Premier League · Sun, 30 Aug 2026 ·
Chelsea vs Brighton — 4 - 3
Stamford Bridge · Referee: Michael Oliver, England
Match report
Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3
Brighton were beaten 4-3 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in Premier League matchday 2. R. Lavia (4'), P. Neto (14'), Joao Pedro (32') and C. Palmer (74') scored for Chelsea, while M. Yalcouye (35'), Joao Pedro (63' og) and P. Gross (90') found the net for Brighton. It was 3-1 at half-time.
Chelsea had 26% of the ball and 17 shots (6 on target) against Brighton’s 15 (6 on target). Pedro Neto (Chelsea) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Chelsea 10th in the Premier League table on 7 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 4'goalR. LaviaNormal Goal
- 14'goalP. NetoAssist: M. Rogers
- 32'goalJoao PedroAssist: J. Hato
- 35'goalM. YalcouyeNormal Goal
- 55'yellow cardWesley FofanaYellow Card
- 63'own goalJoao Pedro(own goal)Own Goal
- 68'substitutionR. LaviaOff: R. James
- 68'substitutionW. FofanaOff: J. Acheampong
- 68'substitutionP. NetoOff: M. Caicedo
- 70'yellow cardLewis DunkYellow Card
- 72'substitutionL. ColwillOff: P. Chavarria
- 74'substitutionM. YalcouyeOff: I. Osman
- 74'goalC. PalmerAssist: Joao Pedro
- 80'substitutionM. WiefferOff: Costinha
- 80'substitutionC. KostoulasOff: P. David
- 82'substitutionOff: V. Barco
- 89'yellow cardOlivier BoscagliYellow Card
- 90'goalP. GrossNormal Goal
- 90+1'yellow cardCostinhaYellow Card
Lineups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Xabi Alonso
Starting XI
- 26E. MartinezG
- 3W. FofanaD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6L. ColwillD
- 7P. NetoM
- 27M. GustoM
- 45R. LaviaM
- 21J. HatoM
- 10C. PalmerF
- 17M. RogersF
- 9Joao PedroF
Substitutes
- 39M. PendersG
- 24R. JamesD
- 29P. ChavarriaD
- 34J. AcheampongD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 4V. BarcoM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 11J. GittensF
- 41EstêvãoF
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 44L. VuskovicD
- 5L. DunkD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 13P. GrossM
- 21O. BoscagliM
- 25D. GomezM
- 35M. YalcouyeM
- 29M. De CuyperM
- 19C. KostoulasF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20CostinhaD
- 6J. HadjamD
- 4P. StruijkD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 22A. Cozier-DuberryM
- 12P. DavidF
- 49N. OriolaF
- 15I. OsmanF
Match statistics
- 26%Possession74%
- 2.93Expected goals (xG)1.41
- 17Total shots15
- 6Shots on target6
- 5Shots off target8
- 6Blocked shots1
- 15Shots inside the box13
- 2Shots outside the box2
- 4Corners7
- –Offsides–
- 6Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves1
- 227Passes647
- 155Accurate passes567
- 68%Pass accuracy88%
- -1.40Goals prevented-1.40
Player statistics
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Emiliano MartínezG | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 3Wesley FofanaD | 68 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Levi ColwillD | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoMTop rated | 68 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 21Jorrel HatoM | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 27Malo GustoM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 45Roméo LaviaM | 68 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9João PedroF | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Cole PalmerF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 17Morgan RogersF | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 39Mike PendersG | – | – | ||
| 24Reece JamesD | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Pep ChavarríaD | 18 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Valentín BarcoM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Jamie GittensF | – | – | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | – | – | ||
| 41EstêvãoF | – | – |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 80 | 7.5 | ||
| 44Luka VuškovićD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Pascal GroßM | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 21Olivier BoscagliM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 35Malick YalcouyéM | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 80 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 4Pascal StruijkD | – | – | ||
| 6Jaouen HadjamD | – | – | ||
| 20CostinhaD | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Amario Cozier-DuberryM | – | – | ||
| 33Matt O'RileyM | – | – | ||
| 12Promise DavidF | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Ibrahim OsmanF | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 49Nehemiah OriolaF | – | – |
