English Premier League

Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 28': Romelu Lukaku
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1 - 1
  • 90'+1': Danny Welbeck

Chelsea 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

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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

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
4 Andreas Christensen
2 Antonio Rüdiger Yellow Card
28 César Azpilicueta
5 Jorginho
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
24 Reece James
10 Christian Pulisic
9 Romelu Lukaku
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi Yellow Card
19 Mason Mount

BHA 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 Yellow Card
14 Adam Lallana
20 Solly March
2 Tariq Lamptey
9 Neal Maupay
10 Alexis Mac Allister
15 Jakub Moder

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