Brighton vs Chelsea

3 - 0

🕒 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Chelsea 4

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

25 matches · 4.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.60
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	52%
Home wins	32%
Draws	44%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Brighton outshot their opponent (13-8).
Chelsea controlled possession (69%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 25

Avg: 1.53 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68

PPG

1.47

1.58

1.53

1.37

1.32

68%

O2.5

53%

74%

BTTS

53%

42%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Chelsea rank4th

Brighton points61

Chelsea points69

Brighton: #8 · 61 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #4 · 69 pts · GD +21

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals9-10

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chelsea last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals3-4

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home16%

Chelsea score away68%

Chelsea clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first42%

Brighton win after scoring first50%

Chelsea score first47%

Chelsea win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 70% · Chelsea 38%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Chelsea 21.1'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.51

Brighton concede at home1.37 vs 1.42

Chelsea score away1.53 vs 1.42

Chelsea concede away1.32 vs 1.51

Brighton score 4% above league average, while Chelsea score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 4% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 8

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 4

0-15 3

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

31%

69%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

327

735

Passes Accurate

251

664

Passes %

77%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ↑↓

↑↓

21' ⇄ N. Madueke

1st substitution · For: J. Sancho

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Mitoma

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Verbruggen

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Y. Minteh

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Welbeck

42'

42' M. Caicedo

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Y. Minteh

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Welbeck

64'

64' E. Fernández

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Caicedo

2nd substitution · For: K. Dewsbury-Hall

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Pedro Neto

3rd substitution · For: Tyrique George

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Gusto

4th substitution · For: R. James

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ G. Rutter

1st substitution · For: João Pedro

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

2nd substitution · For: D. Gómez

81'

81' Y. Minteh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Welbeck

3rd substitution · For: M. O'Riley

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Baleba

4th substitution · For: Y. Ayari

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Y. Minteh

5th substitution · For: S. Adingra

Brighton vs Chelsea 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Chelsea 3-0 on Friday, 14 February 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 21', with N. Madueke replacing J. Sancho. Brighton took the lead at 27' when K. Mitoma scored, with the assist credited to B. Verbruggen, making the score 1-0. Brighton extended the lead at 38' when Y. Minteh scored, with the assist credited to D. Welbeck, making the score 2-0. M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 42'.

Second half: Brighton extended the lead at 63' when Y. Minteh scored, with the assist credited to D. Welbeck, making the score 3-0. E. Fernández received a yellow card for Chelsea at 64'. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Caicedo replacing K. Dewsbury-Hall. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Pedro Neto replacing Tyrique George. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 65', with M. Gusto replacing R. James. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 73', with G. Rutter replacing João Pedro. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Hinshelwood replacing D. Gómez. Y. Minteh received a yellow card for Brighton at 81'. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Welbeck replacing M. O'Riley. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 84', with C. Baleba replacing Y. Ayari. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 89', with Y. Minteh replacing S. Adingra.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Chelsea used 4 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card, while Chelsea got 2 yellow cards.