Matchplug

Chelsea were extremely lucky to have secured a win against Cardiff City at the weekend. The Blues found themselves 1-0 down heading into the closing stages of that game, but a stroke of luck helped them equalize with a goal that was clearly offside before sealing the win with yet another goal in the dying seconds of that game.

That win helped take some pressure of Maurizio Sarri whose team has been doing badly away from home for most of the season.

However, they have more often than not turned on the style when they play at Stamford Bridge and their fans would be hopeful that this turns out to be yet another win for them.

Brighton were very poor at the weekend and that led to them suffering a 1-0 home loss against Southampton. That was also the first time they had lost a game in 3 matches bringing to an end their two games winning streak.

This game offers them another chance to shock a big side as they have done often since they got promoted back to the Premier League but Chelsea may not allow them here.

Manchester City and Liverpool are in one of the closest title races in recent memories and the back and forth at the top of the Premier League table continued at the weekend.

Manchester City were top before Liverpool played on Sunday but the Reds earned a somewhat fortunate 2-1 win over Tottenham to return to the top of the Premier League table, two points ahead of City.

The Cityzens have this game in hand and they would be looking to win this game and  top the league by one point.

The defending champions would still have to face Manchester United and Tottenham while Liverpool would only face Chelsea as a big team before the end of this season, so City would feel they have to win here.

Cardiff City were so unlucky to have been beaten by Chelsea at the weekend. The first goal scored by the Blues was a clear offside and they managed to score yet again in the dying seconds.

That defeat leaves Cardiff City very much in relegation trouble with 5 points needed for them to avoid the drop.

They would be fighting for their future in this game but it would be a tough night for them against a Manchester City side that is looking to win the quadruple.