English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 27, 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion WWLDW 3
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Chelsea WDLLW 1
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CHE101
Stamford Bridge · 39,597 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Welbeck scores twice as Brighton down 10-man Chelsea

Brighton struck twice in second-half stoppage-time as 10-man Chelsea threw away the lead to slump to a 3-1 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
9
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
40.5
Possession
59.5
12
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
266
Accurate Passes
396
316
Passes
470
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.2
29
Long Balls
53
16
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
10
26
Effective Clearances
8
26
Clearances
8

Highlights

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Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 21Jorrel HatoCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 25Moisés CaicedoCM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 17Andrey SantosRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 7Pedro NetoLF
  11. 41EstêvãoRF

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 25Diego GómezAM
  7. 26Yasin AyariLM
  8. 17Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 10Georginio RutterF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 11Yankuba MintehAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top left corner.
  3. 42' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
  5. 54' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Andrey Santos.
  6. 55' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Joël Veltman.
  7. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Estêvão.
  8. 64' Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 67' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  11. 67' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Carlos Baleba.
  12. 77' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh with a cross.
  13. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Jorrel Hato.
  14. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Pedro Neto.
  15. 85' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Diego Gómez.
  16. 85' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Georginio Rutter.
  17. 89' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 89' Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+2' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a headed pass following a corner.
  21. 90'+10' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a through ball.
  22. 90'+11' Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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