Chelsea 4 – 3 Brighton & Hove Albion: Premier League Match Report

Premier League · 2

Chelsea

Full Time

4–3

Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Stamford Bridge

Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea won after full-time.

⚽ Cole Palmer 74'⚽ João Pedro 32'⚽ Pedro Neto 14'⚽ Roméo Lavia 4' ⚽ Pascal Groß 90+6'⚽ João Pedro (OG) 63'⚽ Malick Yalcouyé 35'

Match Events

90+6'

Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion

4-3

90+1'

CostinhaBrighton & Hove Albion

89'

Olivier BoscagliBrighton & Hove Albion

82'

Valentín BarcoChelsea · Moisés Caicedo

80'

Promise DavidBrighton & Hove Albion · Charalampos Kostoulas

80'

CostinhaBrighton & Hove Albion · Mats Wieffer

74'

Cole PalmerChelsea · João Pedro

4-2

74'

Ibrahim OsmanBrighton & Hove Albion · Malick Yalcouyé

72'

Pep ChavarríaChelsea · Levi Colwill

70'

Lewis Dunk Brighton & Hove Albion

68'

Reece James Chelsea · Roméo Lavia

68'

Moisés Caicedo Chelsea · Pedro Neto

68'

Josh AcheampongChelsea · Wesley Fofana

63'

João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion

3-2

55'

Wesley FofanaChelsea

35'

Malick YalcouyéBrighton & Hove Albion

3-1

32'

João PedroChelsea · Jorrel Hato

3-0

14'

Pedro NetoChelsea · Morgan Rogers

2-0

Roméo LaviaChelsea

1-0

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Brighton & Hove Albion53111110

Chelsea5212-27

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VenueStamford BridgeSunday, 30 August 2026

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RefereeMichael Oliver

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Chelsea Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

26 7.3

Emiliano Martínez

3 6.5

Wesley Fofana

5 6.3

Maxence Lacroix

6 6.7

Levi Colwill

7 7.4

Pedro Neto

27 6.3

Malo Gusto

45 7.2

Roméo Lavia

21 7.1

Jorrel Hato

10 7.2

Cole Palmer

17 7.4

Morgan Rogers

9 8.2

João Pedro

Substitutes 9

#4 Valentín Barco Midfielder

6.4

#11 Jamie Gittens Attacker

#18 Danny Welbeck Attacker

#24 Reece James Defender

6.2

#25 Moisés Caicedo Midfielder

6.4

#29 Pep Chavarría Defender

6.4

#34 Josh Acheampong Defender

6.1

#39 Mike Penders Goalkeeper

#41 Estêvão Attacker

Brighton & Hove Albion Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 5.2

Bart Verbruggen

27 7.1

Mats Wieffer

44 6.6

Luka Vuskovic

5 6

Lewis Dunk

24 6.1

Ferdi Kadıoğlu

13 7.4

Pascal Groß

21 6.8

Olivier Boscagli

25 6.4

Diego Gómez

35 7.5

Malick Yalcouyé

29 6.5

Maxim De Cuyper

19 6.6

Charalampos Kostoulas

Substitutes 9

#4 Pascal Struijk Defender

#6 Jaouen Hadjam Defender

#12 Promise David Attacker

6.5

#15 Ibrahim Osman Attacker

6.6

#20 Costinha Defender

6.3

#22 Amario Cozier-Duberry Midfielder

#23 Jason Steele Goalkeeper

#33 Matt O'Riley Midfielder

#49 Nehemiah Oriola Attacker

Statistics

Match Statistics

Chelsea

Comparison

Brighton & Hove Albion

26% Ball Possession % 74%

17 Shots Total 15

6 Shots On Target 6

5 Shots Off Target 8

6 Shots Blocked 1

15 Shots Insidebox 13

2 Shots Outsidebox 2

10 Goal Attempts 13

6 Big Chances Created 5

3 Big Chances Missed 4

4 Corners 7

6 Fouls 12

1 Yellowcards 3

227 Passes 647

155 Successful Passes 567

68% Successful Passes Percentage 88%

14 Key Passes 8

49 Long Passes 65

18 Successful Long Passes 36

37% Successful Long Passes Percentage 55%

9 Total Crosses 31

3 Accurate Crosses 7

10 Dribble Attempts 11

6 Successful Dribbles 7

60% Successful Dribbles Percentage 64%

12 Tackles 9

9 Interceptions 5

46 Duels Won 36

4 Saves 1

58 Attacks 117

23 Dangerous Attacks 70

14 Free Kicks 7

13 Throwins 25

16 Goal Kicks 8

5 Substitutions 3

2 Injuries 0

16 Successful Headers 14

3 Assists 0

4 Goals 3

76 Ball Safe 83

8 Tackles Won 7