Thursday , 2 July 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
3 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Amex Stadium.

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

6
4
7
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

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

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.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Rosenior

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Palmer 5
Danny Welbeck 4
Conor Gallagher 2
Yankubah Minteh 2
Eden Hazard 2
Leandro Trossard 2
Enzo Fernandez 2
Jorginho 2

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.32 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.32 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brighton & Hove Albion FC63% Draw27% Chelsea FC10%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC38% Draw57% Chelsea FC5%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
24.6%
0 – 0
21.5%
2 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.