Chelsea vs Brighton

28 September 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 4–2

  • Cole Palmer 21’, 28’ (pen), 31’, 41’
  • Georginio Rutter 7’
  • Carlos Baleba 34’

Match summary

Chelsea came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Brighton. Chelsea led 4-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Georginio Rutter put Brighton ahead with a header in the 7th minute, set up by Carlos Baleba, Cole Palmer equalised in the 21st minute, set up by Nicolas Jackson, Palmer put Chelsea in front from the penalty spot in the 28th minute, Palmer made it 3-1 with a direct free kick in the 31st minute, Carlos Baleba pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 34th minute, and Palmer made it 4-2 in the 41st minute, set up by Jadon Sancho.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 3.66 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Brighton's 1.21 from 15.

Match stats

Chelsea Brighton
15 Shots 15
7 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.66 xG 1.21
2.90 Non-penalty xG 1.21
10 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Chelsea Brighton
Kick-off
7’
Georginio Rutter
Assist: Carlos Baleba0-1 (Brighton)
Cole Palmer
Assist: Nicolas Jackson1-1 (Chelsea)
21’
Cole Palmer
Penalty2-1 (Chelsea)
28’
Cole Palmer3-1 (Chelsea)
31’
34’
Carlos Baleba3-2 (Brighton)
Cole Palmer
Assist: Jadon Sancho4-2 (Chelsea)
41’
Half-time4-2
Full-time4-2

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Wesley Fofana
  • Marc Cucurella
  • Enzo Fernández
Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Estupiñán

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.66 1.21 7’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 0-1 7’ 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-1 21’ 28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 2-1 28’ 31’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 3-1 31’ 34’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), 3-2 34’ 41’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 4-2 41’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.66 1.21 7’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 0-1 Rutter 7’ 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-1 Palmer 21’ 28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 2-1 Palmer 28’ 31’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 3-1 Palmer 31’ 34’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), 3-2 Baleba 34’ 41’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 4-2 Palmer 41’
Chelsea 3.66 xGBrighton 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Chelsea attacking 
28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 49’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 67’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 56’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 34’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 19’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 44’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 41’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 76’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 47’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 7’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 55’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 49’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 67’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 56’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 21’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 34’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 19’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 44’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 41’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 38’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 74’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 7’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 55’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Kaoru Mitoma (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
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF900 0.000.000
Wesley Fofana DEF900 0.000.000
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF780 0.000.081
Moisés Caicedo MID900 0.000.492
Enzo Fernández MID870 0.000.301
Noni Madueke MID711 0.130.000
Cole Palmer MID9047 1.991.284
Jadon Sancho MID7911 0.100.141
Nicolas Jackson FWD8715 1.360.351
Pedro Neto Sub191 0.070.131
Renato Veiga Sub120 0.000.000
Mykhailo Mudryk Sub110 0.000.000
Romeo Lavia Sub30 0.000.000
Christopher Nkunku Sub30 0.000.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 54% Avg odds 1.77
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.18
Brighton win 23% Avg odds 4.26

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea LWDWW
Brighton WWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-2 Chelsea, 15 May 24 Next meeting: Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, 14 Feb 25  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.