Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 4

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FA Cup · 2024-25

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

2 – 1

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Chelsea FC

Sat 8 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium 23,279 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Bart Verbruggen og

Georginio Rutter 12' 1–1

Kaoru Mitoma 57' 2–1

Y 14' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall

Georginio Rutter 20' Y

Joel Veltman 27' Y

Y 68' Moises Caicedo

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC — FA Cup at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Chelsea FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 2024-09-28 Chelsea FC 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2023-12-03 Chelsea FC 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-04-15 Chelsea FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Chelsea FC	H	2–1	W
01 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–7	L
25 Jan	Everton FC	H	0–1	L
19 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	3–1	W
16 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–0	W
11 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	4–0	W

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–2	L
03 Feb	West Ham United FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	1–3	L
20 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
14 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–2	D
11 Jan	Morecambe FC	H	5–0	W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC

Pedro Neto

4 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to The American Express Community Stadium that hosts another battle between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC.
5' The Netherlands Bart Verbruggen breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
10' 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.
12' GOAL! Georginio Rutter fires home to make it 2-0!
14' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Georginio Rutter is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
25' Cole Palmer is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
27' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Joel Veltman gets a card.
32' Netherlands international Joel Veltman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Christopher Nkunku is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
46' Adam Webster is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Dunk at the 46 minute mark.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's shape.
57' Brilliant from the forward! Kaoru Mitoma makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 57.
58' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Kiernan Dewsbury Hall by Enzo Fernandez on 58 minute.
63' 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.
68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Moises Caicedo on 68.
68' Diego Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Hinshelwood on 68 minute.
73' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' Noni Madueke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Neto at the 75 minute mark.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
89' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Danny Welbeck exits the field as Matt O'Riley enters on 89.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Adam Webster ↑ 46'
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 89'
9
Joao Pedro ↑ 75'
37
Thomas McGill
26
Yasin Ayari ↑ 75'
16
Eiran Cashin
11
Simon Adingra
8
Brajan Gruda
25
Diego Gomez ↑ 68'

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Tosin Adarabioyo
23
Trevoh Chalobah
18
Christopher Nkunku
19
Jadon Sancho ↓ Tyrique George 75'
3
Cucurella
7
Pedro Neto ↓ Noni Madueke 75'
22
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall ↓ Enzo Fernandez 58'
1
Robert Sanchez
20
Cole Palmer
27
Malo Gusto
25
Moises Caicedo

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cole Palmer	5
Danny Welbeck	4
Yankubah Minteh	2
Eden Hazard	2
Leandro Trossard	2
Enzo Fernandez	2
Jorginho	2
Georginio Rutter	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest FC 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-01-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2025-01-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-16 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-11 Norwich City FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2025-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2025-02-03 Chelsea FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2025-01-25 Manchester City FC 3–1 Chelsea FC L 2025-01-20 Chelsea FC 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-01-14 Chelsea FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-01-11 Chelsea FC 5–0 Morecambe FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.58 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC46% Draw26% Chelsea FC28%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Chelsea FC

54%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Chelsea FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC31% Draw45% Chelsea FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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