Charlton Athletic vs Brighton Preview 21/12/2022

Charlton Athletic vs Brighton – 21/12/2022

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The Premier League sides are lastly again in motion this week within the League Cup as Charlton Athletic of League One meet with Brighton & Hove Albion from the English prime flight on Wednesday night time with the Seagulls enjoying their first aggressive recreation in over a month.

Though Brighton haven’t performed in a aggressive recreation since early November due to the World Cup, they haven’t lengthy battled with fellow Premier League facet, Aston Villa, in a pleasant. The sport completed 2-2, as Brighton fielded just a few gamers who’re anticipated to play right here.

Satirically sufficient, their final aggressive recreation was additionally towards Villa on November 13, the place Brighton misplaced on dwelling soil 2-1. They did, nevertheless, put collectively a incredible three-game profitable run simply previous to that in what was Roberto De Zerbi’s finest spell on the membership.

This run noticed him beat Chelsea 4-1 in considered one of Brighton’s best-ever Premier League performances, whereas additionally beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 away from dwelling.

It was their 3-1 win on the Emirates that stole the headlines, nevertheless, turning into solely the second workforce to beat Arsenal in English soccer this season after Manchester United.

The Seagulls noticed former Arsenal man, Danny Welbeck, rating from the penalty spot, earlier than Kaori Mitoma and Tariq Lamptey netted a purpose to seal passage by way of into this recreation towards Charlton.

It goes with out saying that Alexis Mac Allister won’t be in motion for Brighton after enjoying a sensational half in Argentina’s World Cup triumph, however he stays the one absence due to the World Cup with the likes of Lamptey, Moisés Caicedo, Jeremy Sarmiento and Leandro Trossard all returning just a few weeks again.

As for Charlton, they’ve struggled tremendously this season in League One and they’re but to persuade followers that they received’t be in a protracted relegation battle this marketing campaign. The membership at the moment sit 18th within the desk, profitable solely 5 of their 21 video games to this point.

In actual fact, they sit simply six factors above the drop zone and have even misplaced to League Two’s Stockport County up to now few weeks within the FA Cup.

Charlton have been enjoying in the course of the World Cup, however they’ve misplaced to Cheltenham, needed to take care of that defeat to Stockport, and even misplaced to Bristol Rovers within the final outing to push them additional down the League One desk.

Given the type of the League One facet, Brighton ought to ease to a win right here. Forebet predicts a recreation of over 2.5 objectives and a win for the Seagulls.