"I'd back them": Mark Lawrenson states his prediction for Chelsea vs Brighton

Mark Lawrenson has given his prediction for the upcoming match between Chelsea and Brighton. The Blues are currently in 3rd place in the Premier League with 41 points, while Brighton are 11th with 23 points. Both sides will be hoping to have a successful game, though Lawrenson backs Thomas Tuchel's team to celebrate a 2 - 0 win over the opponents. "Brighton finally got back to winning ways on Sunday, after a very long wait. Chelsea won too, and their game against Aston Villa was a really good one to watch," the pundit said on BBC Sport.  "Blues boss Thomas Tuchel was complaining about having to play despite the Covid cases at the club but, if Chelsea can put out a similar side to the one that faced Villa, I'd back them to win this one too. "I know Tuchel says playing Romelu Lukaku is a risk at the moment but he made the difference when he came on in that game and they should be able to get some more minutes out of him this time if they need to." Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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