Brighton vs Chelsea

15 May 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Salisbury

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Danny Welbeck 90+7’
  • Cole Palmer 34’
  • Christopher Nkunku 64’

Match summary

Chelsea took a 2-1 win at Brighton. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 34th minute, set up by Marc Cucurella, Christopher Nkunku made it 0-2 in the 64th minute, set up by Malo Gusto, and Danny Welbeck pulled one back to make it 1-2 in stoppage time, set up by João Pedro.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Chelsea 1.54 from 13. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

Brighton Chelsea
12 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.32 xG 1.54
1.32 Non-penalty xG 1.54
11 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Brighton Chelsea
Kick-off
34’
Cole Palmer
Assist: Marc Cucurella0-1 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-1
64’
Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Malo Gusto0-2 (Chelsea)
Danny Welbeck
Assist: João Pedro1-2 (Brighton)
90+7’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Bart Verbruggen
  • Lewis Dunk
Chelsea
  • Reece James
  • Moisés Caicedo
  • Raheem Sterling

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 1.54 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 0-1 34’ 64’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 0-2 64’ 90+7’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-2 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 1.54 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 0-1 Palmer 34’ 64’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 0-2 Nkunku 64’ 90+7’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-2 Welbeck 90+7’
Brighton 1.32 xGChelsea 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Brighton attacking 
57’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 52’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 64’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90+7’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 44’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 53’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 76’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 30’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+10’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Valentín Barco (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 57’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 52’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 64’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90+7’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 53’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 44’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 76’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 52’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 83’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+10’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Valentín Barco (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Tariq Lamptey DEF900 0.000.684
Adam Webster DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF550 0.000.000
Igor Julio DEF900 0.000.011
Pascal Groß MID901 0.550.031
Billy Gilmour MID790 0.000.000
Facundo Buonanotte MID790 0.000.031
Julio Enciso MID902 0.060.000
Simon Adingra MID904 0.210.000
João Pedro FWD9011 0.050.421
Valentín Barco Sub351 0.010.101
Carlos Baleba Sub111 0.020.000
Danny Welbeck Sub1111 0.420.000
Anssumane Fati Sub10 0.000.000
Odeluga Offiah Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 30% Avg odds 3.25
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Chelsea win 47% Avg odds 2.06

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton DLLWD
Chelsea LDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 3-2 Brighton, 03 Dec 23 Next meeting: Chelsea 4-2 Brighton, 28 Sep 24  All Brighton vs Chelsea meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.