Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Premier League

Cole Palmer makes history as Chelsea overcome Brighton

Chelsea's Cole Palmer scored four first-half goals, including a stunning long-range free kick and a penalty, in a breathless 4-2 Premier League victory over Brighton on Saturday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
• 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 4': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
• 7': Goal! Chelsea 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
• 7': Delay in match because of an injury Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 7': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
• 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 10': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
• 10': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 13': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 14': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk is caught offside.
• 15': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
• 18': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
• 19': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
• 19': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
• 20': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
• 21': Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
• 23': Offside, Chelsea. Noni Madueke is caught offside.
• 26': Penalty Chelsea. Jadon Sancho draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 26': Penalty conceded by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 27': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
• 28': Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
• 29': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 29': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 29': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 29': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
• 31': Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
• 33': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 34': Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 34': Attempt saved. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 36': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
• 37': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 38': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
• 39': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 41': Goal! Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a through ball.
• 44': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a through ball.
• 45': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
• 45'+2': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.
• 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross.
• 45'+5': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 45'+5': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+7': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
• 45'+9': First Half ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
• 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
• 46': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 46': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Chelsea).
• 47': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
• 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
• 49': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
• 49': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Webster.
• 50': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
• 50': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 50': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 50': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
• 52': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
• 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Webster.
• 53': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross following a corner.
• 55': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
• 56': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
• 57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Mats Wieffer.
• 57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Adam Webster.
• 58': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
• 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 60': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 60': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
• 62': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 62': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
• 62': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 63': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 63': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Noni Madueke.
• 64': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
• 64': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 65': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 65': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
• 67': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 67': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 67': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
• 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 69': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
• 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Marc Cucurella.
• 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Jadon Sancho.
• 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
• 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Georginio Rutter.
• 71': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 72': Offside, Chelsea. Renato Veiga is caught offside.
• 74': Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
• 75': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
• 75': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 76': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
• 78': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
• 78': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 78': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
• 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Enzo Fernández.
• 80': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
• 84': Offside, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk is caught offside.
• 88': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
• 88': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 89': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
• 90'+1': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
• 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
• 90'+4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
• 0': Match ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.