English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 30, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion WWDWW 3
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Chelsea WDWWW 4
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Stamford Bridge · Peacock

Match Report

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Chelsea dazzle in attack again to beat Brighton 4-3, but defensive frailties remain

Chelsea's winning start to life under Xabi Alonso continued with a pulsating 4-3 win over Brighton at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
74.4
Possession
25.6
15
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
549
Accurate Passes
146
628
Passes
218
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
3
31
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
50
35
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
7
9
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
9
14
Effective Clearances
38
14
Clearances
38

Highlights

01:01 Michalik: Chelsea are already showing Alonso's identity Watch on ESPN 01:24 Hislop: Chelsea have impressed, but areas of concern remain Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BHA leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  4. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 45Romeo LaviaCM-L
  6. 27Malo GustoCM-R
  7. 21Jorrel HatoLM
  8. 7Pedro NetoRM
  9. 9João PedroF
  10. 17Morgan RogersCF-L
  11. 10Cole PalmerCF-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 44Luka VuskovicCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 35Malick YalcouyéAM
  7. 21Olivier BoscagliLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 19Charalambos KostoulasF
  10. 29Maxim De CuyperAM-L
  11. 25Diego GómezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 14' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  3. 32' Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato following a fast break.
  4. 35' Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  5. 45'+2' Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Chelsea).
  6. 45'+2' Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  7. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 45'+3'
  9. 55' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 58' Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
  11. 58'
  12. 59' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 59'
  14. 63' Own Goal by João Pedro, Chelsea. Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
  15. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Roméo Lavia.
  16. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Wesley Fofana.
  17. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Moisés Caicedo replaces Pedro Neto.
  18. 70' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Levi Colwill.
  20. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
  21. 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.
  22. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Promise David replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
  23. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Mats Wieffer.
  24. 81' Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  25. 81'
  26. 81' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 81'
  28. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Valentín Barco replaces Moisés Caicedo because of an injury.
  29. 89' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  30. 90'+1' Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  31. 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.

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