English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 28, 2024
Brighton & Hove Albion WDDWD 2
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Chelsea LDWWW 4
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BHA202
CHE404
Stamford Bridge · 39,495 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
6
2
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
4
58.9
Possession
41.1
15
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
476
Accurate Passes
288
552
Passes
376
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
36
Long Balls
48
19
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
17
12
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 29Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 19Jadon SanchoAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 24Ferdi KadiogluRB
  6. 27Mats WiefferCM
  7. 41Jack HinshelwoodLM
  8. 20Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaLF
  11. 14Georginio RutterRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 27' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 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.
  5. 29' Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 29' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 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.
  8. 33' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Mats Wieffer.
  12. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Adam Webster.
  13. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Noni Madueke.
  14. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Marc Cucurella.
  15. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Jadon Sancho.
  16. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
  17. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Georginio Rutter.
  18. 78' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  20. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Enzo Fernández.
  21. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.

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