Chelsea 4 – 3 
Brighton
Stamford Bridge, LondonFT
- 90'+6'A — Pascal Gross
- 90'+1'A — Costinha
- 89'A — Olivier Boscagli
- 82'H — Valentín BarcoOff — Moisés Caicedo
- 80'A — Promise DavidOff — Charalambos Kostoulas
- 80'A — CostinhaOff — Mats Wieffer
- 74'A — Ibrahim OsmanOff — Malick Yalcouyé
- 74'H — Cole PalmerAssist — João Pedro
- 72'H — Pep ChavarríaOff — Levi Colwill
- 70'A — Lewis Dunk
- 68'H — Reece JamesOff — Romeo Lavia
- 68'H — Josh AcheampongOff — Wesley Fofana
- 68'H — Moisés CaicedoOff — Pedro Neto
- 63'A — João PedroOwn goal
- 55'H — Wesley Fofana
- HT 3–1
- 35'A — Malick Yalcouyé
- 32'H — João PedroAssist — Jorrel Hato
- 14'H — Pedro NetoAssist — Morgan Rogers
- 4'H — Romeo Lavia
- KO – 14:00
Shots on target
66
ShotsCHE
1715
CornersBHA
47
- Match ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
- 90'+6'Goal! Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4'Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4'Foul by Valentín Barco (Chelsea).
- 90'+3'Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+3'Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 90'+1'Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89'Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 89'Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87'Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 86'Attempt missed. Valentín Barco (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 84'Handball by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 82'Substitution, Chelsea. Valentín Barco replaces Moisés Caicedo because of an injury.
- 81'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81'Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 80'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Mats Wieffer.
- 80'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Promise David replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
- 77'Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 76'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
- 74'Goal! Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 74'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
- 72'Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
- 72'Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 72'Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Levi Colwill.
- 71'Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 70'Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70'Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 70'João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69'Attempt saved. Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea).
- 68'Substitution, Chelsea. Moisés Caicedo replaces Pedro Neto.
- 68'Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Wesley Fofana.
- 68'Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Roméo Lavia.
Most shots5João PedroChelsea
Most saves4Emiliano MartínezChelsea
Most fouled4João PedroChelsea
Chelsea3-4-2-1Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1Substitutions
- 68'24Reece James45Romeo Lavia
- 68'34Josh Acheampong3Wesley Fofana
- 68'25Moisés Caicedo7Pedro Neto
- 72'29Pep Chavarría6Levi Colwill
- 82'4Valentín Barco25Moisés Caicedo
- 74'15Ibrahim Osman35Malick Yalcouyé
- 80'12Promise David19Charalambos Kostoulas
- 80'20Costinha27Mats Wieffer
SubstitutesChelsea- 11JG
Jamie GittensSUB
- 18DW
Danny WelbeckSUB
- 25MC
Moisés CaicedoSUBOn
- 34JA
Josh AcheampongSUBOn
- 39MP
Mike PendersSUB
- 41E
EstêvãoSUB
- 24RJ
Reece JamesSUBOn
- 4VB
Valentín BarcoSUBOn
- 29PC
Pep ChavarríaSUBOn
SubstitutesBrighton & Hove Albion- 20C
CostinhaSUBOn
- 23JS
Jason SteeleSUB
- 22AC
Amario Cozier-DuberrySUB
- 49NONehemiah OriolaSUB
- 6JHJaouen HadjamSUB
- 33MOMatt O'RileySUB
- 12PDPromise DavidSUBOn
- 4PS
Pascal StruijkSUB
- 15IO
Ibrahim OsmanSUBOn
ChelseaBrighton
- 6Shots on target6
- 17Shots15
- 35.3Shot accuracy %40
- 6Blocked shots1
- 4Corners7
- 0Penalties taken0
- 4Saves1
- 25.6Possession %74.4
- 218Passes628
- 146Accurate passes549
- 67Pass accuracy %87.4
- 9Crosses31
- 3Accurate crosses7
- 33.3Cross accuracy %22.6
- 50Long balls64
- 18Accurate long balls35
- 36Long ball accuracy %54.7
- 11Tackles9
- 7Tackles won7
- 63.6Tackle success %77.8
- 9Interceptions4
- 38Clearances14
- 0Offsides0
- 6Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards0
Chelsea · Previous meetings between these sides.
