Chelsea vs Brighton

15 April 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Conor Gallagher 13’
  • Danny Welbeck 42’
  • Julio Enciso 69’

Match summary

Brighton came from behind to win 2-1 away at Chelsea. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Conor Gallagher put Chelsea ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Mykhailo Mudryk, Danny Welbeck equalised with a header in the 42nd minute, set up by Pascal Groß, and Julio Enciso won it in the 69th minute, set up by Solly March.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Chelsea's 0.46 from 8.

Match stats

Chelsea Brighton
8 Shots 26
2 Shots on Target 10
2 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.46 xG 2.52
0.46 Non-penalty xG 2.52
6 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Chelsea Brighton
Kick-off
Conor Gallagher
Assist: Mykhailo Mudryk1-0 (Chelsea)
13’
42’
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Pascal Groß1-1 (Brighton)
Half-time1-1
69’
Julio Enciso
Assist: Solly March1-2 (Brighton)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Trevoh Chalobah
  • Conor Gallagher
Brighton
  • Robert Sánchez
  • Joël Veltman

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 0.46 2.54 13’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), 1-0 13’ 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 42’ 69’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), 1-2 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 2.54 13’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), 1-0 Gallagher 13’ 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 Welbeck 42’ 69’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), 1-2 Enciso 69’
Chelsea 0.46 xGBrighton 2.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Chelsea attacking 
3’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 21’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 60’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 33’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 26’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 49’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 66’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+7’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+7’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 43’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 53’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 7’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 21’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 60’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 33’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 26’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 49’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 66’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+7’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+7’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 56’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 43’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 53’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 9’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 7’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
Trevoh Chalobah DEF900 0.000.000
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi DEF900 0.000.000
Wesley Fofana DEF610 0.000.000
Ben Chilwell DEF901 0.100.122
Denis Zakaria MID780 0.000.000
Enzo Fernández MID610 0.000.000
Christian Pulisic MID601 0.110.000
Conor Gallagher MID9011 0.060.000
Mykhailo Mudryk MID9013 0.090.061
Raheem Sterling FWD610 0.000.000
Hakim Ziyech Sub300 0.000.101
Mateo Kovacic Sub291 0.080.000
João Félix Sub290 0.000.000
Reece James Sub290 0.000.000
Mason Mount Sub121 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 33% Avg odds 2.94
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Brighton win 39% Avg odds 2.48

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WDLDL
Brighton DWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 4-1 Chelsea, 29 Oct 22 Next meeting: Chelsea 3-2 Brighton, 03 Dec 23  All Chelsea vs Brighton 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.