Premier League · Tue, 21 Apr 2026 ·
Brighton vs Chelsea — 3 - 0
Amex Stadium · Referee: C. Pawson
Match report
Brighton beat Chelsea 3-0
Chelsea were beaten 3-0 by Brighton at Amex Stadium on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 in Premier League matchday 34. F. Kadioglu (3'), J. Hinshelwood (56') and D. Welbeck (90') scored for Brighton. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Brighton had 53% of the ball and 15 shots (9 on target) against Chelsea’s 6 (0 on target). Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Brighton) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Brighton 3rd in the Premier League table on 10 points and Chelsea 10th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 3'goalF. KadiogluNormal Goal
- 45+1'yellow cardWesley FofanaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionM. WiefferOff: J. Veltman
- 46'substitutionW. FofanaOff: A. Garnacho
- 56'goalJ. HinshelwoodAssist: G. Rutter
- 58'yellow cardYankuba MintehYellow Card
- 72'substitutionL. DelapOff: M. Guiu
- 73'substitutionR. LaviaOff: D. Essugo
- 77'substitutionY. MintehOff: M. De Cuyper
- 82'substitutionK. MitomaOff: Y. Ayari
- 83'substitutionG. RutterOff: D. Welbeck
- 90'goalD. WelbeckAssist: M. De Cuyper
- 90+2'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: M. O'Riley
- 90+2'substitutionM. GustoOff: J. Acheampong
Lineups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 30P. GrossM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 22K. MitomaM
- 10G. RutterF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 5L. DunkD
- 3IgorD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 29M. De CuyperD
Chelsea
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 21J. HatoD
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 7P. NetoM
- 45R. LaviaM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 9L. DelapF
Substitutes
- 28T. Sharman-LoweG
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 19M. SarrD
- 38M. GuiuF
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 14D. EssugoM
- 34J. AcheampongD
- 55J. DerryF
Match statistics
- 53%Possession47%
- 2.14Expected goals (xG)0.37
- 15Total shots6
- 9Shots on target0
- 4Shots off target2
- 2Blocked shots4
- 13Shots inside the box3
- 2Shots outside the box3
- 6Corners5
- 0Offsides4
- 15Fouls6
- 1Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves4
- 532Passes475
- 456Accurate passes400
- 86%Pass accuracy84%
- 0.22Goals prevented0.22
Player statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluDTop rated | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| 27Mats WiefferD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 89 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 82 | 7.7 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 83 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 3Igor JúlioD | – | – | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | – | – | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | 13 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 34Joel VeltmanD | 45 | 7.5 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 33Matt O'RileyM | 1 | – | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 12 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | – | – |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 45Roméo LaviaM | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| 28Teddy Sharman-LoweG | – | – | ||
| 4Tosin AdarabioyoD | – | – | ||
| 19Mamadou SarrD | – | – | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | 1 | – | ||
| 14Dário EssugoM | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Andrey SantosM | – | – | ||
| 38Marc GuiuF | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| 49Alejandro GarnachoF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 55Jesse DerryF | – | – |