Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea

4 - 3

Brighton

🕒 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Chelsea 4 · Brighton 3

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

6 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.67
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	17%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-15).
Brighton controlled possession (74%).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-0

Goals For / Against

11 / 6

Avg: 3.67 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-1

Goals For / Against

10 / 4

Avg: 3.33 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

2.33

PPG

2.00

3.67

3.33

2.00

1.33

100%

O2.5

67%

100%

BTTS

33%

100%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Chelsea rank4th

Brighton rank3rd

Chelsea points13

Brighton points16

Chelsea: #4 · 13 pts · GD +4

5 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #3 · 16 pts · GD +18

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Chelsea last 5 home

W D W

Points7/9

Weighted index78

Goals11-6

Record2-1-0

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 last 5 away

W W L

Points6/9

Weighted index83

Goals10-4

Record2-0-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 67%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home100%

Chelsea clean sheet at home0%

Brighton score away100%

Brighton clean sheet away67%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first100%

Chelsea win after scoring first67%

Brighton score first67%

Brighton win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 0% · Brighton 0%

Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 4.3' · Brighton 44.0'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home3.67 vs 1.61

Chelsea concede at home2.00 vs 1.29

Brighton score away3.33 vs 1.29

Brighton concede away1.33 vs 1.61

Chelsea score 127% above league average, while Brighton score 159% above league average.

Defensive side: Chelsea are 56% above league average at home, and Brighton are 17% 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: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

61-75 5

31-45 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

26%

74%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

218

628

Passes Accurate

147

550

Passes %

67%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Lavia

Normal Goal

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Pedro Neto

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rogers

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hato

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Yalcouyé

Normal Goal

55'

55' W. Fofana

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

João Pedro

Own Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. Lavia

1st substitution · For: R. James

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ W. Fofana

2nd substitution · For: Joshua Kofi Acheampong

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Pedro Neto

3rd substitution · For: M. Caicedo

70'

70' L. Dunk

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ L. Colwill

4th substitution · For: Pep Chavarría

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Yalcouyé

1st substitution · For: I. Osman

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

C. Palmer

Normal Goal · Assist: João Pedro

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Wieffer

2nd substitution · For: Costinha

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ C. Kostoulas

3rd substitution · For: P. David

89'

89' O. Boscagli

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

P. Groß

Normal Goal

90+1'

90+1' Costinha

Chelsea vs Brighton 4-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3 on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: Chelsea took an early lead at 4' when R. Lavia scored, making the score 1-0. Chelsea extended the lead at 14' when Pedro Neto scored, with the assist credited to M. Rogers, making the score 2-0. Chelsea extended the lead at 32' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to J. Hato, making the score 3-0. Brighton reduced the deficit at 35' when M. Yalcouyé scored, making the score 3-1.

Second half: W. Fofana received a yellow card for Chelsea at 55'. Brighton reduced the deficit at 63' when João Pedro scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-2. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 68', with R. Lavia replacing R. James. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 68', with W. Fofana replacing Joshua Kofi Acheampong. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Pedro Neto replacing M. Caicedo. L. Dunk received a yellow card for Brighton at 70'. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 72', with L. Colwill replacing Pep Chavarría. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 74', with M. Yalcouyé replacing I. Osman. Chelsea extended the lead at 74' when C. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to João Pedro, making the score 4-2. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 80', with M. Wieffer replacing Costinha. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 80', with C. Kostoulas replacing P. David. O. Boscagli received a yellow card for Brighton at 89'. Brighton scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when P. Groß scored, making the score 4-3. Costinha received a yellow card for Brighton at 90+1'.

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