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Premier League · Matchweek 2 · Aug 30

Chelsea - Brighton

Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3 in Premier League (Matchweek 2). Goals: R. Lavia 4'; P. Neto 14'; M. Yalcouye 35'; Joao Pedro (OG) 63'.

ChelseaHOME Chelsea
4 - 3
FT
BrightonAWAY Brighton
R. Lavia 4'P. Neto 14'Joao Pedro 32'C. Palmer 74'
⚽
M. Yalcouye 35'Joao Pedro (OG) 63'P. Gross 90+6'
🏟 Stamford Bridge London 👤 Referee: Michael Oliver, England
Key events
4' ⚽ R. Lavia(1 - 0) Chelsea
14' ⚽ P. Neto(2 - 0) · Assist: M. Rogers Chelsea
32' ⚽ Joao Pedro(3 - 0) · Assist: J. Hato Chelsea
35' ⚽ M. Yalcouye(3 - 1) Brighton
55' 🟨 W. FofanaYellow card Chelsea
63' ⚽ Joao Pedro (OG)(3 - 2) Brighton
70' 🟨 L. DunkYellow card Brighton
74' ⚽ C. Palmer(4 - 2) · Assist: Joao Pedro Chelsea
89' 🟨 O. BoscagliYellow card Brighton
90+1' 🟨 CostinhaYellow card Brighton
90+6' ⚽ P. Gross(4 - 3) Brighton
Quick stats
%25 Possession %75
17 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 7
6 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside box 11
2 Shots outside box 2
4 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
R. Lavia(1 - 0)⚽
4'
P. Neto(2 - 0) · Assist: M. Rogers⚽
14'
Joao Pedro(3 - 0) · Assist: J. Hato⚽
32'
35'
⚽M. Yalcouye(3 - 1)
HT 3 - 1
W. FofanaYellow card🟨
55'
63'
⚽Joao Pedro (OG)(3 - 2)
R. Lavia ↔ R. JamesSubstitution🔁
68'
W. Fofana ↔ J. AcheampongSubstitution🔁
68'
P. Neto ↔ M. CaicedoSubstitution🔁
68'
70'
🟨L. DunkYellow card
L. Colwill ↔ P. ChavarriaSubstitution🔁
72'
74'
🔁M. Yalcouye ↔ I. OsmanSubstitution
C. Palmer(4 - 2) · Assist: Joao Pedro⚽
74'
81'
🔁C. Kostoulas ↔ P. DavidSubstitution
81'
🔁M. Wieffer ↔ CostinhaSubstitution
M. Caicedo ↔ V. BarcoSubstitution🔁
82'
89'
🟨O. BoscagliYellow card
90+1'
🟨CostinhaYellow card
90+6'
⚽P. Gross(4 - 3)
FT 4 - 3
Match statsChelsea · Brighton
Key stats
%25 Possession %75
Shots
17 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 7
6 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside box 11
2 Shots outside box 2
4 Saves 1
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
210 Total passes 618
144 Accurate passes 543
%69 Pass accuracy %88
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 7
5 Fouls 12
Cards
1 Yellow cards 3
By half
3 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 2
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Chelsea▼ Brighton90'
Shot map33 shots
João Pedro 4' · xG 0.19 Roméo Lavia 4' · xG 0.54 Pedro Neto 14' · xG 0.32 Maxim De Cuyper 24' · xG 0.03 João Pedro 25' · xG 0.40 Malick Junior Yalcouyé 29' · xG 0.34 João Pedro 32' · xG 0.46 Cole Palmer 34' · xG 0.02 Charalampos Kostoulas 35' · xG 0.17 Malick Junior Yalcouyé 35' · xG 0.36 João Pedro 41' · xG 0.05 Morgan Rogers 41' · xG 0.02 Morgan Rogers 42' · xG 0.03 Diego Gómez 45' · xG 0.10 Luka Vuskovic 45' · xG 0.02 João Pedro 49' · xG 0.13 Diego Gómez 54' · xG 0.07 Diego Gómez 56' · xG 0.11 Cole Palmer 57' · xG 0.07 Pedro Neto 58' · xG 0.09 Cole Palmer 58' · xG 0.51 Mats Wieffer 60' · xG 0.03 Diego Gómez 62' · xG 0.04 João Pedro 63' · xG 0.00 Diego Gómez 65' · xG 0.06 Olivier Boscagli 69' · xG 0.05 Maxence Lacroix 71' · xG 0.02 Morgan Rogers 72' · xG 0.08 Cole Palmer 74' · xG 0.06 Ferdi Kadioglu 77' · xG 0.02 Valentín Barco 86' · xG 0.04 Luka Vuskovic 90' · xG 0.02 Pascal Groß 90' · xG 0.05
Chelsea Brighton Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD14 meetings · 2020–2026
Chelsea 5
Sep 14who was on topApr 21
Brighton 6
5 Chelsea 3 draw 6 Brighton
Brighton won the last 4
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.1goals / match
19–25total goals
2/3clean sheets
4-2Chelsea best win · Sep 28
3-0Brighton best win · Apr 21
