Brighton vs Chelsea

14 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Leandro Trossard 54’
  • Jorginho 23’ (pen)
  • Reece James 56’
  • Kurt Zouma 66’

Match summary

Chelsea won 3-1 away at Brighton. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jorginho put Chelsea ahead from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Leandro Trossard equalised in the 54th minute, set up by Tariq Lamptey, Reece James put Chelsea back in front in the 56th minute, set up by Jorginho, and Kurt Zouma made it 1-3 from a corner in the 66th minute, set up by Reece James.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Chelsea 1.27 from 10.

Match stats

Brighton Chelsea
13 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 1.27
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.51
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Brighton Chelsea
Kick-off
23’
Jorginho
Penalty0-1 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-1
Leandro Trossard
Assist: Tariq Lamptey1-1 (Brighton)
54’
56’
Reece James
Assist: Jorginho1-2 (Chelsea)
66’
Kurt Zouma
Assist: Reece James1-3 (Chelsea)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Tariq Lamptey

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 1.44 1.27 23’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 0-1 23’ 54’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), 1-1 54’ 56’ Reece James (Chelsea), 1-2 56’ 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), 1-3 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.27 23’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 0-1 Jorginho 23’ 54’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), 1-1 Trossard 54’ 56’ Reece James (Chelsea), 1-2 James 56’ 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), 1-3 Zouma 66’
Brighton 1.44 xGChelsea 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Brighton attacking 
23’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.50 xG, off target 26’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 47’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 25’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 77’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 47’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 15’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+4’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Adam Webster (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.50 xG, off target 26’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 47’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 25’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 77’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 19’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 15’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+4’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Adam Webster (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.500.000
Adam Webster DEF901 0.010.041
Ben White DEF830 0.000.000
Tariq Lamptey MID9011 0.040.342
Solly March MID901 0.050.301
Yves Bissouma MID902 0.030.000
Steven Alzate MID832 0.080.092
Adam Lallana MID440 0.000.082
Leandro Trossard FWD9011 0.020.512
Neal Maupay FWD901 0.330.000
Aaron Connolly Sub463 0.390.000
Pascal Groß Sub70 0.000.000
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 16% Avg odds 5.91
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.35
Chelsea win 62% Avg odds 1.56

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

Form going into the game

Brighton LLDDW
Chelsea WLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Chelsea, 01 Jan 20 Next meeting: Chelsea 0-0 Brighton, 20 Apr 21  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.