Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea

1 - 3

Brighton

🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Chelsea 10 · Brighton 8

Referee Stats

Simon Hooper

15 matches · 3.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.40
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-12).
Chelsea controlled possession (60%).
Physical contest: 8 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 25

Avg: 1.37 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

1.37

PPG

1.05

1.37

1.16

1.32

1.37

58%

O2.5

42%

58%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Chelsea rank10th

Brighton rank8th

Chelsea points52

Brighton points53

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Chelsea last 5 home

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals3-9

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-6

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.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home79%

Chelsea clean sheet at home26%

Brighton score away74%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first47%

Chelsea win after scoring first44%

Brighton score first32%

Brighton win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 43% · Brighton 46%

Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 25.4' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home1.37 vs 1.53

Chelsea concede at home1.32 vs 1.22

Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Chelsea score 10% below league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Chelsea are 8% above league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

470

316

Passes Accurate

396

266

Passes %

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' J. Veltman

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Fernández

Normal Goal

42'

42' Marc Cucurella

51'

51' 📺 VAR

T. Chalobah

Card upgrade

53'

53' T. Chalobah

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ Andrey Santos

1st substitution · For: Joshua Kofi Acheampong

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ J. Veltman

1st substitution · For: M. Wieffer

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Estêvão

2nd substitution · For: M. Gusto

64'

64' M. Wieffer

66'

66' R. James

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ C. Baleba

2nd substitution · For: B. Gruda

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ K. Mitoma

3rd substitution · For: D. Welbeck

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Minteh

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Hato

3rd substitution · For: B. Badiashile

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Pedro Neto

4th substitution · For: R. Lavia

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Gómez

4th substitution · For: M. De Cuyper

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ G. Rutter

5th substitution · For: S. Tzimas

89'

89' B. Badiashile

89'

89' J. van Hecke

90'

90' L. Dunk

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. De Cuyper

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Wieffer

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Gruda

90+11'

90+11' D. Welbeck

Chelsea vs Brighton 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: J. Veltman received a yellow card for Brighton at 9'. Chelsea took the lead at 24' when E. Fernández scored, making the score 1-0. Marc Cucurella received a yellow card for Chelsea at 42'.

Second half: VAR intervened at 51' for Chelsea (Card upgrade). T. Chalobah received a red card for Chelsea at 53'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 54', with Andrey Santos replacing Joshua Kofi Acheampong. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 55', with J. Veltman replacing M. Wieffer. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Estêvão replacing M. Gusto. M. Wieffer received a yellow card for Brighton at 64'. R. James received a yellow card for Chelsea at 66'. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 67', with C. Baleba replacing B. Gruda. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 67', with K. Mitoma replacing D. Welbeck. Brighton leveled the score at 77' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to Y. Minteh, making the score 1-1. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 79', with J. Hato replacing B. Badiashile. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 79', with Pedro Neto replacing R. Lavia. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Gómez replacing M. De Cuyper. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 85', with G. Rutter replacing S. Tzimas. B. Badiashile received a yellow card for Chelsea at 89'. J. van Hecke received a yellow card for Brighton at 89'. L. Dunk received a yellow card for Brighton at 90'. Brighton took the lead at 90' when M. De Cuyper scored, with the assist credited to M. Wieffer, making the score 1-2. Brighton added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to B. Gruda, making the score 1-3. D. Welbeck received a yellow card for Brighton at 90+11'.

Chelsea used 4 substitutions while Brighton used 5 substitutions. Chelsea got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Brighton got 5 yellow cards.