabio, Malang Sarr, Dario Esugo, Andrei Santos, Jesse Derry, Alejandro Garnacho, Marc Guyu

Where to watch Brighton vs Chelsea: TV channel, live streaming online

Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra.

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Brighton vs Chelsea Stats

• Brighton have won their last two league games against Chelsea, which is as many times as they have won their first 19 such games (D4 L13)
• Albion manager Fabian Herzeler has never lost a Premier League match against English counterpart in nine matches (W7 D2), unbeaten against Sean Dyche, Eddie Howe, Gary O’Neil, Graham Potter and Scott Parker. Only Luiz Felipe Scolari has managed more times against England in the competition without losing (11)
• Danny Welbeck has scored seven goals in eight Premier League games Chelsea for Brighton (5 goals, 2 assists). In his 10 appearances against the Blues, previously for Sunderland, Manchester United, Arsenal and Watford, Welbeck has scored once and provided no assists
• Since the start of 2022/23, Brighton have scored at least two goals in six of their seven league games against Chelsea, scoring 17 times in total (2.4 per game). Between 1983/84 and 2021/22 they never scored more than once in 14 league games against Chelsea, registering six goals in that time (0.4 per game)
• Brighton’s last nine Premier League home games have averaged 1.8 goals per game, with 16 scored by the Seagulls (9) and their opponents (7). In their first seven home games of 2025/26, the average number of goals per game at the Amex was twice as high at 3.6 goals per game, with 25 scored
• After going unbeaten in their first five Premier League away games against Brighton (W3 D2), Chelsea have lost two of their last three visits to the Amex Stadium (W1)
• Chelsea have lost two of their last four Premier League games when they scored first against Brighton, including in the return leg at Stamford Bridge. The only two times the Blues have scored first and lost both games against a team in the same Premier League season were in 1992/93 against Norwich City and 2009/10 against Manchester City
• After a run of four clean sheets in five away games in the Premier League between October and December, Chelsea have gone eight games in a row without a single away game. However, their expected goals against per game was higher in that streak of four shutouts in five games (1.42) than in their eight without one (1.30).
• They have won three of their last 14 Premier League games on Tuesday (D6 L5), conceding two or more goals in five of their last six. Away from home, they have lost five of their last six away games on this day (D1) since the 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in July 2020.
• The absent Palmer has five goals in his last three Premier League appearances against Brighton, with four of those coming in one game at Stamford Bridge in September 2024. The England international has 16 strikes in his last three games against the Seagulls, accounting for 43% of Chelsea’s total attempts in those games