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Chelsea vs Brighton: match report

Chelsea hosted Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 30 August 2026, in the Premier League (round 2). Michael Oliver is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Chelsea 4-3 Brighton. Goals: Romeo Lavia 4' for Chelsea; Pedro Neto 14' for Chelsea; João Pedro 32' for Chelsea; Malick Yalcouyé 35' for Brighton; João Pedro 63' (own goal) for Brighton; Cole Palmer 74' for Chelsea; Pascal Gross 90'+6' for Brighton.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Goal: Romeo Lavia (Chelsea) 1-0
  • 14' Goal: Pedro Neto (Chelsea) 2-0
  • 32' Goal: João Pedro (Chelsea) 3-0
  • 35' Goal: Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton) 3-1
  • 55' Yellow card: Wesley Fofana (Chelsea)
  • 63' Own goal: João Pedro (Brighton) 3-2
  • 70' Yellow card: Lewis Dunk (Brighton)
  • 74' Goal: Cole Palmer (Chelsea) 4-2
  • 89' Yellow card: Olivier Boscagli (Brighton)
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Costinha (Brighton)
  • 90'+6' Goal: Pascal Gross (Brighton) 4-3
Match stats (contains the result)
25.6%Possession74.4%
17Shots15
6Shots on target6
4Corners7
6Fouls12
0Offsides0
4Saves1
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Chelsea 3-4-2-1

Coach: Xabi Alonso

  1. 26 Emiliano Martínez GK
  2. 3 Wesley Fofana DEF
  3. 5 Maxence Lacroix DEF
  4. 6 Levi Colwill DEF
  5. 7 Pedro Neto FWD
  6. 27 Malo Gusto DEF
  7. 45 Roméo Lavia MID
  8. 21 Jorrel Hato DEF
  9. 10 Cole Palmer MID
  10. 17 Morgan Rogers MID
  11. 9 João Pedro FWD

Bench

  • 34 Josh Acheampong DEF
  • 24 Reece James DEF
  • 25 Moisés Caicedo MID
  • 29 Pep Chavarría DEF
  • 4 Valentín Barco MID
  • 39 Mike Penders GK
  • 18 Danny Welbeck FWD
  • 41 Estêvão FWD
  • 11 Jamie Gittens FWD

Brighton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Fabian Hürzeler

  1. 1 Bart Verbruggen GK
  2. 27 Mats Wieffer DEF
  3. 44 Luka Vuskovic DEF
  4. 5 Lewis Dunk DEF
  5. 24 Ferdi Kadioglu DEF
  6. 13 Pascal Groß MID
  7. 21 Olivier Boscagli DEF
  8. 25 Diego Gómez FWD
  9. 35 Malick Junior Yalcouyé MID
  10. 29 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
  11. 19 Charalampos Kostoulas FWD

Bench

  • 15 Ibrahim Osman FWD
  • 20 Costinha DEF
  • 12 Promise David FWD
  • 23 Jason Steele GK
  • 6 Jaouen Hadjam DEF
  • 4 Pascal Struijk DEF
  • 33 Matthew O'Riley MID
  • 22 Amario Cozier-Duberry FWD
  • 49 Nehemiah Oriola FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 21 April 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Chelsea
  • Saturday 27 September 2025: Chelsea 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Friday 14 February 2025: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Chelsea
  • Saturday 8 February 2025: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Chelsea
  • Saturday 28 September 2024: Chelsea 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion