Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

3 – 0

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Chelsea FC

Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC Amex Stadium 31,220 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ferdi Kadioglu 3' 1–0

Jack Hinshelwood 56' 2–0

Danny Welbeck 90+1' 3–0

Y 45' Wesley Fofana

Yankubah Minteh 58' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Amex Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2 Edward Smart (England)
Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 20.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	5	12
2	Manchester City FC	4	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Everton FC	5	9
6	Leeds United FC	4	8
7	Newcastle United FC	5	8
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Chelsea FC	5	7
10	Liverpool FC	4	6
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Nottingham Forest FC	4	5
13	Manchester United FC	4	4
14	Sunderland AFC	4	4
15	Aston Villa FC	5	4
16	AFC Bournemouth	4	3
17	Crystal Palace FC	4	3
18	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2
19	Fulham FC	4	1
20	Coventry City FC	4	0

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC 2025-09-27 Chelsea FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-02-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC 2025-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2024-09-28 Chelsea FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	3–0	W
18 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Burnley FC	A	2–0	W
21 Mar	Liverpool FC	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
04 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	0–1	L

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–3	L
18 Apr	Manchester United FC	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	0–3	L
04 Apr	Port Vale FC	H	7–0	W
21 Mar	Everton FC	A	0–3	L
17 Mar	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Chelsea FC
#3	Position	#9
10	Points	7
5	Played	5
3 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 2
14	Scored	10
5	Conceded	12
+9	GD	-2
2.00	PPG	1.40
60%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts). Chelsea FC are 9th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chelsea FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	2 G	2 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Chelsea FC

Joao Pedro	3 G	3 A
Morgan Rogers	3 G	1 A
Cole Palmer	2 G	2 A
Pedro Neto	1 G
Romeo Lavia	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Amex Stadium that hosts another battle between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC.
3' Ferdi Kadioglu adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
8' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
13' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
18' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 336 games and scored 453 goals.
28' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
33' Chelsea FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
43' Matt O'Riley has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' It’s a booking for Chelsea FC player. Wesley Fofana gets a card.
46' The Chelsea FC bench stirs into life. Wesley Fofana is withdrawn and Alejandro Garnacho gets his opportunity.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Georginio Rutter made 422 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' A stunning finish from Jack Hinshelwood — that came from absolutely nowhere!
58' Yankubah Minteh has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 58.
63' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' Marc Guiu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liam Delap at the 72 minute mark.
73' The supporters are chanting for Dario Essugo. He replaces Romeo Lavia on 73 minute.
77' Maxim De Cuyper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yankubah Minteh on 77 minute.
82' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Kaoru Mitoma is replaced by Yasin Ayari.
83' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Danny Welbeck on, Georginio Rutter off on 83 minutes.
88' Wesley Fofana is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
90' Jack Hinshelwood makes way for Matt O'Riley at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Ferdi Kadioglu
30
Pascal Gross
10
Georginio Rutter ↓ Danny Welbeck 83'
21
Olivier Boscagli
6
Jan Paul van Hecke
27
Mats Wieffer ↓ Joel Veltman 46'
1
Bart Verbruggen
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Yasin Ayari 82'
17
Carlos Baleba
13
Jack Hinshelwood ↓ Matt O'Riley 90'
11
Yankubah Minteh ↓ Maxim De Cuyper 77'

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 83'
23
Jason Steele
5
Lewis Dunk
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 90'
34
Joel Veltman ↑ 46'
3
Igor Julio
29
Maxim De Cuyper ↑ 77'
26
Yasin Ayari ↑ 82'
19
Charalampos Kostoulas

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

23
Trevoh Chalobah
3
Cucurella
7
Pedro Neto
8
Enzo Fernandez
29
Wesley Fofana ↓ Alejandro Garnacho 46'
1
Robert Sanchez
9
Liam Delap ↓ Marc Guiu 72'
27
Malo Gusto ↓ Josh Acheampong 90'
25
Moises Caicedo
45
Romeo Lavia ↓ Dario Essugo 73'
21
Jorrel Hato

Bench

Coach Liam Rosenior

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cole Palmer	6
Danny Welbeck	4
Leandro Trossard	2
Enzo Fernandez	2
Jorginho	2
Georginio Rutter	2
Pascal Gross	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC W 2026-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-04-11 Burnley FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-03-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-03-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC L 2026-04-18 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2026-04-12 Chelsea FC 0–3 Manchester City FC L 2026-04-04 Chelsea FC 7–0 Port Vale FC W 2026-03-21 Everton FC 3–0 Chelsea FC L 2026-03-17 Chelsea FC 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

4.09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.01 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC81% Draw12% Chelsea FC7%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 5.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	86%	14%
± 3.5	71%	29%
± 4.5	54%	46%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

92%

Draw or Chelsea FC

19%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Chelsea FC

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC69% Draw24% Chelsea FC7%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

7.4%

4 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

7.2%

5 – 0

5.9%

5 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

6 – 1

4.1%

6 – 0

4.1%

4 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	55%	—	45%
-2	55%	18%	27%
-1.5	73%	—	27%
-1	73%	14%	14%
-0.5	86%	—	14%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	3%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.