Brighton vs Chelsea

1 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Alireza Jahanbakhsh 84’
  • César Azpilicueta 10’

Match summary

Brighton and Chelsea drew 1-1. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

César Azpilicueta put Chelsea ahead from a corner in the 10th minute and Alireza Jahanbakhsh equalised from a corner in the 84th minute, set up by Lewis Dunk.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Chelsea 1.67 from 16.

Match stats

Brighton Chelsea
16 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 1.57
1.57 Non-penalty xG 1.57
10 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Brighton Chelsea
Kick-off
10’
César Azpilicueta0-1 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-1
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Assist: Lewis Dunk1-1 (Brighton)
84’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Neal Maupay
Chelsea
  • Reece James
  • Kurt Zouma
  • Mateo Kovacic

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 1.63 1.67 10’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 0-1 10’ 84’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), 1-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.67 10’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 0-1 Azpilicueta 10’ 84’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), 1-1 Jahanbakhsh 84’
Brighton 1.63 xGChelsea 1.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Brighton attacking 
10’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 80’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), set piece, 0.56 xG, saved 89’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 10’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 88’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 27’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 90+5’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 36’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.80 xG, goal 80’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), set piece, 0.56 xG, saved 89’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 10’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 88’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 27’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 90+5’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 43’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Steven Alzate (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 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
Martín Montoya DEF901 0.030.061
Adam Webster DEF902 0.070.000
Lewis Dunk DEF9011 0.070.071
Dan Burn DEF210 0.000.000
Davy Pröpper MID901 0.020.000
Steven Alzate MID903 0.160.000
Yves Bissouma MID490 0.000.000
Aaron Mooy MID710 0.000.072
Leandro Trossard FWD902 0.120.113
Neal Maupay FWD901 0.390.061
Bernardo Sub690 0.000.000
Aaron Connolly Sub412 0.610.000
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Sub1913 0.150.973

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 25% Avg odds 3.86
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.87
Chelsea win 50% Avg odds 1.91

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DDLLW
Chelsea LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 2-0 Brighton, 28 Sep 19 Next meeting: Brighton 1-3 Chelsea, 14 Sep 20  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.