Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea, 2023-24 English Premier League
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Chelsea climb to sixth with 2-1 win over Brighton
Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku struck either side of halftime to earn Chelsea a 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday, sending the London club into the final day of the Premier League season in sixth place.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 1': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 5': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 5': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 7': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 8': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 9': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
- 9': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 9': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 11': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 13': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 13': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 13': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 15': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 17': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chelsea.
- 20': Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 26': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 29': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 29': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
- 35': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Mykhailo Mudryk because of an injury.
- 43': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 43': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 44': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 45': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 45'+3': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+4': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 45'+4': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+9': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 45'+10': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Lewis Dunk because of an injury.
- 49': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson with a through ball following a fast break.
- 49': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 49': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 50': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 51': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 54': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 64': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 2. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 68': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling replaces Noni Madueke.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
- 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Valentín Barco.
- 72': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
- 75': Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
- 77': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
- 77': Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 79': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Julio.
- 81': Foul by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 81': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Odeluga Offiah replaces Tariq Lamptey.
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Julio Enciso.
- 86': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Reece James (Chelsea).
- 88': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 90'+4': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 90'+7': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 2. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 90'+9': Substitution, Chelsea. Cesare Casadei replaces Cole Palmer.
- 90'+9': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Conor Gallagher because of an injury.
- 90'+10': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) with an attempt from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
 CHE |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 430 | Accurate Passes | 503 |
| 474 | Passes | 555 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 14 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 33 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,555
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,555
Premier League Standings
| # | 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 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK)  |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 3 | Igor Julio |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 10 | Julio Enciso |
| 11 | Billy Gilmour |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 9 | João Pedro |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
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