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Welcome to Stamford Bridge; hope you’re having a lovely afternoon, morning, evening, time-of-day in your location. Hopefully the next couple hours don’t make things less lovely. Chelsea vs. Brighton, Premier League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch 2026-27 Premier League, Match 2 Brighton have had a habit of doing just that; in fact we’ve lost four in a row to them. Can Xabi Alonso change that? Or maybe Emi Martínez can? The new goalkeeper was announced just hours ago, but he’s already starting! And talk about an interesting midfield… Here we go! Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Martínez | Colwill (c), Lacroix, Fofana | Hato, Lavia, Gusto, Neto | Rogers, Palmer | João Pedro Substitutes from: Penders, Acheampong, Chavarría, James, Barco, Caicedo, Estêvão, Gittens, Welbeck Brighton starting XI: Verbruggen, Dunk (c), Gross, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gomez, Weiffer, De Cuyper, Yalcouye, Vuskovic Substitutes from: Steele, Struijk, Hadjam, Promise, Osman, Costinha, Cozier-Duberry, O’Riley, Oriola Date / Time: Sunday, August 30, 2026, 14.00 BST; 9am EDT; 6:30pm IST Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6 Referee: Michael Oliver (on pitch); Andrew Kitchen (VAR) On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); NBCSN (USA); Star Sports HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 4 (NGA); elsewhere Streaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA) Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!