Chelsea vs Brighton match stats & report

4–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 2 · Stamford Bridge, London · Ref Michael Oliver, England

Chelsea stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Chelsea beat Brighton 4–3 in the Premier League on 30 August 2026. Expected goals finished 2.93–1.41. Brighton had 74% of the ball.

Chelsea vs Brighton match statistics

ChelseaBrighton

26% Ball possession 74%
2.93 Expected goals (xG) 1.41
17 Total shots 15
6 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 8
6 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside the box 13
4 Corners 7
6 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 3
227 Passes 647
68% Pass accuracy 88%
4 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

4' Goal R. Lavia Chelsea
14' Goal Pedro Neto (assist M. Rogers) Chelsea
32' Goal Joao Pedro (assist J. Hato) Chelsea
35' Goal Malick Yalcouyé Brighton
55' Yellow card W. Fofana Chelsea
63' Own goal Joao Pedro Brighton
70' Yellow card Lewis Dunk Brighton
74' Goal C. Palmer (assist Joao Pedro) Chelsea
89' Yellow card Olivier Boscagli Brighton
90' Goal Pascal Groß Brighton
90+1' Yellow card Costinha Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Chelsea

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Xabi Alonso

26 E. Martinez

6 L. Colwill 5 M. Lacroix 3 W. Fofana

21 J. Hato 45 R. Lavia 27 M. Gusto 7 Pedro Neto

17 M. Rogers 10 C. Palmer

9 Joao Pedro

Bench M. Penders , R. James , Pep Chavarría , Joshua Kofi Acheampong , M. Caicedo , V. Barco , D. Welbeck , J. Gittens , Estêvão

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Fabian Hurzeler

1 Bart Verbruggen

24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 5 Lewis Dunk 44 Luka Vušković 27 M. Wieffer

21 Olivier Boscagli 13 Pascal Groß

29 Maxim De Cuyper 35 Malick Yalcouyé 25 D. Gómez

19 Charalampos Kostoulas

Bench Jason Steele , Costinha , J. Hadjam , P. Struijk , M. O'Riley , A. Cozier-Duberry , Promise David , N. Oriola , I. Osman

Out and doubtful

J. Hinshelwood Brighton Out — Injury
K. Mitoma Brighton Out — Hamstring Injury
E. Fernandez Chelsea Out — Coach's decision
E. Ferguson Brighton Out — Ankle Injury
M. Orozco Brighton Out — Injury
S. Tzimas Brighton Out — Knee Injury
Y. Minteh Brighton Out — Injury
J. Henderson Chelsea Out — Wrist Injury
M. Palestra Chelsea Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Chelsea at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea vs Brighton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Apr 26	Brighton v Chelsea	3–0
27 Sep 25	Chelsea v Brighton	1–3
14 Feb 25	Brighton v Chelsea	3–0
8 Feb 25	Brighton v Chelsea	2–1
28 Sep 24	Chelsea v Brighton	4–2
15 May 24	Brighton v Chelsea	1–2

The full Chelsea vs Brighton head-to-head record