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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Mon 14 Sep 2020 · 19:15 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'
Tariq Lamptey 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Richard West

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
4
8
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2020-01-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2019-09-28 Chelsea FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-12-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Chelsea FC H 1–3 L
26 Jul Burnley FC A 2–1 W
20 Jul Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D
16 Jul Southampton FC A 1–1 D
11 Jul Manchester City FC H 0–5 L
08 Jul Liverpool FC H 1–3 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–1 W
08 Aug FC Bayern München A 1–4 L
01 Aug Arsenal FC A 1–2 L
26 Jul Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
22 Jul Liverpool FC A 3–5 L
19 Jul Manchester United FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Chelsea FC
#3 Position #10
10 Points 7
5 Played 5
3 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
16 Scored 10
5 Conceded 12
+11 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
60% 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 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/1
46-60
2/–
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 3 G 3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 2 G 1 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' We are underway at The American Express Community Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, N'Golo Kante is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chelsea FC.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' Jorginho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 28' Timo Werner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 116 goals in his last 166 appearances.
  • 33' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The whistle greets Adam Lallana as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Connolly.
  • 50' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' A stunning finish from Leandro Trossard — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' Reece James puts Chelsea FC on the lead.
  • 61' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 61 minute. Ruben Loftus-Cheek leaves to be changed by Ross Barkley.
  • 66' Kurt Zouma does the damage! The net is bulging and Chelsea FC surge ahead!
  • 71' Callum Hudson-Odoi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graham Potter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' The whistle greets Steven Alzate as he departs to be replaced by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 80' The whistle greets Kai Havertz as he departs to be replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 81' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Azpilicueta. He replaces Jorginho on 85 minute.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at The American Express Community Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Palmer 6
Danny Welbeck 4
Georginio Rutter 2
Pascal Gross 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Conor Gallagher 2
Yankubah Minteh 2
Eden Hazard 2

Head to Head

2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2020-01-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2019-09-28 Chelsea FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-04-03 Chelsea FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-12-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC L 2020-07-26 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-07-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D 2020-07-16 Southampton FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-07-11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–5 Manchester City FC L 2020-07-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC W 2020-08-08 FC Bayern München 4–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-08-01 Arsenal FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-07-26 Chelsea FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2020-07-22 Liverpool FC 5–3 Chelsea FC L 2020-07-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Chelsea FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.75 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC58% Draw18% Chelsea FC24%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 5.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 90%
10%
± 3.5 79%
21%
± 4.5 63%
37%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Chelsea FC
42%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Chelsea FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC55% Draw28% Chelsea FC17%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
6%
4 – 1
5.6%
3 – 2
5.5%
4 – 2
5.1%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
5 – 1
4.2%
5 – 2
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
4 – 3
3.2%
1 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 17% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 17% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 8% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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