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	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

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	#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' Temperatures are rising at Amex Stadium as Brighton & Hove Albion FC face off against Chelsea FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
3' Goal! Ferdi Kadioglu scores his 3 goal in 196 matches.
8' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's 4-4-1-1 shape.
13' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Baleba, as he is very good at scoring at Amex Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
23' Kaoru Mitoma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
28' Chelsea FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' Georginio Rutter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chelsea FC tonight.
38' A quiet spell here at Amex Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chelsea FC that had 414 games and scored 665 goals.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Wesley Fofana on 45 minutes.
46' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Alejandro Garnacho comes on to replace Wesley Fofana.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alejandro Garnacho made 415 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Jack Hinshelwood doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
58' That is a card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Yankubah Minteh will be fuming at that decision.
63' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' Marc Guiu gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Liam Delap and will look to change the dynamic.
73' The crowd applauds Romeo Lavia as he leaves the pitch. Dario Essugo steps in for Chelsea FC.
77' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Maxim De Cuyper comes on to replace Yankubah Minteh.
82' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Yasin Ayari comes on to replace Kaoru Mitoma.
83' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Georginio Rutter departs to be replaced by Danny Welbeck.
88' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
90' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Jack Hinshelwood trudges off to be replaced by Matt O'Riley on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Jorginho	2
Georginio Rutter	2
Pascal Gross	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Conor Gallagher	2
Yankubah Minteh	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

4.46 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 89% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC82% Draw11% Chelsea FC7%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 5.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	89%	11%
± 3.5	76%	24%
± 4.5	59%	41%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

93%

Draw or Chelsea FC

18%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Chelsea FC

89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC73% Draw21% Chelsea FC6%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

4 – 0

7.5%

4 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.7%

5 – 0

6.6%

5 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

6 – 0

4.9%

6 – 1

4.9%

2 – 1

4.8%

4 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	60%	—	40%
-2	60%	17%	23%
-1.5	77%	—	23%
-1	77%	12%	11%
-0.5	89%	—	11%
+0.5	96%	—	4%
+1	96%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	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.