Chelsea 4–3 Brighton
Chelsea
4–3HT 3–1
Brighton
Chelsea played Brighton in the Premier League on 30 August 2026 at Stamford Bridge. The match finished 4–3.
Goals and cards
- 4'R. Lavia
- 14'P. Neto (assist by M. Rogers)
- 32'Joao Pedro (assist by J. Hato)
- 35'M. Yalcouye
- 55'Wesley Fofana — Yellow card
- 63'Joao Pedro (OG)
- 70'Lewis Dunk — Yellow card
- 74'C. Palmer (assist by Joao Pedro)
- 89'Olivier Boscagli — Yellow card
- 90'P. Gross
- 90+1'Costinha — Yellow card
Line-ups
Chelsea 3-4-2-1
- E. Martinez
- W. Fofana
- M. Lacroix
- L. Colwill
- P. Neto
- M. Gusto
- R. Lavia
- J. Hato
- C. Palmer
- M. Rogers
- Joao Pedro
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Penders
- R. James
- P. Chavarria
- J. Acheampong
- M. Caicedo
- V. Barco
- D. Welbeck
- J. Gittens
- Estêvão
- COACHES: Xabi Alonso
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- M. Wieffer
- L. Vuskovic
- L. Dunk
- F. Kadioglu
- P. Gross
- O. Boscagli
- D. Gomez
- M. Yalcouye
- M. De Cuyper
- C. Kostoulas
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Steele
- Costinha
- J. Hadjam
- P. Struijk
- M. O'Riley
- A. Cozier-Duberry
- P. David
- N. Oriola
- I. Osman
- COACHES: Fabian Hurzeler
Match statistics
| Chelsea | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 8 |
| 17 | Total shots | 15 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 15 | Shots inside box | 13 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Corners | 7 |
| 26% | Possession | 74% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 227 | Total passes | 647 |
| 155 | Accurate passes | 567 |
| 68% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 2.93 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.41 |
| -1.40 | goals_prevented | -1.40 |