English Premier League

FT Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Chelsea LLWLL 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion LWWWD 3
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BHA123
American Express Stadium · 31,220 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Chelsea routed by Brighton, now on worst run since 1912

Chelsea have now lost five straight league games without scoring a goal for the first time since 1912 after a 3-0 defeat to Brighton.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
0
47.1
Possession
52.9
6
SHOTS
15
0
ON GOAL
9
0.0
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
456
475
Passes
532
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
55
15
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
8
7
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
8
25
Effective Clearances
20
25
Clearances
20

Highlights

02:24 Nicol: Chelsea are in complete disarray under Rosenior Watch on ESPN 02:23 Burley: Chelsea need to sack Liam Rosenior Watch on ESPN 00:51 The damning stats of Liam Rosenior's time at Chelsea Watch on ESPN 03:23 Did Chelsea make a mistake hiring Liam Rosenior? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 21Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 13Jack HinshelwoodAM
  7. 17Carlos BalebaLM
  8. 30Pascal GrossRM
  9. 10Georginio RutterF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 11Yankuba MintehAM-R

CHE · 5-4-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD
  3. 21Jorrel HatoCD-L
  4. 29Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  6. 27Malo GustoRB
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  8. 45Romeo LaviaCM-R
  9. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  10. 7Pedro NetoRM
  11. 9Liam DelapF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 0. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 45'+1' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Wesley Fofana.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer.
  5. 56' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Chelsea 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter following a fast break.
  6. 58' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Liam Delap.
  8. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Roméo Lavia.
  9. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Yankuba Minteh.
  10. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  11. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.

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