Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea slump to draw vs. Brighton on Danny Welbeck's late equaliser
Striker Danny Welbeck scored a last-minute equaliser as Brighton & Hove Albion held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 3': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 4': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 5': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 5': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jakub Moder.
- 11': Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
- 12': Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 12': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 16': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 17': Attempt saved. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 17': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 18': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 21': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 21': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 25': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 27': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Reece James because of an injury.
- 28': Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Hand ball by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
- 33': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mason Mount.
- 34': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 34': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 37': Attempt saved. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 38': Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 38': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 38': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Romelu Lukaku.
- 39': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 40': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 42': Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Andreas Christensen because of an injury.
- 47': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Solly March.
- 50': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Lallana.
- 51': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 51': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 53': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 53': Attempt saved. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 53': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 56': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 57': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 57': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 60': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 61': Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 63': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
- 64': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 65': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Solly March following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Tariq Lamptey.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 68': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 69': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
- 69': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 72': Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 74': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 74': Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 80': Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 81': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 86': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 87': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 87': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 88': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Jakub Moder.
- 89': Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 89': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 90': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.3 | Possession | 47.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 379 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
| 473 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 23 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 19 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,080
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,080
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 20 | Solly March |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 15 | Jakub Moder |
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