Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion – Result & match summary
Standout single-match records from this game compared with the rest of the season.
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74% possession New season recordHighest possession by a team without winning Brighton had the highest possession share by any team that failed to win a match this season.
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Chelsea
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Chelsea defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3 on 30 August 2026 at Stamford Bridge in Premier League.
Lineups
Chelsea: (3-4-2-1) Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, João Pedro, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Jorrel Hato, Emiliano Martínez, Malo Gusto, Roméo Lavia.
Brighton & Hove Albion: (4-2-3-1) Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Pascal Groß, Charalampos Kostoulas, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Diego Gómez, Mats Wieffer, Maxim De Cuyper, Malick Yalcouyé, Luka Vuskovic.
Substitutions
Chelsea: Josh Acheampong for Wesley Fofana, Moisés Caicedo for Pedro Neto, Reece James for Roméo Lavia, Pep Chavarría for Levi Colwill, Valentín Barco for Moisés Caicedo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Ibrahim Osman for Malick Yalcouyé, Costinha for Mats Wieffer, Promise David for Charalampos Kostoulas.
Sidelined players
Chelsea: Dário Essugo, Jordan Henderson, Emmanuel Emegha, Aarón Anselmino.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Jack Hinshelwood, Femi Azeez.
Match statistics
Chelsea had 26% of the possession, compared with 74% for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Chelsea registered 17 shots, with 6 on target. Brighton & Hove Albion had 15 shots, with 6 on target.
Chelsea won 4 corners, while Brighton & Hove Albion won 7.
Top players
Chelsea: Cole Palmer scored 1 goal, Jorrel Hato provided 1 assist, and João Pedro was the highest-rated player (8.2).
Brighton & Hove Albion: Malick Yalcouyé scored 1 goal and Pascal Groß was the highest-rated player (7.5).