Brighton, Bournemouth vão de cabeça para cabeça no confronto de segunda-feira à noite.

Brighton vs. Bournemouth começa às 20:00 [GMT] na segunda-feira, 19 de janeiro, no Amex Stadium.

Os Seagulls perderam apenas dois de seus últimos 18 jogos da Premier League no Amex (W10 D6), com essas derrotas vindo apenas contra o Aston Villa. Contra Bournemouth, em particular, Brighton registrou um sucesso notável em casa, perdendo apenas um de seus seis encontros da Premier League com os Cherries (W4 D1). Ainda mais impressionante, Brighton venceu cada um dos últimos quatro confrontos da Premier League contra o Bournemouth desde uma derrota pesada de 5-0 em abril de 2019. Esse recorde destaca o Amex como um local difícil para os visitantes. Na frente individual, a ameaça de ataque de Brighton foi impulsionada pela energia e diretez de Yankuba Minteh. Somente Erling Haaland registrou mais toques na caixa da oposição do que o Minteh nesta temporada da Premier League, destacando como o winger

However, Bournemouth arrive with renewed belief after snapping a long winless run. Their dramatic 3-2 victory over Tottenham last time out ended an 11-game stretch without a Premier League win (D5 L6), offering a timely boost to morale. Having already beaten the Seagulls 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium in September, Bournemouth are now chasing just their second-ever Premier League double over Brighton, the first coming in the 2018-19 season. Despite that ambition, consistency remains an issue for the Cherries. They have not won consecutive Premier League games since August, when they put together a three-match winning run. Interestingly, the final two wins in that sequence came against Tottenham and Brighton, respectively, suggesting Bournemouth may feel quietly optimistic about matching up against this opposition when confidence is flowing. In addition, the Cherries can point to the emergence of teenage striker Junior Kroupi as a major positive. At just 19 years old, Kroupi has already scored seven Premier League goals this season, placing him among an elite group of non-British teenagers to reach such a tally in a single campaign. His composure in front of goal has been a rare bright spot during a difficult run and provides Bournemouth with a genuine threat on the counter-attack. Evanilson is expected at the attacking end of Andoni Iraola’s 4—2—3—1 formation.