Chelsea v Brighton result

Full-time · Chelsea 1–3 Brighton

Premier League · Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:00 BST · Stamford Bridge

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Chelsea · Brighton · Head-to-head

Chelsea 1–3 Brighton — Brighton won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Brighton: 2.49 to 2.03 in expected goals, from 12 shots to 13, ahead on xG from the 91st minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Brighton won 3–1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday 27 September. Chelsea have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions. Brighton have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Brighton came from behind: Chelsea led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Chelsea: Enzo Fernández (24’); Brighton: Daniel Welbeck (77’, assisted by Y. Minteh; 90’, assisted by Brajan Gruda) and Maxim De Cuyper (90’, assisted by Mats Wieffer). Trevoh Chalobah (53’) was sent off.

Discipline

S. Hooper showed eight yellow cards and one red — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Chelsea: Marc Cucurella (42’), Reece James (66’) and B. Badiashile (89’); Brighton: Joël Veltman (9’), Mats Wieffer (64’), Jan van Hecke (89’), Lewis Dunk (90’) and Daniel Welbeck (90+11’).

What it changes

Chelsea stay sixth after this result (six league matches played).

Brighton move up from 12th to ninth (six league matches played).

Brighton are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) 8.0, Daniel Welbeck (Brighton) 7.3 and Y. Minteh (Brighton) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Chelsea next host Tottenham on 24 October 2026.

Brighton next host Crystal Palace on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Chelsea: Chelsea v Tottenham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Brighton: Brighton v Crystal Palace, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Chelsea 1–3 Brighton · Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge · London
Referee: S. Hooper
Head-to-head (last 6): Chelsea 4 · draws 0 · Brighton 2 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Chelsea 2W 1D 2L · Brighton 3W 1D 1L

Chelsea 1–3 Brighton (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 2.75

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.63

Corners

against 4.63 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 4 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.38 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.22 yellows

Referee · S. Hooper

1.33 home / 1.89 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Chelsea for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.25 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.88 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Hooper — 3.22 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.33 to the home side, 1.89 to the away side).

Home 1.33Away 1.89

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. 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
F. Buonanotte n 8	41.3	2.7 5/3	2.5 5/2	—
Andrey Santos n 8	40.8	2.5 6/3	2.5 6/2	C. Baleba
J. Bynoe-Gittens n 8	30.5	2.2 4/2	1.5 4/0	—
Marc Cucurella n 8	69.8	2.1 6/4	1.6 6/4	—
M. Caicedo n 8	85	1.7 6/4	1.2 6/3	C. Baleba

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Palmer n 8	78.1	2.4 6/5	1.4 5/4
F. Buonanotte n 8	41.3	2.2 4/3	1.1 2/2
L. Delap n 8	46.8	1.7 5/2	1.7 5/2
Estêvão n 8	40.3	1.7 4/1	0.8 3/0
A. Garnacho n 8	39.4	1.7 6/0	1.1 4/0

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Palmer n 8	78.1	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
Tyrique George n 8	53.4	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
João Pedro n 8	76.5	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
Estêvão n 8	40.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Garnacho n 8	39.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Caicedo n 8	85	3.4 7/7
Shumaira Mheuka n 6	23	3.3 3/2
F. Buonanotte n 8	41.3	2.2 5/1
Andrey Santos n 8	40.8	2.2 4/2
Marc Cucurella n 8	69.8	1.9 7/4

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	79.4	3.3 6/5
F. Jörgensen n 8	89.3	1.8 4/3

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. 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
S. Tzimas n 8	20.1	3.4 2/1	1.1 1/1	—
D. Gómez n 8	57.4	2.9 7/5	1.2 5/1	—
K. Mitoma n 8	74.3	2.3 6/3	0.5 3/0	—
C. Baleba n 8	51.3	2.2 5/3	0.9 2/2	M. Caicedo
J. Hinshelwood n 8	43.6	2.1 6/2	1 3/1	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Gruda n 8	46.9	3.1 7/3	1.4 3/3
S. Tzimas n 8	20.1	2.8 3/2	2.8 3/2
D. Gómez n 8	57.4	2 5/2	1.6 4/2
Y. Ayari n 8	64.9	1.7 4/3	1.2 4/3
D. Welbeck n 8	64.8	1.6 4/2	0.9 3/1

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Tzimas n 8	20.1	1.7 2/1	1.1 2/0
T. Watson n 8	51.3	0.4 2/0	0.7 1/1
D. Gómez n 8	57.4	1 2/1	0 0/0
B. Gruda n 8	46.9	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
J. Hinshelwood n 8	43.6	0.8 2/1	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Wieffer n 8	75	6.3 8/7
D. Gómez n 8	57.4	3.3 7/6
J. Veltman n 8	69.4	2.8 5/4
F. Kadıoğlu n 8	54.9	2.5 6/3
Y. Ayari n 8	64.9	2.3 7/3

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	1.5 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Chelsea		Brighton
60%	Possession	40%
1.81	Expected goals (xG)	2.28
13	Shots	12
3	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	7
6	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	7
2	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	5
1	Red cards	0
0	Saves	2
470	Passes	316
84%	Pass accuracy	84%

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Robert Sánchez	90	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.7
R. James	90	0	1	1	1	1	Y	7.7
Marc Cucurella	90	0	1	0	1	3	Y	5.9
M. Caicedo	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
E. Fernández	90	1	4	2	1	3	0	7.5
João Pedro	90	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.6
J. Hato	79	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Pedro Neto	79	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
Estêvão	63	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Andrey Santos	54	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
T. Chalobah	53	0	0	0	0	0	R	5.3
Joshua Kofi Acheampong sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
M. Gusto sub	27	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
B. Badiashile sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
R. Lavia sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Verbruggen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
J. van Hecke	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	8.3
L. Dunk	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
F. Kadıoğlu	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Y. Ayari	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
Y. Minteh	90	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	6.3
D. Gómez	85	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.7
G. Rutter	85	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
C. Baleba	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Mitoma	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Veltman	55	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
M. Wieffer sub	35	0	1	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
B. Gruda sub	23	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
D. Welbeck sub	23	2	0	3	2	0	0	Y	8.6
M. De Cuyper sub	19	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
S. Tzimas sub	19	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.3

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

Recent form

ChelseaWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BrightonWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 3.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Chelsea 4 · 0 draws · Brighton 2 · 3.5 goals/game

2025-02-14 Brighton 3–0 Chelsea
2025-02-08 Brighton 2–1 Chelsea
2024-09-28 Chelsea 4–2 Brighton
2024-05-15 Brighton 1–2 Chelsea
2023-12-03 Chelsea 3–2 Brighton
2023-09-27 Chelsea 1–0 Brighton

League standing · 2025/26

Chelsea#10 pos52 pts38 pl+6 GD

Brighton#8 pos53 pts38 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Chelsea scored1.53

Brighton scored1.37

Chelsea conceded1.37

Brighton conceded1.21

Shot map and expected goals

Chelsea 2.03 xG from 13 shots, Brighton 2.49 from 12. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Chelsea (attacking right)Brighton (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Chelsea	13	1	2.03
Brighton	12	3	2.49

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What is the head-to-head record between Chelsea and Brighton?: In their last 6 meetings, Chelsea won 4, Brighton won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
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