Chelsea FC 4 - 3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(2 months ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Recent history in this fixture had favoured Brighton & Hove Albion, who recorded a 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on 27 September 2025 and followed that with another win earlier in 2026. However, the latest Premier League matchday 2 encounter on 30 August 2026 took a different path as Chelsea claimed a 4-3 victory, continuing a head-to-head record since 2023 that now stands at three wins apiece across six meetings.
Chelsea entered the contest having scored in five matches in a row across all competitions, a run that included a 3-2 away win at Fulham. Brighton & Hove Albion arrived following a 4-0 home victory against Aston Villa, having finished last season one point and two places above their opponents in the table. The goals in this seven-goal encounter arrived through Roméo Lavia, Pedro Neto, João Pedro, Malick Yalcouyé, an own goal by João Pedro, Cole Palmer, and Pascal Groß, with Emiliano Martínez and João Pedro earning standout ratings of 8.2 for the hosts.
The outcome reshaped the early league standings, lifting Chelsea from 8th to 3rd in the table, while Brighton & Hove Albion dropped from 5th to 8th. Despite enjoying 74% possession, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded an expected goals figure of 1.41 compared to Chelsea's 2.93 from 17 total shots, reflecting the efficiency of the hosts' attacking play.
Following this match, Chelsea next play away at Arsenal on 6 September.
Chelsea entered the contest having scored in five matches in a row across all competitions, a run that included a 3-2 away win at Fulham. Brighton & Hove Albion arrived following a 4-0 home victory against Aston Villa, having finished last season one point and two places above their opponents in the table. The goals in this seven-goal encounter arrived through Roméo Lavia, Pedro Neto, João Pedro, Malick Yalcouyé, an own goal by João Pedro, Cole Palmer, and Pascal Groß, with Emiliano Martínez and João Pedro earning standout ratings of 8.2 for the hosts.
The outcome reshaped the early league standings, lifting Chelsea from 8th to 3rd in the table, while Brighton & Hove Albion dropped from 5th to 8th. Despite enjoying 74% possession, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded an expected goals figure of 1.41 compared to Chelsea's 2.93 from 17 total shots, reflecting the efficiency of the hosts' attacking play.
Following this match, Chelsea next play away at Arsenal on 6 September.
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Match stats
Chelsea v Brighton Hove
26%
Possession
74%
2.93
Expected goals (xG)
1.41
17
Shots
15
6
Shots on target
6
15
Shots inside the box
13
4
Corners
7
227
Passes
647
68%
Pass accuracy
88%
4
Saves
1
6
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Emiliano Martínez · Chelsea
90'
· 4 saves
Key moments
- 4' ⚽ Roméo Lavia · Chelsea
- 14' ⚽ Pedro Neto · assist Morgan Rogers · Chelsea
- 32' ⚽ João Pedro · assist Jorrel Hato · Chelsea
- 35' ⚽ Malick Yalcouyé · Brighton Hove
- 55' 🟨 Wesley Fofana · Chelsea
- 63' ⚽ João Pedro (og) · Brighton Hove
- 70' 🟨 Lewis Dunk · Brighton Hove
- 74' ⚽ Cole Palmer · assist João Pedro · Chelsea
- 89' 🟨 Olivier Boscagli · Brighton Hove
- 90+6' ⚽ Pascal Groß · Brighton Hove
- 90+1' 🟨 Costinha · Brighton Hove
Chelsea
3-4-2-1- 26 Emiliano Martínez 90' 8.2
- 5 Maxence Lacroix 90' 6.3
- 27 Malo Gusto 90' 6.5
- 21 Jorrel Hato 🅰️ 90' 7.0
- 10 Cole Palmer ⚽ 90' 7.9
- 17 Morgan Rogers 🅰️ 90' 8.0
- 9 João Pedro ⚽ 🅰️ 90' 8.2
- 6 Levi Colwill (c) 72' 6.2
- 3 Wesley Fofana 🟨 68' 6.5
- 7 Pedro Neto ⚽ 68' 8.2
- 45 Roméo Lavia ⚽ 68' 7.3
- 34 Josh Acheampong · sub 22' 6.2
- 24 Reece James · sub 22' 6.3
- 29 Pep Chavarría · sub 18' 6.5
- 25 Moisés Caicedo · sub 14' 6.7
- 4 Valentín Barco · sub 8' 6.3
Brighton Hove
4-2-3-1- 1 Bart Verbruggen 90' 5.3
- 44 Luka Vušković 90' 6.7
- 5 Lewis Dunk (c) 🟨 90' 6.2
- 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 90' 5.7
- 13 Pascal Groß ⚽ 90' 7.5
- 21 Olivier Boscagli 🟨 90' 6.9
- 25 Diego Gómez 90' 6.2
- 29 Maxim De Cuyper 90' 6.2
- 27 Mats Wieffer 80' 7.5
- 19 Charalampos Kostoulas 80' 6.3
- 35 Malick Yalcouyé ⚽ 74' 7.3
- 15 Ibrahim Osman · sub 16' 6.7
- 20 Costinha · sub 🟨 10' 6.3
- 12 Promise David · sub 10' 6.5
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Chelsea
8th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +1
Brighton Hove
5th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +4
Form going into the match
Chelsea