Chelsea vs Brighton

3 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Olivier Giroud 38’
  • Eden Hazard 60’
  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek 63’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Brighton. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Olivier Giroud put Chelsea ahead in the 38th minute, set up by Callum Hudson-Odoi, Eden Hazard made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek made it 3-0 in the 63rd minute, set up by Eden Hazard.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 3.12 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brighton's 0.44 from 3.

Match stats

Chelsea Brighton
17 Shots 3
4 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.12 xG 0.44
3.12 Non-penalty xG 0.44
12 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Chelsea Brighton
Kick-off
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Callum Hudson-Odoi1-0 (Chelsea)
38’
Half-time1-0
Eden Hazard
Assist: Ruben Loftus-Cheek2-0 (Chelsea)
60’
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Assist: Eden Hazard3-0 (Chelsea)
63’
Full-time3-0

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.12 0.44 38’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 38’ 60’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 2-0 60’ 63’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), 3-0 63’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.12 0.44 38’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 Giroud 38’ 60’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 2-0 Hazard 60’ 63’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), 3-0 Loftus-Cheek 63’
Chelsea 3.12 xGBrighton 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Chelsea attacking 
38’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 70’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 12’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 56’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+3’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 60’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 35’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 18’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 83’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ David Luiz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Emerson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 66’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 70’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 12’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 56’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+3’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 60’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 35’ Florin Andone (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 11’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ David Luiz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Emerson (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 80’ Bernardo (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF752 0.110.041
David Luiz DEF901 0.060.000
Andreas Christensen DEF900 0.000.000
Emerson DEF901 0.050.000
N'Golo Kanté MID901 0.620.142
Jorginho MID900 0.000.562
Ruben Loftus-Cheek MID84112 0.080.161
Callum Hudson-Odoi FWD9012 0.580.864
Olivier Giroud FWD9015 1.330.051
Eden Hazard FWD86113 0.281.153
Davide Zappacosta Sub150 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic Sub60 0.000.000
Willian Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 78% Bet365 odds 1.25
Draw 15% Bet365 odds 6.50
Brighton win 7% Bet365 odds 15.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WWDLW
Brighton LLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-2 Chelsea, 16 Dec 18 Next meeting: Chelsea 2-0 Brighton, 28 Sep 19  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.