15th Dec 2018 | Premier League
Fortress Amex
Glenn Murray is back for the hosts having scored in 6 of his 7 appearances in front of his own fans in 2018-19. The Seagulls rightly believe they can give everyone a game on the south coast.
The Blues are lurching from the ridiculous to the sublime of late having lost to Spurs and Wolves before beating Man City. But while we don’t know which Chelsea will show up, Brighton are well worth backing in the double chance market (to win or draw) at best odds of 7/4 with Bet365.
The case for this one is pretty straightforward to make. Since promotion in May 2017, the Seagulls have only lost 5 of their 26 Premier League home games. If you include their promotion season Hughton’s home record elevates even higher to W28 D13 L8.
That means that over a sustained period of time Brighton are avoiding defeat at the Amex 84% of the time, yet we are getting nearly 2/1 on it happening against currently inconsistent opponents.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 15:05 15th Dec, 2018 but subject to change