[Albion] Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[WhingForPresident]

Team looks great, but it's going to be a really tough one today.

JP is a huge loss but I'm choosing to have faith in Webbo.

 

[Bob!]

Who is right wing then?

Ferdi right wing
Hinsh right back?

 

[zefarelly]

Am not liking Van Hecke being injured, though Webster’s not a bad understudy. Will be interested to see how we get on today, for all the chaos around Chelsea over the past two years, they seem to be the ones with a settled team for today.

Webster played fine vs Wolves, he's quite capable on his day . . .I'm just as concerned by Dunks brain farts , oil tanker turning circle and lack of pace

Wheel b fyne

Ferdi RB hopefully and Hinsh ahead as secondary cover, likewise MItoma on the left.

 

[scooter1]

I wonder whether Baleba will drop into the libero to give us some pace against a quick break, with Hinsh and Weiffer ahead of him

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Verbruggen
Hinsh, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan
Wieffer, Baleba
Kadioglu, Rutter, Mitoma
Welbz

That's how I think it'll be

This is it

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

Wieffer and Baleba in the centre.

The battle against Caicedo will be fascinating.

Yes looking forward to that one.

 

[Taybha]

Still do em come on lads get it done.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Webster has pace. Might be a cunning plan!!

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Seems a very conservative line up. If Minteh is ever likely to shine, it would be a game like this where we’re away and have less of the ball. Looks like the type of game where Mitoma could be crowded out if there’s not balance on the right.

 

[pocketseagull]

Seems a very conservative line up. If Minteh is ever likely to shine, it would be a game like this where we’re away and have less of the ball.

Problem is we'd have even less of the ball with Minteh starting based on what we've seen so far.

 

[schmunk]

I wonder whether Baleba will drop into the libero to give us some pace against a quick break, with Hinsh and Weiffer ahead of him

I loved it when he did it that one time.

LOVED IT.

 

[macbeth]

just like last season so far then. absolutely ridiculous how we cannot go more than two games without a key player being injured.

 

[OzMike]

Going to bed now and expect to wake and find we have had a tough game and no more points on the table !

 

[Triggaaar]

Going to bed now and expect to wake and find we have had a tough game and no more points on the table !

All you do is sleep

 

[London Irish]

I still hate Chelsea I don’t care they’ve given us free wifi

 

[Seagull58]

Verbruggen
Hinsh, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan
Wieffer, Baleba
Kadioglu, Rutter, Mitoma
Welbz

That's how I think it'll be

Ferdy plays RB and LB, doesn't he? If that's correct, why would we play him at RW and play a midfielder at RB? Is Potter back?

 

[7dialssouthpaw]

So with Chelsea having a man sent off in their last 2 matches against us. Will they make it a hatrick today and who do we think it will it be?

Fernandez

 

[Deadly Danson]

Milner's minor injury has already turned into a month. Similar to his minor injury at the start of the year when he never featured again.

Van Hecke is a huge miss. Have to hope whatever ails him is not serious.

Was it ever a minor injury? I think when he did it was always going to be a few weeks out or have I misremembered?

 

[Happy Exile]

Odd that one of the options to connect to the free WiFi isn’t “came to watch your team of mercenaries at a club that exemplifies everything that’s wrong with football get one hell of a beating”

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

Team looks great, but it's going to be a really tough one today.

JP is a huge loss but I'm choosing to have faith in Webbo.

No telling what you are going to get with Webbo. He could be MoM or alternatively something less desirable. We are not going to get anybody better who is prepared to sit on the bench. Next season Dunk will not likely be a starter and we will have spent on a quality CB