Chelsea FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

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Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Joel Veltman

Conor Gallagher 45' Y

Trevoh Chalobah 51' Y

Y 77' Robert Sanchez

Overview

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

Chelsea FC 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wade Smith
Referee Robert Jones
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee

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

Chelsea FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-15 Chelsea FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-10-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Chelsea FC 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

Recent Form

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–2	L
12 Apr	Real Madrid CF	A	0–2	L
08 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
04 Apr	Liverpool FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	0–2	L
18 Mar	Everton FC	H	2–2	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Chelsea FC	A	2–1	W
08 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
04 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–0	W
01 Apr	Brentford FC	H	3–3	D
19 Mar	Grimsby Town FC	H	5–0	W
15 Mar	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Chelsea FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#10	Position	#3
7	Points	10
5	Played	5
2 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 1
10	Scored	16
12	Conceded	5
-2	GD	+11
1.40	PPG	2.00
40%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 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

5/1

46-60

2/–

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	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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Stamford Bridge. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Veltman.
9' With 0 assists to his name this season, Benoit Mukinayi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
13' Conor Gallagher has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
14' GOAL! Conor Gallagher fires home to make it 2-0!
19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' Joel Veltman makes way for Julio Enciso at the 28 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
33' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' Trevoh Chalobah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
39' Danny Welbeck gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Evan Ferguson and will look to change the dynamic.
42' The England forward Danny Welbeck breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 2-1!
45' Controversy at the stadium! Conor Gallagher argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chelsea FC that had 411 games and scored 662 goals.
51' Trevoh Chalobah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
56' Chelsea FC make a change. Christian Pulisic trudges off to be replaced by Hakim Ziyech on 56 minutes.
57' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Enzo Fernandez exits the field as Mateo Kovacic enters on 57.
62' Chelsea FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' The Paraguay midfielder Julio Enciso breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 2-2!
74' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Denis Zakaria by Mason Mount on 74 minute.
77' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
82' 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.
87' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Adam Webster by Jan Paul van Hecke on 87 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
8
Mateo Kovacic ↑ 57'
28
Azpilicueta
19
Mason Mount ↑ 74'
24
Reece James ↑ 57'
22
Hakim Ziyech ↑ 56'
16
Edouard Mendy
32
Cucurella
11
Joao Felix ↑ 57'

Coach Frank Lampard

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

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

Chelsea FC Form

2023-04-15 Chelsea FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-04-12 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Chelsea FC L 2023-04-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2023-04-04 Chelsea FC 0–0 Liverpool FC D 2023-04-01 Chelsea FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC L 2023-03-18 Chelsea FC 2–2 Everton FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-04-15 Chelsea FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-04-08 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-04-04 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-04-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–3 Brentford FC D 2023-03-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5–0 Grimsby Town FC W 2023-03-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Chelsea FC xG

Expected Goals

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

3.44 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chelsea FC16% Draw17% Brighton & Hove Albion FC67%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 4.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw

33%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

84%

Chelsea FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chelsea FC11% Draw29% Brighton & Hove Albion FC60%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 3

7.7%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 4

6.5%

0 – 3

6.3%

0 – 2

5.7%

0 – 4

5.3%

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 1

4.7%

1 – 5

4.5%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 4

4.1%

0 – 5

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap	Chelsea FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	6%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	23%	—	77%
+1	23%	17%	59%
+1.5	41%	—	59%
+2	41%	19%	40%
+2.5	60%	—	40%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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