English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion DDDLW 1
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Chelsea WDDWW 1
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CHE101
Stamford Bridge · 40,080 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 4Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 5JorginhoCM-L
  6. 8Mateo KovacicCM-R
  7. 24Reece JamesLM
  8. 10Christian PulisicRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

BHA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD
  3. 3Marc CucurellaCD-L
  4. 34Joël VeltmanCD-R
  5. 8Yves BissoumaCM-L
  6. 14Adam LallanaCM-R
  7. 20Solly MarchLM
  8. 2Tariq LampteyRM
  9. 9Neal MaupayF
  10. 10Alexis Mac AllisterCF-L
  11. 15Jakub ModerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Reece James because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 41' Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Andreas Christensen because of an injury.
  5. 58' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Tariq Lamptey.
  8. 67' Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  9. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  10. 81' Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 81' Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Jakub Moder.
  13. 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.

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