Friday , 18 September 2026

Chelsea FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Chelsea FC
4 – 3
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sun 30 Aug 2026 · 13:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'
Romeo Lavia 4' 1–0
Pedro Neto 14' 2–0
Joao Pedro 32' 3–0
3–1 35' Malick Yalcouye
3–2 63' Joao Pedro og
Cole Palmer 74' 4–2
4–3 90+6' Pascal Gross
Wesley Fofana 55' Y
Y 70' Lewis Dunk
Y 89' Olivier Boscagli
Y 90' Costinha

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
16 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 4 12
2 Manchester City FC 4 12
3 Brentford FC 5 9
4 Leeds United FC 4 8
5 Hull City AFC 4 8
6 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4 7
7 Chelsea FC 5 7
8 Liverpool FC 4 6
9 Everton FC 4 6
10 Ipswich Town FC 4 6
11 Nottingham Forest FC 4 5
12 Newcastle United FC 4 5
13 Manchester United FC 4 4
14 Sunderland AFC 4 4
15 AFC Bournemouth 4 3
16 Crystal Palace FC 4 3
17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 2
18 Fulham FC 4 1
19 Aston Villa FC 4 1
20 Coventry City FC 4 0

Head-to-Head

8
4
6
Chelsea FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-30 Chelsea FC 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 4–3 W
24 Aug Fulham FC A 3–2 W
24 May Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
19 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
16 May Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
09 May Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Chelsea FC A 3–4 L
23 Aug Aston Villa FC H 4–0 W
24 May Manchester United FC H 0–3 L
17 May Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
09 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
02 May Newcastle United FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#7 Position #6
7 Points 7
5 Played 4
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 13
12 Conceded 5
-2 GD +8
1.40 PPG 1.75
40% Win % 50%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Chelsea FC are 7th (7 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 6th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 2 G 2 A
Jack Hinshelwood 2 G
Malick Yalcouye 2 G
Maxim De Cuyper 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Chelsea FC host Brighton & Hove Albion FC — let the battle begin!
  • 4' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Romeo Lavia makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 9' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chelsea FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 14' Magnificent from Pedro Neto! That is 22 goals in 512 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 19' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Wesley Fofana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' It is a cagey affair so far. Chelsea FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 32' Joao Pedro is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the forward.
  • 35' Malick Yalcouye makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are in front.
  • 40' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Wesley Fofana argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 60' The 28-year-old Olivier Boscagli has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' Against the run of play, Pascal Gross has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' Reece James gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Romeo Lavia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lewis Dunk on 70 minutes.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Pep Chavarria. He replaces Levi Colwill on 71 minute.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Malick Yalcouye is replaced by Ibrahim Osman on 74 minute.
  • 74' Cole Palmer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Charalampos Kostoulas has done his job and it is now time for Promise Akinpelu to step up.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Moises Caicedo is replaced by Valentin Barco.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' Olivier Boscagli was booked on 89.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Costinha.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Chelsea FC take all three points.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2026-08-30 Chelsea FC 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Chelsea FC Form

2026-08-30 Chelsea FC 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-08-24 Fulham FC 2–3 Chelsea FC W 2026-05-24 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2026-05-19 Chelsea FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2026-05-16 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2026-05-09 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2026-08-30 Chelsea FC 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-08-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC W 2026-05-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Manchester United FC L 2026-05-17 Leeds United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-05-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.09 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.75 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC29% Draw18% Brighton & Hove Albion FC53%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes84% 0% No16%
Avg goals/match: 5.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 92%
8%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 67%
33%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
46%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
71%
Chelsea FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC19% Draw28% Brighton & Hove Albion FC53%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
5.5%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 4
5.1%
1 – 4
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 5
3.9%
3 – 3
3.8%
1 – 5
3.8%
3 – 4
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
1 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 10% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 17% 49%
+1.5 51% — 49%
+2 51% 17% 32%
+2.5 68% — 32%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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