The Seagulls are undefeated in their last five meetings with the hosts going into this midweek match, and they hope to continue the trend.
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On Wednesday, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion will face off in the fourth round of the EFL Cup to resume competitive play (December 21). The Seagulls are undefeated in their last five meetings with the hosts going into this midweek match, and they hope to continue the trend. In their EFL Cup debut against Forest Green Rovers in August, Brighton defeated them 3-0. On November 9, they defeated Arsenal 3-1. The Seagulls enter this match off a recent 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in their lone friendly match during the 2022 FIFA World Cup break. With 14 games remaining in the 2022–23 season, Brighton is seventh in the Premier League with 21 points.
On Saturday, Charlton played in League One once more but lost to Bristol Rovers at home by a score of 2-1. In their most recent seven games across all competitions, they have failed to win, recording two draws and five losses, including a shocking 3-1 loss to Stockport County in the FA Cup on December 7. After defeating Walsall and Stevenage in the first two rounds of the EFL Cup, Charlton will now focus on that competition.
| Charlton vs Brighton | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 December, 2022 |
| Venue | The Valley |
| Kickoff time India | 1:15 am IST |
| Kickoff time England | 7:45 pm BST (21 December) |
While World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister will understandably be absent from the action on Wednesday at The Valley, several clubmates who performed slightly worse in Qatar may play for Brighton. The Ecuadorian trio of Jeremy Sarmiento, Moises Caicedo, and Pervis Estupinan, as well as goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, Tariq Lamptey, Leandro Trossard, Kaoru Mitoma, and others are also in the running. However, Jakub Moder is still out with a knee injury, which might prevent him from participating in Roberto De Zerbi’s plans until February.
Terell Thomas and Miles Leaburn have returned to Charlton from their respective ankle injuries, but goalkeeper Joe Wollacott is still out with the finger injury that prevented him from being selected for Ghana’s World Cup squad. Additionally unavailable are Mandela Egbo and Eoghan O’Connell; this limits Anthony Hayes’ options as interim coach. Scott Fraser and Jack Payne, who were both substitutes in their defeat to Bristol Rovers, may be kept in the middle of the field, while Leaburn and Chuks Aneke, who both played in the first half, will likely move up to the hosts’ forward line.
Charlton probable XI: Maynard-Brewer; Clare, Lavelle, Iniss, Sessegnon; Dobson, Payne, Fraser; Kirk, Aneke, Rak-Sakyi
Brighton probable XI: Steele; Lamptey, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinian; Caicedo, Gilmour; March, Trossard, Mitoma; Welbeck
Charlton
| Opponents | Score |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-1 (L) |
| Stockport | 3-1 (L) |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3-2 (L) |
| Port Vale | 1-0 (L) |
| Burton | 3-3 |
Brighton
| Opponents | Score |
| Aston Villa | 2-2 |
| Aston Villa | 1-2 (L) |
| Arsenal | 1-3 (W) |
| Wolves | 2-3 (W) |
| Chelsea | 4-1 (W) |
The EFL Cup fixture between Charlton vs Brighton will take place at The Valley on Thursday at 1:15 pm IST.
The EFL Cup match will be broadcast on MTV, MTV HD, VH1, VH1 HD in India and on Sky Sports in England.
