Chelsea vs Brighton

20 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Chelsea and Brighton could not be separated in a goalless draw.

Chelsea had the better of the chances, with 0.81 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Brighton's 0.46 from 11. Brighton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Chelsea Brighton
7 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 2
0 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
0.81 xG 0.46
0.81 Non-penalty xG 0.46
4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea Brighton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Kurt Zouma
  • Jorginho
Brighton
  • Ben White

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 0.81 0.46 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 0.46
Chelsea 0.81 xGBrighton 0.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Chelsea attacking 
20’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 17’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+3’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 17’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+3’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 50’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Yves Bissouma (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
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
Andreas Christensen DEF900 0.000.031
Kurt Zouma DEF901 0.010.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Reece James MID900 0.000.101
Marcos Alonso MID690 0.000.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.101
Mason Mount MID900 0.000.011
Hakim Ziyech FWD790 0.000.081
Kai Havertz FWD691 0.430.000
Christian Pulisic FWD903 0.200.000
Timo Werner Sub210 0.000.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub210 0.000.061
Olivier Giroud Sub112 0.160.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 57% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Brighton win 17% Avg odds 5.72

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WWDLW
Brighton LWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-3 Chelsea, 14 Sep 20 Next meeting: Chelsea 1-1 Brighton, 29 Dec 21  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.