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Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
30 Aug 2026, 14:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Michael OliverPremier League 2026/2027 · 5 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ChelseaMin
Brighton & Hove Albion- ⚽
Roméo Lavia 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
4′ - ⚽
Pedro Neto 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Morgan Rogers
Right foot shot
14′ - ⚽
João Pedro 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jorrel Hato
Right foot shot
32′ - 35′⚽
Malick Yalcouyé 3-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
Wesley Fofana
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
55′- 63′⚽
João Pedro 3-2
Own Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Josh Acheampong
Substitution
Off: Wesley Fofana
68′ - ⇄
Moisés Caicedo
Substitution
Off: Pedro Neto
68′ - ⇄
Reece James
Substitution
Off: Roméo Lavia
68′ - 70′
Lewis Dunk
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Pep Chavarría
Substitution
Off: Levi Colwill
72′ - 74′⇄
Ibrahim Osman
Substitution
Off: Malick Yalcouyé
- ⚽
Cole Palmer 4-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: João Pedro
Left foot shot
74′ - 80′⇄
Costinha
Substitution
Off: Mats Wieffer
- 80′⇄
Promise David
Substitution
Off: Charalampos Kostoulas
- ⇄
Valentín Barco
Substitution
Off: Moisés Caicedo
82′ - 89′
Olivier Boscagli
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 90+1′
Costinha
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 90+6′⚽
Pascal Groß 4-3
Goal · Header
Header
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 7.42 | |
| 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.36 | |
| 72 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.60 | |
| 68 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.37 | |
| 68 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.36 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7.06 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 7.33 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 8.24 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.22 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.38 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.11 | |
| 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Chelsea
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 2–1
Match stats
19 May 2026, 20:15 · Home vs Tottenham Hotspur · 2025/2026
Brighton & Hove Albion
Latest: Leeds United · 0–1
Match stats
17 May 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Leeds United · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Chelsea’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Chelsea’s home games with Brighton & Hove Albion’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Chelsea
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Chelsea
Brighton & Hove Albion
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Chelsea
Brighton & Hove Albion
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Chelsea
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous meetings
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