Brighton vs Chelsea

21 April 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ferdi Kadioglu 3’
  • Jack Hinshelwood 56’
  • Danny Welbeck 90+1’

Match summary

Brighton won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Chelsea. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Ferdi Kadioglu put Brighton ahead from a corner in the 3rd minute, Jack Hinshelwood made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, set up by Georginio Rutter, and Danny Welbeck made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Maxim De Cuyper.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.52 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Chelsea's 0.30 from 6.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
15 Shots 6
9 Shots on target 0
6 Corners 5
100 Attacks 74
54 Dangerous attacks 29
532 Passes 475
86% Pass accuracy 84%
14 Tackles 7
15 Fouls 6
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 4

Key events

Brighton Chelsea
Kick-off
Ferdi KadıoğluRight foot shot1-0 (Brighton)
3’
Kaoru MitomaShot on target
3’
Jan Paul van HeckeShot on target
15’
45+1’
Wesley FofanaFoul
Half-time1-0
46’
Alejandro GarnachoWesley Fofana
Joël VeltmanMats Wieffer
46’
Second half underway
Jack HinshelwoodRight foot shot2-0 (Brighton)
56’
Yankuba MintehFoul
58’
Ferdi KadiogluShot on target
65’
Ferdi KadiogluShot on target
66’
72’
Marc GuiuLiam Delap
73’
Dário EssugoRoméo Lavia
Maxim De CuyperYankuba Minteh
77’
Yasin AyariKaoru Mitoma
82’
Danny WelbeckGeorginio Rutter
83’
Danny WelbeckRight foot shot3-0 (Brighton)
90+1’
90+2’
Josh AcheampongMalo Gusto
Matt O'RileyJack Hinshelwood
90+2’
Full-time3-0

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.52 0.30 3’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), 1-0 3’ 56’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 2-0 56’ 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 3-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.52 0.30 3’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), 1-0 Kadioglu 3’ 56’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), 2-0 Hinshelwood 56’ 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 3-0 Welbeck 90+1’
Brighton 2.52 xGChelsea 0.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Brighton attacking 
18’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.54 xG, blocked 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 56’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 3’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 70’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 65’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 71’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 16’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.54 xG, blocked 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 56’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 3’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 70’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 65’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 54’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 71’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 16’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Marc Guiu (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer 46’
Hecke
Boscagli
Kadıoğlu
Groß
Baleba
Minteh 77’
Hinshelwood 90’
Mitoma 82’
Rutter 83’
Chelsea 5-4-1 Starting XI
Sánchez
Cucurella
Hato
Chalobah
Fofana 46’
Gusto 90’
Fernández
Caicedo
Lavia 73’
Neto
Delap 72’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF470 0.000.000
Olivier Boscagli DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF902 0.100.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF9013 0.230.000
Carlos Baleba MID900 0.000.541
Pascal Groß MID901 0.090.565
Yankuba Minteh MID781 0.060.000
Jack Hinshelwood MID9012 1.000.000
Kaoru Mitoma MID833 0.430.193
Georginio Rutter FWD8412 0.140.512
Joël Veltman Sub430 0.000.000
Maxim De Cuyper Sub1210 0.000.471
Yasin Ayari Sub70 0.000.000
Danny Welbeck Sub611 0.470.000
Matt O'Riley Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 41% Avg odds 2.28
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Chelsea win 31% Avg odds 3.01

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

Form going into the game

Brighton LWWWD
Chelsea WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 1-3 Brighton, 27 Sep 25 Next meeting: Chelsea 4-3 Brighton, 30 Aug 26  All Brighton vs Chelsea meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.