If they lose to Brighton today, it won't be surprising either, Brighton are in great form, they beat Newcastle and Manchester United, and are currently third in the standings, so you understand everything.
Today's match is going to be a tough one for Chelsea against Brighton because Brighton seems to be very inform this season as of there last seven matches they have won five which is a good start, but there match between Manchester United was the one that got me surprise because I never believe Brighton will draw the match let alone win Manchester United 3:1, so putting there performance they had against Manchester United to Chelsea match today is going to be tough on Chelsea and also Chelsea cannot afford to lose this match after what happened to them against Aston Villa, they will try as much as possible to either win or draw.
That's right, this will be a difficult night for Chelsea in the match between Chelsea and Brighton today. Hopefully this match will be a proving match for coach Mauricio Pochettino,
and also evidence from Caicedo that Chelsea was not wrong to buy him, but Brighton's good performance will be an obstacle for Chelsea to win the match. but Chelsea will definitely try their best to win. Hopefully this match will be a competitive and interesting match to enjoy
I don't think both teams will play with the main squad considering this is only an EFL competition and maybe some of the main players will be rested in this match. However, this is the right match for Chelsea to try something new before starting their Premier League matches this week. Pochettino must provide something different in this match, especially against Brighton, which has had a very good performance so far. Should they play at home they can win and I hope Chelsea can do it. Apart from that, I think Brighton will probably try to rotate their players in this match so that they don't get too tired in a busy schedule.