Chelsea
Brighton
Match summary
Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3. Chelsea led 3-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Romeo Lavia put Chelsea ahead from a corner in the 4th minute, Pedro Neto made it 2-0 in the 14th minute, set up by Morgan Rogers, João Pedro made it 3-0 in the 32nd minute, set up by Jorrel Hato, and Malick Yalcouyé pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 35th minute. In the second half, Pedro's own goal made it 3-2 from a corner in the 63rd minute, Cole Palmer made it 4-2 in the 74th minute, set up by João Pedro, and Pascal Groß made it 4-3 with a header in stoppage time.
The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brighton's 0.04 from 15.
Chelsea secured a 4-3 victory against Brighton in their Premier League fixture after an intense encounter that saw contrasting territorial dominance. Brighton controlled 74 percent of possession and completed 647 passes compared to Chelsea's 227 passes, while also winning 7 corners to 4. Despite the away side registering 117 attacks and 70 dangerous attacks, Chelsea matched their opponents with 6 shots on target from 17 total attempts. The hosts recorded an expected goals figure of 1.38 against Brighton's 0.04. Discipline saw 1 yellow card shown to the home team and 3 to the away team, alongside 6 fouls committed by Chelsea and 12 by Brighton.
The action began quickly when Roméo Lavia scored with a right foot shot in the 4th minute to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead. Pedro Neto extended the advantage with a right foot shot in the 14th minute, and João Pedro added a 3rd with a right foot shot in the 32nd minute. Malick Yalcouyé pulled a goal back for Brighton with a right foot shot in the 35th minute, making the half-time score 3-1. Wesley Fofana received a yellow card in the 55th minute before João Pedro scored an own goal in the 63rd minute. Cole Palmer scored Chelsea's 4th goal in the 74th minute, and Pascal Groß scored a header in the 90+6th minute to finalise the score at 4-3.
