Chelsea vs Brighton

27 September 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Enzo Fernández 24’
  • Danny Welbeck 77’, 90+10’
  • Maxim De Cuyper 90+2’

Match summary

Brighton came from behind to win 3-1 away at Chelsea. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Enzo Fernández put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 24th minute. In the second half, Danny Welbeck equalised with a header in the 77th minute, set up by Yankuba Minteh, Maxim De Cuyper put Brighton in front with a header in stoppage time, set up by Mats Wieffer, and Welbeck made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Brajan Gruda.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.49 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Chelsea's 2.03 from 13. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
13 Shots 12
3 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 7
90 Attacks 74
40 Dangerous attacks 53
470 Passes 316
84% Pass accuracy 84%
21 Tackles 21
9 Fouls 16
3 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Chelsea Brighton
Kick-off
Enzo FernándezShot on target
3’
9’
Joël VeltmanFoul
Reece JamesShot on target
10’
Enzo FernándezHeader1-0 (Chelsea)
24’
Marc CucurellaFoul
42’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Trevoh Chalobah : card review (VAR)
51’
Trevoh Chalobah Professional foul last man
53’
Josh AcheampongAndrey Santos
54’
55’
Mats WiefferJoël Veltman
Malo GustoEstêvão
63’
64’
Mats WiefferFoul
Reece James Argument
66’
67’
Brajan GrudaCarlos Baleba
67’
Danny WelbeckKaoru Mitoma
77’
Danny WelbeckHeader1-1 (Brighton)
Benoît BadiashileJorrel Hato
79’
Roméo LaviaPedro Neto 
79’
85’
Maxim De CuyperDiego Gómez
85’
Stefanos TzimasGeorginio Rutter
Benoît BadiashileArgument
89’
89’
Jan Paul van HeckeArgument
90’
Lewis DunkArgument
90+2’
Maxim De CuyperHeader1-2 (Brighton)
90+10’
Danny WelbeckLeft foot shot1-3 (Brighton)
90+11’
Danny Welbeck
Full-time1-3

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 2.03 2.49 24’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 1-0 24’ 77’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 77’ 90+2’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), 1-2 90+2’ 90+10’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-3 90+10’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 2.03 2.49 24’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 1-0 Fernández 24’ 77’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 Welbeck 77’ 90+2’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), 1-2 De Cuyper 90+2’ 90+10’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-3 Welbeck 90+10’
Chelsea 2.03 xGBrighton 2.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Chelsea attacking 
24’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 90+10’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 90+13’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 90+2’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 77’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 72’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 69’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 12’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 87’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 90+10’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 90+13’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 90+2’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 77’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 72’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 69’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 12’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 87’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 15’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Chelsea 4-3-3 Starting XI
Sánchez
James
Chalobah
Hato 79’
Cucurella
Santos 54’
Caicedo
Fernández
Estêvão 63’
Pedro
Neto 79’
Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Dunk
Hecke
Veltman 55’
Ayari
Baleba 67’
Mitoma 67’
Gómez 85’
Minteh
Rutter 85’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.192
Reece James DEF902 0.040.561
Jorrel Hato DEF810 0.000.000
Trevoh Chalobah DEF550 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF901 0.020.021
Enzo Fernández MID9014 1.530.021
Moisés Caicedo MID901 0.040.000
Andrey Santos MID560 0.000.051
Estêvão FWD663 0.290.000
João Pedro FWD900 0.000.162
Pedro Neto FWD812 0.110.021
Josh Acheampong Sub340 0.000.000
Malo Gusto Sub240 0.000.000
Romeo Lavia Sub90 0.000.000
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.75
Brighton win 27% Avg odds 3.57

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea DWWDL
Brighton DLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, 14 Feb 25 Next meeting: Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, 21 Apr 26  All Chelsea vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.