Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion in English Premier League ended 4:3. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Brighton & Hove Albion at 43.2% - the match finished 4:3, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Chelsea X 2 · Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 48.4% 26.1% 25.5% Home win · Chelsea ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 33.4% 23.5% 43.2% Away win · Brighton & Hove Albion ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Brighton & Hove Albion ✘ Missed
Final score 4:3 Home win · Chelsea
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.91 on a Chelsea win, 3.81 on the draw and 3.84 on a Brighton & Hove Albion win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Chelsea win 1.91 1.97 1xBet 52.4% 33.4%
Draw 3.81 4.00 Dafabet 26.2% 23.5%
Brighton & Hove Albion win 3.84 4.10 Dafabet 26% 43.2%
Over 2.5 goals 1.64 1.69 1xBet 61% 54.4%
Under 2.5 goals 2.28 2.36 1xBet 43.9% 45.6%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.57 1.62 Bet365 63.7% 48.1%
Both teams to score - No 2.32 2.50 Betfair 43.1% 51.9%
Updated: 30.08.2026 10:09 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

  1. 4′R. Lavia · Goal
  2. 14′P. Neto · Goal (assist: M. Rogers)
  3. 32′Joao Pedro · Goal (assist: J. Hato)
  4. 35′M. Yalcouye · Goal
  5. 55′W. Fofana · Yellow card

Match statistics: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

Statistic Chelsea Brighton & Hove Albion
Possession 28% 72%
Shots on target 5 3
Total shots 13 8
Shots off target 3 4
Blocked shots 5 1
Corners 3 4
Fouls 4 7
Yellow cards 1 0
Saves 2 1
Passes 151 388
Pass accuracy 72% 88%

Line-ups: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  1. 3 Wesley Fofana 6.9
  2. 5 Maxence Lacroix 6.5
  3. 6 Levi Colwill 6.2
  4. 7 Pedro Neto 8.2
  5. 9 João Pedro 7.9
  6. 10 Cole Palmer 6.3
  7. 17 Morgan Rogers 8.2
  8. 21 Jorrel Hato 7.2
  9. 26 Emiliano Martínez 8.3
  10. 27 Malo Gusto 6.5
  11. 45 Roméo Lavia 7.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 Valentín Barco
  2. 11 Jamie Gittens
  3. 18 Danny Welbeck
  4. 24 Reece James
  5. 25 Moisés Caicedo
  6. 29 Pep Chavarría
  7. 34 Josh Acheampong
  8. 39 Mike Penders
  9. 41 Estêvão

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Bart Verbruggen 5.2
  2. 5 Lewis Dunk 6.3
  3. 13 Pascal Groß 6.2
  4. 19 Charalampos Kostoulas 6.3
  5. 21 Olivier Boscagli 6.9
  6. 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 5.6
  7. 25 Diego Gómez 6.2
  8. 27 Mats Wieffer 7.7
  9. 29 Maxim De Cuyper 6.2
  10. 35 Malick Yalcouyé 7.7
  11. 44 Luka Vušković 6.5
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 Pascal Struijk
  2. 6 Jaouen Hadjam
  3. 12 Promise David
  4. 15 Ibrahim Osman
  5. 20 Costinha
  6. 22 Amario Cozier-Duberry
  7. 23 Jason Steele
  8. 33 Matt O'Riley
  9. 49 Nehemiah Oriola

Form and head-to-head: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea

DWLWW

Brighton & Hove Albion

DWWDL

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

Chelsea wins: 0; draws: 0; Brighton & Hove Albion wins: 1.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Chelsea English Premier League

English Premier League standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Manchester City 3 3 0 0 +5 9 WWW
2 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 +5 9 WWW
3 Hull City 3 2 1 0 +3 7 DWW
4 Chelsea 3 2 0 1 +1 6 LWW
5 Brentford 3 1 2 0 +3 5 DDW
6 Liverpool 3 1 2 0 +2 5 WDD
7 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 +2 5 DWD
8 Everton 3 1 2 0 +2 5 DDW
9 Leeds United 3 1 2 0 +1 5 DDW
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 1 +3 4 DLW
11 Manchester United 3 1 1 1 +1 4 DWL
12 Sunderland 3 1 1 1 0 4 DWL
13 Crystal Palace 3 1 0 2 -4 3 WLL
14 Ipswich Town 3 1 0 2 -4 3 LLW
15 AFC Bournemouth 3 0 2 1 -1 2 DDL
16 Nottingham Forest 3 0 2 1 -1 2 DDL
17 Aston Villa 3 0 1 2 -5 1 DLL
18 Tottenham Hotspur 3 0 1 2 -5 1 DLL
19 Fulham 3 0 0 3 -3 0 LLL
20 Coventry City 3 0 0 3 -5 0 LLL

Managers: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

Xabi Alonso
ChelseaManagerXabi Alonso
F. Hürzeler
Brighton & Hove AlbionManagerF. Hürzeler

Match information: Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

Kick-off
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Competition
English Premier League
Round
2
City
London
Surface
grass
Capacity
40,341