Chelsea vs Brighton

3 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Enzo Fernández 17’, 65’ (pen)
  • Levi Colwill 21’
  • Facundo Buonanotte 43’
  • João Pedro 90+2’

Match summary

Chelsea won 3-2 at home to Brighton. Chelsea led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Enzo Fernández put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi, Levi Colwill made it 2-0 with a header in the 21st minute, set up by Nicolas Jackson, and Facundo Buonanotte pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 43rd minute, set up by Adam Lallana. In the second half, Fernández made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 65th minute and João Pedro made it 3-2 with a header in stoppage time, set up by James Milner.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Brighton's 0.86 from 18. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

Chelsea Brighton
8 Shots 18
5 Shots on Target 9
5 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
1.66 xG 0.86
0.90 Non-penalty xG 0.86
8 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Chelsea Brighton
Kick-off
Enzo Fernández
Assist: Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi1-0 (Chelsea)
17’
Levi Colwill
Assist: Nicolas Jackson2-0 (Chelsea)
21’
43’
Facundo Buonanotte
Assist: Adam Lallana2-1 (Brighton)
Half-time2-1
Enzo Fernández
Penalty3-1 (Chelsea)
65’
90+2’
João Pedro
Assist: James Milner3-2 (Brighton)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Conor Gallagher
  • Robert Sánchez
  • Enzo Fernández
  • Moisés Caicedo
Brighton
  • Igor Julio
  • Jack Hinshelwood
  • João Pedro
  • Pascal Groß
  • James Milner

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 0.86 17’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 1-0 17’ 21’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), 2-0 21’ 43’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), 2-1 43’ 65’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 3-1 65’ 90+2’ João Pedro (Brighton), 3-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 0.86 17’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 1-0 Fernández 17’ 21’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), 2-0 Colwill 21’ 43’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), 2-1 Buonanotte 43’ 65’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), 3-1 Fernández 65’ 90+2’ João Pedro (Brighton), 3-2 Pedro 90+2’
Chelsea 1.66 xGBrighton 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Chelsea attacking 
65’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 17’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 45’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 21’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 90+2’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 90+8’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 56’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 19’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 80’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+9’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ James Milner (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 65’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 17’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 45’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+2’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, goal 21’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 90+8’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 56’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 19’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+9’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ James Milner (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Axel Disasi DEF900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.000
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi DEF9010 0.000.532
Levi Colwill DEF9011 0.130.000
Enzo Fernández MID9023 1.330.000
Moisés Caicedo MID901 0.020.000
Raheem Sterling MID720 0.000.000
Conor Gallagher MID440 0.000.000
Mykhailo Mudryk MID871 0.020.000
Nicolas Jackson FWD7811 0.150.131
Cole Palmer Sub181 0.010.021
Ian Maatsen Sub120 0.000.000
Armando Broja Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 59% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.33
Brighton win 19% Avg odds 5.16

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea DLWDL
Brighton LDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 1-2 Brighton, 15 Apr 23 Next meeting: Brighton 1-2 Chelsea, 15 May 24  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.