English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 3, 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion DWDWW 2
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Chelsea LWWDL 3
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BHA112
CHE213
Stamford Bridge · 39,647 att.

Match Report

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Fernandez double helps 10-man Chelsea to 3-2 win over Brighton

First Chelsea Premier League goals from Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill earned the 10-man home side a 3-2 win over Brighton at a rainy Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
7
67.6
Possession
32.4
18
SHOTS
8
9
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
580
Accurate Passes
246
645
Passes
306
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
27
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
27
Long Balls
42
14
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
13
10
Effective Clearances
29
10
Clearances
29

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 6Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 26Levi ColwillLB
  5. 2Axel DisasiRB
  6. 23Conor GallagherAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 10Mykhailo MudrykAM-L
  11. 7Raheem SterlingAM-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 3Igor JulioCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 41Jack HinshelwoodLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 14Adam LallanaAM
  7. 11Billy GilmourLM
  8. 20Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 28Evan FergusonF
  10. 24Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile following a corner.
  2. 21' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 31' Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  5. 45' Second yellow card to Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+6' Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 52' Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  9. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Carlos Baleba.
  10. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  11. 58' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Adam Lallana.
  12. 58' Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 59' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 64' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 64' James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 65' Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  17. 66' Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Raheem Sterling.
  18. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  19. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  20. 84' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Igor Julio.
  21. 88' Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 90'+2' Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
  23. 90'+14' João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

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