Chelsea vs Brighton

29 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Romelu Lukaku 28’
  • Danny Welbeck 90+1’

Match summary

Chelsea and Brighton shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Romelu Lukaku put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Mason Mount and Danny Welbeck equalised with a header in stoppage time, set up by Marc Cucurella.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 0.76 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Brighton 0.79 from 18.

Match stats

Chelsea Brighton
11 Shots 18
5 Shots on Target 6
10 Corners 8
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 0.79
0.76 Non-penalty xG 0.79
10 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Chelsea Brighton
Kick-off
Romelu Lukaku
Assist: Mason Mount1-0 (Chelsea)
28’
Half-time1-0
90+1’
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Marc Cucurella1-1 (Brighton)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Antonio Rüdiger
  • Mateo Kovacic
  • Mason Mount
  • Callum Hudson-Odoi
Brighton
  • Yves Bissouma

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 0.79 28’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 1-0 28’ 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 0.79 28’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), 1-0 Lukaku 28’ 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 Welbeck 90+1’
Chelsea 0.76 xGBrighton 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Chelsea attacking 
28’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 86’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 61’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Marc Cucurella (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 86’ Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 52’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Marc Cucurella (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.080.000
César Azpilicueta DEF901 0.090.000
Andreas Christensen DEF500 0.000.000
Christian Pulisic MID900 0.000.061
Reece James MID260 0.000.081
Mateo Kovacic MID901 0.020.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.000
Mason Mount MID9012 0.120.284
Callum Hudson-Odoi MID712 0.110.000
Romelu Lukaku FWD9012 0.230.142
Marcos Alonso Sub640 0.000.000
Trevoh Chalobah Sub401 0.020.000
N'Golo Kanté Sub191 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 72% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.04
Brighton win 9% Avg odds 10.37

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea LWDDW
Brighton DDDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 0-0 Brighton, 20 Apr 21 Next meeting: Brighton 1-1 Chelsea, 18 Jan 22  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.