Premier League · 2024

Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Chelsea · Premier League

3–0Historical match

Chelsea

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Brighton & Hove Albion won 3–0.

Shots
138
Shots on target
50
Expected goals
1.420.54
Possession
31%69%

Full time

What the match recorded

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Chelsea 3–0. Recorded in this match (Brighton & Hove Albion – Chelsea): shots 13–8, shots on target 5–0, expected goals 1.42–0.54, possession 31%–69%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Brighton & Hove Albion's recent record differs from the season

weak

Brighton & Hove Albion's last-five shots average is below their season average.

11.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots11.2 shots/match14 shots/match13.7 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots8 shotsBrighton & Hove Albion 13 shots, Chelsea 8 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots0 shotsBrighton & Hove Albion 5 shots, Chelsea 0 shots
  • Expected goals1.42 xG0.54 xGBrighton & Hove Albion 1.42 xG, Chelsea 0.54 xG
  • Possession31%69%Brighton & Hove Albion 31%, Chelsea 69%
  • Corners2 corners9 cornersBrighton & Hove Albion 2 corners, Chelsea 9 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls15 foulsBrighton & Hove Albion 12 fouls, Chelsea 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Carlos Baleba · Brighton & Hove Albion · 29′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPedro Neto · Chelsea · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEnzo Fernández · Chelsea · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCole Palmer · Chelsea · 4′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDanny Welbeck · Brighton & Hove Albion · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYasin Ayari · Brighton & Hove Albion · 85′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTariq Lamptey · Brighton & Hove Albion · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKaoru Mitoma · Brighton & Hove Albion · 27′ · 0.05 xG · goalCarlos Baleba · Brighton & Hove Albion · 61′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMalo Gusto · Chelsea · 41′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTyrique George · Chelsea · 71′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGeorginio Rutter · Brighton & Hove Albion · 51′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedTrevoh Chalobah · Chelsea · 68′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedYankuba Minteh · Brighton & Hove Albion · 63′ · 0.11 xG · goalCole Palmer · Chelsea · 18′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedPedro Neto · Chelsea · 35′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJoão Pedro · Brighton & Hove Albion · 74′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedKaoru Mitoma · Brighton & Hove Albion · 73′ · 0.17 xG · on targetJoão Pedro · Brighton & Hove Albion · 78′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedYankuba Minteh · Brighton & Hove Albion · 38′ · 0.25 xG · goalJoël Veltman · Brighton & Hove Albion · 85′ · 0.27 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
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Brighton & Hove Albion: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.41 xG. Chelsea: 8 shots, 0 on target, 0.53 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Kaoru Mitoma · Brighton & Hove Albion · 27′Yankuba Minteh · Brighton & Hove Albion · 38′Yankuba Minteh · Brighton & Hove Albion · 63′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Brighton & Hove Albion 1.41 xG · Chelsea 0.53 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Brighton & Hove Albion
0Draws
3Chelsea
Chelsea — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League4–2
Brighton & Hove Albion — Chelsea · Premier League1–2
Chelsea — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League3–2
Chelsea — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion — Chelsea · Premier League4–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Brighton & Hove Albion favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Chelsea in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Brighton & Hove Albion25 matchesChelsea25 matches
1.52 goals/matchGoals scored25/25▲ 1.88 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed25/25▲ 1.36 goals/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goals25/25▲ 1.99 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots25/25▲ 16 shots/match
4.64 shots/matchShots on target25/25▲ 5.72 shots/match
52.8%Possession25/25● 58.6%
5.12 corners/matchCorners25/25● 6 corners/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls25/2511.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Feb 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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