Brighton and Hove Albion have lost each of their last four meetings with Chelsea in all competitions, and the Seagulls have also won just one of their last 11 home matches against the Blues (D3 L7).

Chelsea have progressed from their last two FA Cup ties against Brighton, doing so in the 1966-67 fourth round (4-0 via a replay) and the 1972-73 third round (2-0).

Since their promotion to the Premier League in 2017, Brighton have won five of their six FA Cup fourth round ties, with the exception being a 3-1 loss at Spurs in 2021-22.

Chelsea have progressed from 25 of their last 27 FA Cup fourth round ties, with the exceptions in this run coming against Everton (2010-11) and Bradford City (2014-15).

Brighton’s Georginio Rutter has been involved in four goals in his last two FA Cup appearances (3 goals, 1 assist), despite playing just 101 minutes across these two games.