English Premier League

Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Chelsea
  • 17': Enzo Fernández
  • 21': Levi Colwill
  • Red Card 45': Conor Gallagher
  • 65': Enzo Fernández (P)
FT
3 - 2
Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 43': Facundo Buonanotte
  • 90'+2': João Pedro

Fernandez double helps 10-man Chelsea to 3-2 win over Brighton

First Chelsea Premier League goals from Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill earned the 10-man home side a 3-2 win over Brighton at a rainy Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
  • 2': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 3': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
  • 3': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
  • 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 12': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Igor Julio.
  • 17': Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 19': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Igor Julio.
  • 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Igor Julio.
  • 21': Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 23': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
  • 24': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
  • 26': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 26': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 27': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 28': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 30': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 31': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 34': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 35': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana is caught offside.
  • 36': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile.
  • 40': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 43': Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
  • 45': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 45': Second yellow card to Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45'+6': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+6': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  • 48': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
  • 48': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
  • 49': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 49': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 52': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
  • 55': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Adingra following a corner.
  • 57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  • 57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Carlos Baleba.
  • 57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  • 58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Adam Lallana.
  • 58': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 58': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 59': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 61': Penalty Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
  • 64': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 67': Offside, Chelsea. Moisés Caicedo is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
  • 70': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 73': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 73': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
  • 80': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 82': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 84': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Igor Julio.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a headed pass.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Armando Broja (Chelsea).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 90'+9': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 90'+11': VAR Decision: No Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion.
  • 90'+14': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+15': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 7
67.6 Possession 32.4
18 SHOTS 8
9 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
580 Accurate Passes 246
645 Passes 306
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 3
27 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
27 Long Balls 42
14 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 7
20 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 13
10 Effective Clearances 29
10 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,647

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 10 +13 25
2 Manchester City 10 +10 23
3 Nottingham Forest 10 +7 19
4 Chelsea 10 +8 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK) Yellow Card
5 Benoît Badiashile
6 Thiago Silva
26 Levi Colwill
2 Axel Disasi
23 Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
8 Enzo Fernández
25 Moisés Caicedo
15 Nicolas Jackson
10 Mykhailo Mudryk
7 Raheem Sterling
Chelsea Substitutes:
Cole Palmer, Alex Matos, Lucas Bergstrom, Noni Madueke, Djordje Petrovic, Ian Maatsen, Alfie Gilchrist, Deivid Washington, Armando Broja.

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Jason Steele (GK)
3 Igor Julio Yellow Card
29 Jan Paul van Hecke
41 Jack Hinshelwood Yellow Card
34 Joël Veltman
14 Adam Lallana
11 Billy Gilmour
20 Carlos Baleba
28 Evan Ferguson
24 Simon Adingra
40 Facundo Buonanotte
Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
James Milner, Mark O’Mahony, João Pedro, Kaoru Mitoma, Leigh Kavanagh, Benicio Baker-Boaitey, Pascal Groß, Jakub Moder, Bart Verbruggen.

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