Chelsea host Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in round two of the Premier League season, both sides looking to build on unbeaten starts. Brighton have won their last three league meetings with Chelsea by exactly three goals each time — only West Ham, between 1972 and 1974, have scored three or more in four consecutive league games against the Blues, a record the Seagulls will equal with another three-goal win on Sunday.Chelsea finished 10th in the Premier League last season, a campaign that saw Enzo Maresca depart on New Year’s Day and his successor, Liam Rosenior, sacked in April after results left the club without European football for the first time since 2022-23. Xabi Alonso, appointed on a four-year deal from 1 July after leaving Real Madrid in January, has won both matches of his reign so far, including a 3-2 opening-weekend victory at Fulham built on the fastest goal in Premier League opening-weekend history. Danny Welbeck, signed from Brighton for an undisclosed fee this summer, is the leading scorer in the history of this exact fixture with six goals against his old club — four of them at Stamford Bridge — and remains Brighton’s outright record Premier League goalscorer with 46 in 176 appearances for the club.Chelsea vs Brighton – Match preview and team newsDate: Sunday, 30 August 2026Kick-off: 14:00 BSTVenue: Stamford BridgeReferee: Michael Oliver (VAR: Andrew Kitchen)Last meeting: Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, 21 April 2026, Premier LeagueTeam newsChelseaMoisés Caicedo — facing his former club — is hopeful of returning after a training injury kept him out of the first two matches. Marco Palestra remains unavailable with a separate issue, and Jordan Henderson continues his recovery from a wrist injury sustained celebrating England’s World Cup win over Mexico. Wesley Fofana is available for the first time this season having served his ban. Enzo Fernández remains peripheral amid Manchester City transfer speculation and may again be left out of the squad.BrightonJack Hinshelwood is a doubt, not a confirmed absentee, after the training injury that ruled him out against Tromsø, with Matt O’Riley in line to deputise if needed. Georginio Rutter is also a doubt, having worn a protective boot since the Villa game, meaning Charalampos Kostoulas or loan signing Promise David could lead the line. Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma, Stefanos Tzimas and Evan Ferguson remain long-term absentees.FormChelseaAlonso’s start has been perfect on results, though Chelsea have won their first home league game of the season only once in the last seven campaigns — a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in 2021-22. Cole Palmer, who scored in the Fulham win and ranked joint-first for goal involvements on the opening weekend, has one of his strongest individual records against Sunday’s opponents: only Wolves have yielded more Premier League goal involvement from him than Brighton’s five goals.BrightonHürzeler’s side have won eight of their last 13 Premier League games, a run since 21 February bettered in points terms only by Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United. Pascal Groß created more chances than anyone in the division bar Morgan Rogers on the opening weekend and ranks third for chances created since returning to the Premier League this year, while Brighton’s aggressive pressing produced more high turnovers than any other side in gameweek one.Predicted lineupChelsea predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Sánchez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Gusto, Caicedo, James, Chavarría; Palmer, Rogers; João PedroBrighton predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Kadıoğlu, Boscagli, Dunk, Vušković; Wieffer, Ayari; Gómez, Groß, De Cuyper; KostoulasHow to watch Chelsea vs Brighton?The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Main Event.Read more – Alonso wants players with ‘desire to play’ as Fernandez speculation risesSee also – Yankuba Minteh ‘committed’ to Brighton amid Liverpool linksFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTokThe post Chelsea vs Brighton – Match preview and team news appeared first on The Football Faithful.