- L0-3
- L1-3
- L0-3
- L1-2
- W4-2
Most recent match first.
Chelsea
WWWDW
- LTN2-0
- FUL3-2
- RSO3-1
- JDT3-3
- MIL3-0
Brighton
WWDWW
- TRO4-0
- AVL4-0
- TRO0-0
- BOL1-0
- ROMA3-0
- Competition
- Premier League
- Venue
- Stamford Bridge, London
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
Common questions
What was the score in Chelsea – Brighton & Hove Albion?
- The match finished Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion, played on 30 August 2026.
What is the line-up for Chelsea – Brighton & Hove Albion?
- Chelsea line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation and start with Emiliano Martínez, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Malo Gusto, Jorrel Hato, Pedro Neto, João Pedro, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer. Brighton & Hove Albion line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Luka Vuskovic, Ferdi Kadioglu, Mats Wieffer, Malick Yalcouyé, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Gross, Charalambos Kostoulas, Maxim De Cuyper, Diego Gómez.
What is the recent form of Chelsea?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Chelsea won 4, drew 1 and lost 0.
What is the recent form of Brighton & Hove Albion?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Brighton & Hove Albion won 4, drew 1 and lost 0.
What is the head-to-head record between Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Chelsea won 1, Brighton & Hove Albion won 4, and 0 were drawn.
Squad value
Chelsea
€1,17b
2.2×
Brighton
€531m
Average age23.4 · 25.0
Overseas players76% · 78%
Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.
First appeared here
Chelsea4 / 42
Jesse Derry · Reggie Walsh · Ryan Kavuma-McQueen · Shumaira Mheuka
Brighton4 / 35
Charlie Tasker · Joe Knight · Harry Howell · Nehemiah Oriola
Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
Chelsea
1Robert Sánchez3Marc Cucurella4Tosin Adarabioyo5Benoît Badiashile6Levi Colwill7Pedro Neto8Enzo Fernández9Liam Delap10Cole Palmer11Jamie Gittens12Filip Jørgensen14Dário Essugo17Andrey Santos19Mamadou Sarr20João Pedro21Jorrel Hato23Trevoh Chalobah24Reece James25Moisés Caicedo27Malo Gusto29Wesley Fofana32Tyrique George34Josh Acheampong38Marc Guiu40Facundo Buonanotte41Estêvão44Gabriel Slonina45Roméo Lavia46Reggie Walsh49Alejandro Garnacho50Max Merrick56Landon Emenalo62Shumaira Mheuka76Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
Brighton
1Bart Verbruggen5Lewis Dunk6Jan Paul van Hecke10Georginio Rutter11Yankuba Minteh13Jack Hinshelwood14Tom Watson17Carlos Baleba18Danny Welbeck19Charalampos Kostoulas20James Milner21Olivier Boscagli22Kaoru Mitoma23Jason Steele24Ferdi Kadıoğlu25Diego Gómez26Yasin Ayari27Mats Wieffer29Maxim De Cuyper34Joël Veltman51Charlie Tasker53Harry Howell
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
- Marc Cucurella
- Moisés Caicedo
- Robert Sánchez
- Levi Colwill
- João Pedro
- Fikayo Tomori
- Billy Gilmour
- Facundo Buonanotte
- Tariq Lamptey
- Izzy Brown
Straight from one to the other
Moves directly between the two clubs, newest first.
- Facundo Buonanotte Chelsea → Brighton & Hove Albion · 2026
- Facundo Buonanotte Brighton & Hove Albion → Chelsea · 2025
- João Pedro Brighton & Hove Albion → Chelsea · 2025
- Moisés Caicedo Brighton & Hove Albion → Chelsea · 2023
- Robert Sánchez Brighton & Hove Albion → Chelsea · 2023
- Levi Colwill Brighton & Hove Albion → Chelsea · 2023
- Billy Gilmour Chelsea → Brighton & Hove Albion · 2022
- Marc Cucurella Brighton & Hove Albion → Chelsea · 2022
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