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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Tue 18 Jan 2022 · 20:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Marcos Alonso
Dan Burn 80' Y
Y 81' Antonio Rudiger

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Eddie Smart
  • Referee Andre Marriner

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

6
4
7
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2021-12-29 Chelsea FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2020-01-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Chelsea FC H 1–1 D
14 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D
02 Jan Everton FC A 3–2 W
29 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Brentford FC H 2–0 W
15 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D
15 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
02 Jan Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
29 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Aston Villa FC A 3–1 W
19 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D

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 history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Kai Havertz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Hakim Ziyech doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Kepa Arrizabalaga has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • 48' Brazil international Thiago Silva has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' Callum Hudson-Odoi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcos Alonso.
  • 60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Webster makes it 1-1.
  • 62' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leandro Trossard is hanging Pascal Gross on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 76' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Solomon March on, Tariq Lamptey off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Tariq Lamptey departs to be replaced by Solomon March.
  • 80' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 80' Kai Havertz is replacing Romelu Lukaku for the Chelsea FC side.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Antonio Rudiger. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' Timo Werner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hakim Ziyech on 81 minute.
  • 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Welbeck is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chelsea FC.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC 2021-12-29 Chelsea FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC 2020-01-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2022-01-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2022-01-02 Everton FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-12-29 Chelsea FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-12-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Brentford FC W 2021-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2022-01-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2022-01-15 Manchester City FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2022-01-02 Chelsea FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2021-12-29 Chelsea FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Chelsea FC W 2021-12-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.46 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC29% Draw44% Chelsea FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 0.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 59%
41%
± 1.5 27%
73%
± 2.5 8%
92%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Chelsea FC
71%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Chelsea FC
56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC12% Draw74% Chelsea FC14%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
40.6%
0 – 1
17.5%
1 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.4%
1 – 2
2.6%
2 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
0.8%
0 – 3
0.7%
3 – 0
0.5%
1 – 3
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 18% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 20% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✗
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✗

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