Saturday’s comeback win at Nottingham Forest moved the Blues level on points with sixth-placed Newcastle in the Premier League, after the Magpies were held earlier in the day to a home draw with the Seagulls.
Victory on the south coast - which would be Chelsea’s fourth in a row - is likely the bare minimum to remain in the race.
Newcastle head to Manchester United on the same night, with both Europa League-chasing clubs looking to avoid dropping points.
Brighton, meanwhile, are trying to cling onto a top-half finish.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Brighton vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 7.45pm BST kick-off today, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
The match will take place at the Amex Stadium.
Where to watch Brighton vs Chelsea
TV channel: In the UK, the game has not been selected for live television coverage.
Free highlights: The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights shortly after the game.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Brighton vs Chelsea team news
Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Lamptey, Dunk, Webster, Igor, Gilmour, Gross, Adingra, Pedro, Enciso, Buonanotte
Subs: Steele, Lallana, Atom, Moder, Offiah, Fati, Barco, Welbeck, Baleba
Chelsea XI: Petrovic, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Gallagher, Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk, Jackson
Subs: Silva, Sterling, Bettinelli, Ugochukwu, Nkunku, Chilwell, James, Colwill, Casadei
Brighton vs Chelsea prediction
Chelsea struggled for large periods against Nottingham Forest but Pochettino’s work is clearly bearing fruit as players return from injury. Brighton, meanwhile, are winding down for the season and, though not entirely on the beach, they have bucket and spade in hand.
The Blues have enough momentum behind them to make it four wins in a row.
Chelsea to win, 2-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
These teams’ last seven meetings have been split evenly at two wins apiece and three draws.
Brighton wins: 3
Draws: 5
Chelsea wins: 14
Brighton vs Chelsea match odds
Brighton: 9/4
Draw: 29/10
Chelsea: 21/20
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
