English Premier League

FT Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Chelsea LDWWW 2
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Brighton & Hove Albion DLLWD 1
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CHE112
BHA011
American Express Stadium · 31,555 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea climb to sixth with 2-1 win over Brighton

Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku struck either side of halftime to earn Chelsea a 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday, sending the London club into the final day of the Premier League season in sixth place.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
45.3
Possession
54.7
14
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
430
Accurate Passes
503
474
Passes
555
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
12
14
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.4
37
Long Balls
26
10
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
5
Interceptions
5
33
Effective Clearances
11
33
Clearances
11

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 3Igor JulioLB
  5. 2Tariq LampteyRB
  6. 10Julio EncisoAM
  7. 11Billy GilmourLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 9João PedroF
  10. 24Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 14Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 23Conor GallagherLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 10Mykhailo MudrykAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
  3. 42' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Mykhailo Mudryk because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Lewis Dunk because of an injury.
  5. 64' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 2. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
  6. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Noni Madueke.
  7. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
  8. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
  9. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  10. 77' Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Odeluga Offiah replaces Tariq Lamptey.
  14. 85' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Julio Enciso.
  15. 88' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  16. 90' Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  17. 90'+7' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 2. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  18. 90'+9' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesare Casadei replaces Cole Palmer.
  19. 90'+9' Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Conor Gallagher because of an injury.

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