%86 Over 1.5 12/14
%71 Over 2.5 10/14
%36 Over 3.5 5/14
%71 BTTS 10/14
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Chelsea at home7 matches
3W 2D 2L 11:10
Brighton at home7 matches
4W 1D 2L 15:8
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
5Chelseain the table10pts
6matches 3-1-2W-D-L 15:13goals +2diff
WLDLW
3Brightonin the table13pts
6matches 4-1-1W-D-L 18:5goals +13diff
WWWDL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 21 Brighton 3-0 Chelsea Premier League
Sep 27 Chelsea 1-3 Brighton Premier League
Feb 14 Brighton 3-0 Chelsea Premier League
Feb 8 Brighton 2-1 Chelsea FA Cup
Sep 28 Chelsea 4-2 Brighton Premier League
May 15 Brighton 1-2 Chelsea Premier League
Dec 3 Chelsea 3-2 Brighton Premier League
Sep 27 Chelsea 1-0 Brighton League Cup
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Brighton dominated the ball75% possession
Chelsea took more shots17 - 13
Brighton committed more fouls12 - 5
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Chelsea1.08 Brighton1.79
0'25'45'70'90'
Chelseapeak 0-5' Brightonpeak 45-50'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Chelsea Brighton
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
13.4 PPDA 5.5
399 Touches 820
33.4m Defensive height 43.9m
42 Progressive passes 126
%70.0 Final-third accuracy %69.0
%46.0 Verticality %30.9
%66.0 Pass accuracy %85.0
18 Shots 15
131 Defensive actions 110
33.6m Block depth 28.0m
%40 In opposition half %49
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Chelsea3.03xG Brighton1.47xG
4' Roméo Lavia 14' Pedro Neto 32' João Pedro 74' Cole Palmer 35' Malick Junior Yalcouyé 63' João Pedro (own goal) 96' Pascal Groß
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Chelsea Brighton
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Chelsea491 touches
Brighton931 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
67% BRI 76% BRI 56% BRI 72% CHE 76% BRI 80% BRI 70% BRI 73% BRI 65% BRI
Chelseaown half →Brighton
BY THIRD
Defensive %45 %55
Middle %25 %75
Attacking %30 %70
BY FLANK
Left %31 %69
Centre %37 %63
Right %30 %70
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Chelsea131 actions
average height 33.4m
Brighton110 actions
average height 43.9m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Chelsea252 passes · %66
26 Emiliano Martínez — 18/49 passes · %44 45 Roméo Lavia — 17/26 passes · %94 10 Cole Palmer — 16/36 passes · %67 5 Maxence Lacroix — 16/36 passes · %80 6 Levi Colwill — 15/36 passes · %65 17 Morgan Rogers — 14/34 passes · %78 9 João Pedro — 14/44 passes · %61 21 Jorrel Hato — 14/30 passes · %70 3 Wesley Fofana — 13/24 passes · %100 7 Pedro Neto — 10/23 passes · %71 27 Malo Gusto — 7/28 passes · %39 24 Reece James — 4/8 passes · %57 29 Pep Chavarría — 4/10 passes · %67 34 Josh Acheampong — 3/10 passes · %60
Brighton708 passes · %85
5 Lewis Dunk — 92/112 passes · %91 44 Luka Vuskovic — 88/111 passes · %93 21 Olivier Boscagli — 69/92 passes · %82 24 Ferdi Kadioglu — 61/70 passes · %92 13 Pascal Groß — 58/78 passes · %79 27 Mats Wieffer — 53/72 passes · %87 29 Maxim De Cuyper — 47/70 passes · %77 1 Bart Verbruggen — 44/56 passes · %81 25 Diego Gómez — 26/50 passes · %81 35 Malick Yalcouyé — 25/47 passes · %78 19 Charalampos Kostoulas — 19/30 passes · %79 20 Costinha — 8/11 passes · %89 15 Ibrahim Osman — 7/16 passes · %64 12 Promise David — 5/5 passes · %100
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Chelsea42 progressive · map shows 23
Left%43Centre%26Right%30
Brighton126 progressive · map shows 84
Left%35Centre%25Right%40
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
13.4 PPDA 5.5
%46.0 Verticality %30.9
%70 Final third pass %69
%66 Pass accuracy %85
