Brighton 3–0 Chelsea
Brighton
3–0HT 1–0
Chelsea
Brighton played Chelsea in the Premier League on 21 April 2026 at Amex Stadium. The match finished 3–0.
Goals and cards
- 3'F. Kadioglu
- 45+1'Wesley Fofana — Yellow card
- 56'J. Hinshelwood (assist by G. Rutter)
- 58'Yankuba Minteh — Yellow card
- 90'D. Welbeck (assist by M. De Cuyper)
Line-ups
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- M. Wieffer
- J. P. van Hecke
- O. Boscagli
- F. Kadioglu
- P. Gross
- C. Baleba
- Y. Minteh
- J. Hinshelwood
- K. Mitoma
- G. Rutter
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Steele
- D. Welbeck
- J. Veltman
- L. Dunk
- Igor
- M. O'Riley
- Y. Ayari
- C. Kostoulas
- M. De Cuyper
- COACHES: Fabian Hurzeler
Chelsea 5-4-1
- R. Sanchez
- M. Gusto
- W. Fofana
- T. Chalobah
- J. Hato
- M. Cucurella
- P. Neto
- R. Lavia
- M. Caicedo
- E. Fernandez
- L. Delap
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Sharman-Lowe
- A. Garnacho
- Andrey Santos
- M. Sarr
- M. Guiu
- T. Adarabioyo
- D. Essugo
- J. Acheampong
- J. Derry
- COACHES: Calum McFarlane
Match statistics
| Brighton | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Shots on goal | 0 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 15 | Total shots | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 13 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 6 |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 532 | Total passes | 475 |
| 456 | Accurate passes | 400 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 2.14 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.37 |
| 0.22 | goals_prevented | 0.22 |