Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion — Match Stats & Analysis

Premier League · 2026Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 13:00 UTC

Chelsea

4–3Full-time analysis

Brighton & Hove Albion

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 4–3.

Shots: 1715
Shots on target: 66
Expected goals: 2.971.49
Possession: 26%74%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Brighton & Hove Albion): shots 17–15, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 2.97–1.49, possession 26%–74%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots15 shotsChelsea 17 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 15 shots
Shots on target6 shots6 shotsChelsea 6 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 6 shots
Expected goals2.97 xG1.49 xGChelsea 2.97 xG, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.49 xG
Possession26%74%Chelsea 26%, Brighton & Hove Albion 74%
Corners4 corners7 cornersChelsea 4 corners, Brighton & Hove Albion 7 corners
Fouls6 fouls12 foulsChelsea 6 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 12 fouls
Yellow cards1 card3 cardsChelsea 1 card, Brighton & Hove Albion 3 cards
Passes217 passes628 passesChelsea 217 passes, Brighton & Hove Albion 628 passes
Pass accuracy67.3%87.6%Chelsea 67.3%, Brighton & Hove Albion 87.6%
Shots inside box15 shots13 shotsChelsea 15 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 13 shots
Blocked shots6 blocks1 blockChelsea 6 blocks, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 block
Goalkeeper saves4 saves1 saveChelsea 4 saves, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 save

As it happened

Key moments

4′Roméo LaviaGoal · Chelsea
14′Pedro NetoGoal · Chelsea
32′João PedroGoal · Chelsea
35′Malick YalcouyéGoal · Brighton & Hove Albion
Half-time
55′Wesley FofanaYellow card · Chelsea
63′João PedroGoal · Chelsea
70′Lewis DunkYellow card · Brighton & Hove Albion
74′Cole PalmerGoal · Chelsea
89′Olivier BoscagliYellow card · Brighton & Hove Albion
90′CostinhaYellow card · Brighton & Hove Albion
90′Pascal GroßGoal · Brighton & Hove Albion
Full time

Player changes · 8grouped by team and minute

68′Chelsea · 3 player changesReece James · Moisés Caicedo · Josh Acheampong
72′Chelsea · 1 player changePep Chavarría
74′Brighton & Hove Albion · 1 player changeIbrahim Osman
80′Brighton & Hove Albion · 2 player changesPromise David · Costinha
82′Chelsea · 1 player changeValentín Barco

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Chelsea

0Draws

3Brighton & Hove Albion

21 Apr 2026Brighton & Hove Albion — Chelsea · Premier League3–0

27 Sept 2025Chelsea — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–3

14 Feb 2025Brighton & Hove Albion — Chelsea · Premier League3–0

28 Sept 2024Chelsea — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League4–2

15 May 2024Brighton & Hove Albion — Chelsea · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

5.75 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4