33.4m Defensive height 43.9m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE72 matches on record
Michael Oliver
Strictness43 TEMPO47
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 43.5 +0.5
Fouls 1722.1 -5.1
Goals 73.1 +3.9
Corners 119.9 +1.1
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 4.02.2 +1.8
Shots 17.012.6 +4.4
On target 6.05.2 +0.8
Possession %25%50 -25.2
Corners 4.06.0 -2.0
Cards 1.01.2 -0.2
Conceded 3.02.0 +1.0
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 3.03.0
Shots 13.018.6 -5.6
On target 5.05.4 -0.4
Possession %75%58 +17.4
Corners 7.05.0 +2.0
Cards 3.02.2 +0.8
Conceded 4.00.2 +3.8
this matchseason average · 5 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Pedro Neto 8.50
Starting XI
7 Pedro Neto M · 68' 8.50
Goals1On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes11 · %9
26 Emiliano Martínez G · 86' 8.30
Saves4Key pass2Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes34 · %13
17 Morgan Rogers F · 86' 8.20
Assist1Key pass4Tackles1Duels won3/10Fouls won1Fouls2Passes16 · %13
10 Cole Palmer F · 86' 7.90
Goals1On target1/2Key pass2Tackles2Duels won3/6Passes19 · %13
9 João Pedro F · 86' 7.70
Goals1Assist1On target2/3Key pass1Dribbles4/5Tackles1Duels won12/18Fouls won3Fouls1Passes23 · %15
45 Roméo Lavia M · 68' 7.50
Goals1On target1/1Interceptions1Duels won2/3Fouls won2Passes15 · %13
21 Jorrel Hato M · 86' 7.20
Assist1Key pass2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/5Passes12 · %9
3 Wesley Fofana D · 68' 6.30
Interceptions1Blocks1Passes14 · %14
6 Levi Colwill D · 72' · K 6.30
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/6Passes18 · %11
27 Malo Gusto M · 86' 6.20
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/5Passes9 · %5
5 Maxence Lacroix D · 86' 6.20
Tackles1Duels won3/4Passes19 · %15
Substitutes
29 Pep Chavarría D · 14' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes3 · %3
34 Josh Acheampong D · 18' 6.50
Passes4 · %3
25 Moisés Caicedo M · 14' 6.30
Passes2 · %2
24 Reece James D · 18' 6.30
Passes5 · %3
4 Valentín Barco M · 4'
Unused: Mike PendersEstêvãoJamie GittensDanny Welbeck
Starting XI
35 Malick Yalcouyé M · 74' 7.70
Goals1On target2/2Key pass1Dribbles4/5Tackles3Duels won7/9Passes30 · %26
27 Mats Wieffer D · 80' 7.50
Interceptions1Blocks3Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes51 · %46
21 Olivier Boscagli M · 86' 6.60
On target1/1Key pass1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls2Passes73 · %60
44 Luka Vušković D · 86' 6.50
Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/10Fouls1Passes86 · %79
19 Charalampos Kostoulas F · 80' 6.50
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes25 · %21
13 Pascal Groß M · 86' 6.30
Key pass2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/3Fouls2Passes52 · %44
25 Diego Gómez M · 86' 6.30
On target1/5Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won6/16Fouls2Passes23 · %19
29 Maxim De Cuyper M · 86' 6.20
Interceptions1Passes37 · %33
5 Lewis Dunk D · 86' · K 6.00
Tackles1Blocks1Duels won3/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes84 · %77
24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu D · 86' 5.30
Key pass1Passes59 · %56
1 Bart Verbruggen G · 86' 4.90
Saves1Passes43 · %35
Substitutes
15 Ibrahim Osman F · 12' 6.60
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes4 · %3
20 Costinha D · 6'
Passes3 · %3
12 Promise David F · 6'
Unused: Nehemiah OriolaJason SteelePascal StruijkJaouen HadjamAmario Cozier-DuberryMatt O'Riley
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%56) ✗
Chelsea %24 Draw %20 Brighton %56
0.92Chelsea xPuan
1.88Brighton xPuan
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