Brighton v Chelsea result

Full-time · Brighton 1–2 Chelsea

Premier League · Sun, 16 Dec 2018 13:30 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Brighton 1–2 Chelsea — Chelsea won this Premier League match.

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The numbers

Result: Brighton 1–2 Chelsea · Premier League
Referee: Stuart Attwell, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Brighton 0 · draws 0 · Chelsea 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 2W 1D 2L · Chelsea 3W 1D 1L

Brighton 1–2 Chelsea (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 6.14

Corners

against 5.5 / 5.14 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 5.57

Shots on target

against 5 / 3.14 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 1.86

Cards

against 1.33 / 1.57 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Chelsea for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.14 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.83 for · 18.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	16.43 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.67 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.57 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.33 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.57 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Stuart Attwell, England.

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Murray n 8	52.6	4.5 7/5	2.6 5/3	—
J. Locadia n 8	27.5	3.3 4/2	2 4/1	—
D. Stephens n 8	64.5	2.3 6/4	0.7 2/2	—
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	50.5	2.2 7/3	0.7 3/0	—
F. Andone n 8	52.4	2.1 6/3	1.3 4/1	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Locadia n 8	27.5	2.9 5/2	1.2 3/0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	50.5	2.2 6/3	0.7 2/1
J. Izquierdo n 8	70.3	2.1 6/5	0.5 3/0
S. March n 8	69.6	1.9 7/5	0 0/0
F. Andone n 8	52.4	1.9 4/4	1.1 4/1

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. March n 8	69.6	0 0/0	0.6 3/1
G. Murray n 8	52.6	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
F. Andone n 8	52.4	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
L. Dunk n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
L. Balogun n 5	64.2	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Bissouma n 8	47.4	4.3 7/2
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	50.5	3.1 6/3
Martín Montoya n 8	90	2.9 8/7
Bernardo n 8	73.3	2.9 7/6
D. Stephens n 8	64.5	2.8 6/5

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Ryan n 8	90	3.1 6/5

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Giroud n 8	42	1.6 3/2	1.6 5/1	—
R. Loftus-Cheek n 8	62.6	1.4 4/2	2.2 7/2	—
Álvaro Morata n 8	59.1	1.3 6/1	1.3 5/1	—
Pedro n 8	55.5	1.2 4/1	1 4/1	—
A. Rüdiger n 8	90	1.1 6/2	0.8 6/0	—

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Giroud n 8	42	6.2 7/6	2.4 6/3
C. Hudson-Odoi n 6	40.3	4.5 4/4	1.9 3/2
Álvaro Morata n 8	59.1	3.6 8/5	1.5 5/2
Willian n 8	57	3.4 8/6	1.2 5/1
Pedro n 8	55.5	3 6/5	0.8 2/1

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Giroud n 8	42	1.3 4/1	0 0/0
C. Hudson-Odoi n 6	40.3	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
E. Hazard n 8	78.4	0 0/0	0.7 4/1
Fàbregas n 8	62.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
R. Barkley n 8	61.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
César Azpilicueta n 8	80.3	4.2 7/6
Marcos Alonso n 8	88.5	2.5 7/5
Pedro n 8	55.5	2.2 6/4
M. Kovačić n 8	53.4	1.9 4/2
N. Kanté n 8	88.4	1.8 8/4

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Caballero n 7	90	3.3 6/5
Kepa Arrizabalaga n 8	90	2.1 3/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Chelsea
41%	Possession	59%
6	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	3
3	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	1
5	Offsides	4
14	Fouls	6
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
455	Passes	654
80%	Pass accuracy	88%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Ryan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Martín Montoya	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.3
L. Balogun	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
L. Dunk	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
Bernardo	90	0	1	0	0	1	6	0	6.7
D. Stephens	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
D. Pröpper	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.8
S. March	90	1	0	4	2	2	2	0	7.5
A. Knockaert	83	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
P. Groß	81	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.8
G. Murray	60	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
F. Andone sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Y. Bissouma sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Locadia sub	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Kepa Arrizabalaga	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
César Azpilicueta	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
A. Rüdiger	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
David Luiz	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.8
Marcos Alonso	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	Y	6.6
N. Kanté	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Jorginho	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Willian	90	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	7.4
E. Hazard	83	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	7.9
M. Kovačić	75	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
Pedro	66	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.5
R. Loftus-Cheek	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
R. Barkley	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Giroud	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brighton v Chelsea — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrightonLDWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

ChelseaWWLWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Brighton 0 · 0 draws · Chelsea 2 · 3 goals/game

2018-01-20 Brighton 0–4 Chelsea
2017-12-26 Chelsea 2–0 Brighton

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brighton#17 pos36 pts38 pl-25 GD

Chelsea#3 pos72 pts38 pl+24 GD

Goals per game

Brighton scored0.92

Chelsea scored1.66

Brighton conceded1.58

Chelsea conceded1.03

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Chelsea?: In their last 2 meetings, Brighton won 0, Chelsea won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brighton and Chelsea?: Recent form — Brighton 2W 1D 2L; Chelsea 3W 1D 1L.

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