Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Amex Stadium.
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Chelsea FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Assistant 1 Lee Betts
- Assistant 2 Edward Smart (England)
- Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 West Ham United FC 38 39 2 Burnley FC 38 22 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 5 Coventry City FC 0 0 6 Hull City AFC 0 0 7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0 8 Arsenal FC 0 0 9 Manchester City FC 0 0 10 Manchester United FC 0 0 11 Aston Villa FC 0 0 12 Liverpool FC 0 0 13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 14 Sunderland AFC 0 0 15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0 16 Brentford FC 0 0 17 Chelsea FC 0 0 18 Fulham FC 0 0 19 Newcastle United FC 0 0 20 Everton FC 0 0 21 Leeds United FC 0 0 22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0 23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 #15 Position #17 0 Points 0 0 Played 0 0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0 0 Scored 0 0 Conceded 0 +0 GD +0 – PPG – – Win % – Key Stats
71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historyBrighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC is underway.
- 3' Goal! Ferdi Kadioglu scores his 3 goal in 192 matches.
- 8' It’s high time Liam Rosenior made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 13' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ferdi Kadioglu scoring 1 goals.
- 18' 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.
- 23' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 33' Cucurella needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' Chelsea FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 46 minute. Wesley Fofana leaves to be changed by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc Guiu made 513 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Goal! Jack Hinshelwood scores his 11 goal in 336 matches.
- 58' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 58.
- 63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 68' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Josh Acheampong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 72' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Liam Delap is replaced by Marc Guiu.
- 73' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Romeo Lavia departs to be replaced by Dario Essugo.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Maxim De Cuyper. He replaces Yankubah Minteh on 77 minute.
- 82' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Kaoru Mitoma is replaced by Yasin Ayari on 82 minute.
- 83' Danny Welbeck is replacing Georginio Rutter for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
- 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' Matt O'Riley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Hinshelwood on 90 minute.
- The final score is 3-0.
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Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Mats Wieffer ↓ Joel Veltman 46'
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Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Yasin Ayari 82'
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Jack Hinshelwood ↓ Matt O'Riley 90'
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Bench
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Danny Welbeck ↑ 83'
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Matt O'Riley ↑ 90'
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Joel Veltman ↑ 46'
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Maxim De Cuyper ↑ 77'
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Yasin Ayari ↑ 82'
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Coach Fabian HürzelerChelsea FC Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
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- 29
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Liam Delap ↓ Marc Guiu 72'
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Malo Gusto ↓ Josh Acheampong 90'
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Romeo Lavia ↓ Dario Essugo 73'
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Bench
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Dario Essugo ↑ 73'
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Alejandro Garnacho ↑ 46'
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Marc Guiu ↑ 72'
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Josh Acheampong ↑ 90'
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Coach Liam Rosenior -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cole Palmer 5 Danny Welbeck 4 Jorginho 2 Georginio Rutter 2 Kaoru Mitoma 2 Conor Gallagher 2 Yankubah Minteh 2 Eden Hazard 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.32 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.32 Chelsea FC xGI would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 78% 22% ± 1.5 49% 51% ± 2.5 23% 77% ± 3.5 9% 91% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 91%Draw or Chelsea FC 37%Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Chelsea FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 24.6%0 – 0 21.5%2 – 0 16.1%1 – 1 8.7%3 – 0 Actual2 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 5%3 – 1 2.7%4 – 0 2.3%1 – 2 1.2%2 – 2 1%4 – 1 1%Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 19% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 31% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 93% — 7% +1 93% 6% 1% +1.5 99% — 1% +2 99% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 72% ✓Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.