Chelsea vs Brighton match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 6 · Stamford Bridge, London · Ref S. Hooper

Chelsea stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Chelsea lost to Brighton 1–3 in the Premier League on 27 September 2025. Expected goals finished 1.81–2.28. Chelsea had 60% of the ball.

Chelsea vs Brighton match statistics

ChelseaBrighton

60% Ball possession 40%
1.81 Expected goals (xG) 2.28
13 Total shots 12
3 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 7
6 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 8
5 Corners 7
9 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 0
470 Passes 316
84% Pass accuracy 84%
0 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

9' Yellow card J. Veltman Brighton
24' Goal E. Fernandez Chelsea
42' Yellow card Marc Cucurella Chelsea
53' Red card T. Chalobah Chelsea
64' Yellow card M. Wieffer Brighton
66' Yellow card R. James Chelsea
77' Goal D. Welbeck (assist Y. Minteh) Brighton
89' Yellow card B. Badiashile Chelsea
89' Yellow card J. van Hecke Brighton
90' Yellow card Lewis Dunk Brighton
90' Goal Maxim De Cuyper (assist M. Wieffer) Brighton
90' Goal D. Welbeck (assist B. Gruda) Brighton
90+11' Yellow card D. Welbeck Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Chelsea

Confirmed 4-3-3 Calum McFarlane

1 Robert Sánchez

3 Marc Cucurella 21 J. Hato 23 T. Chalobah 24 R. James

8 E. Fernandez 25 M. Caicedo 17 Andrey Santos

7 Pedro Neto 20 Joao Pedro 41 Estêvão

Bench F. Jörgensen , B. Badiashile , M. Gusto , J. Gittens , A. Garnacho , Tyrique George , M. Guiu , R. Lavia , Joshua Kofi Acheampong

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Fabian Hurzeler

1 Bart Verbruggen

24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 5 Lewis Dunk 6 J. van Hecke 34 J. Veltman

26 Yasin Ayari 17 C. Baleba

22 K. Mitoma 25 D. Gómez 11 Y. Minteh

10 G. Rutter

Bench Jason Steele , J. Milner , D. Welbeck , Olivier Boscagli , M. Wieffer , D. Coppola , B. Gruda , Maxim De Cuyper , S. Tzimas

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
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
3 Dec 23	Chelsea v Brighton	3–2
15 Apr 23	Chelsea v Brighton	1–2

The full Chelsea vs Brighton head-to-head record