Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2018/2019 English Premier League

Chelsea beat Brighton to bolster Champions League hopes

Chelsea boosted their chances of a top-four finish by beating Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 at home on Wednesday.

• 0': First Half begins.
• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 2': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 2': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 4': Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 4': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
• 5': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 5': Foul by Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
• 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Solly March.
• 9': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk tries a through ball, but Florin Andone is caught offside.
• 11': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
• 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
• 12': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross following a corner.
• 12': Foul by Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 12': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
• 16': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March tries a through ball, but Alireza Jahanbakhsh is caught offside.
• 17': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 17': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 18': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
• 27': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
• 29': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
• 29': Delay in match Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
• 31': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Anthony Knockaert replaces Solly March because of an injury.
• 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 33': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
• 35': Attempt missed. Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
• 36': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
• 38': Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
• 41': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 41': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 43': Attempt blocked. David Luiz (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 43': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bruno.
• 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
• 56': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
• 58': Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
• 59': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 59': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 60': Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 63': Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
• 66': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
• 67': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 67': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 67': Delay in match Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
• 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 69': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 70': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross.
• 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Florin Andone.
• 71': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 71': Foul by Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces César Azpilicueta.
• 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bernardo replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
• 75': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
• 75': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 79': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
• 80': Attempt saved. Bernardo (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Pröpper.
• 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
• 83': Attempt missed. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
• 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.
• 84': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 84': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 88': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea).
• 88': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+3': Bernardo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea).
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a through ball.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 90'+4': Match ends, Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.