English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion LWWWL 0
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Chelsea WDWLW 3
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Stamford Bridge · 38,593 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
1
31.7
Possession
68.3
3
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
279
Accurate Passes
685
350
Passes
753
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.4
68
Long Balls
34
42
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
8
24
Effective Clearances
8
24
Clearances
8

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 30David LuizCD-L
  3. 27Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 33EmersonLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Eden HazardLF
  11. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiRF

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 6Dale StephensCM
  7. 8Yves BissoumaLM
  8. 24Davy PropperRM
  9. 10Florin AndoneF
  10. 20Solly MarchLF
  11. 16Alireza JahanbakhshRF

Timeline

  1. 31' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Anthony Knockaert replaces Solly March because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Florin Andone.
  6. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces César Azpilicueta.
  7. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bernardo replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  8. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  9. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.

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