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Chelsea 4-3 Brighton & Hove Albion, Premier League

Premier League · Matchday 2Full time
Chelsea
  • Lavia 4′
  • Pedro Neto 14′
  • João Pedro 32′
  • Palmer 74′

4–3

xG 3.03 – 1.47

Half time 3–1

Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Yalcouyé 35′
  • João Pedro 63′ (og)
  • Groß 90+6′
Kick-off
Venue
Stamford Bridge
Referee
Michael Oliver
Attendance
39,494
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Chelsea 4-3 Brighton & Hove Albion. xG 3.0-1.5. Chelsea deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Chelsea

3-4-2-1 · Xabi Alonso

Avg rating 7.10

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler

Avg rating 6.12

  • Emi Martínez

    #26 · Goalkeeper · Chelsea

    90′ played

    8.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Fofana

    #3 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    68′ played

    6.3

    Off 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Lacroix

    #5 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    6.3

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Colwill

    #6 · Centre-back · Chelsea

    72′ played

    6.8

    Off 72′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Hato

    #21 · Left wing-back · Chelsea

    90′ played

    7.6

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
    Player page

  • Gusto

    #27 · Midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    6.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Lavia

    #45 · Midfielder · Chelsea

    68′ played

    7.9

    1 goalOff 68′

    Attack

    xG
    0.54
    Player page

  • Pedro Neto

    #7 · Right wing-back · Chelsea

    68′ played

    8.0

    1 goalOff 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.33

    Attack

    xG
    0.41
    Player page

  • Palmer

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    8.0

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.13

    Attack

    xG
    0.66
    Player page

  • Rogers

    #17 · Attacking midfielder · Chelsea

    90′ played

    8.0

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    1.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.14
    Player page

  • João Pedro

    #9 · Forward · Chelsea

    90′ played

    7.8

    1 goal, 1 assistPlayer of the match

    xG
    1.23

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
    Player page

  • Verbruggen

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    3.8

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Kadıoğlu

    #24 · Left-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    5.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Dunk

    #5 · Centre-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    5.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Vušković

    #44 · Centre-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    5.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Wieffer

    #27 · Right-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    80′ played

    5.9

    Off 80′

    Passing

    xA
    0.08

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Groß

    #13 · Defensive midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.5

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.11

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Boscagli

    #21 · Defensive midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    6.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.11

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • De Cuyper

    #29 · Left winger · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    6.8
    xG
    0.03

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
    Player page

  • Yalcouyé

    #35 · Attacking midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    74′ played

    8.2

    1 goalOff 74′

    Passing

    xA
    0.16

    Attack

    xG
    0.70
    Player page

  • Gómez

    #25 · Right winger · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    6.8
    xG
    0.38

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
    Player page

  • Kostoulas

    #19 · Forward · Brighton & Hove Albion

    80′ played

    6.9

    Off 80′

    xG
    0.17

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

Bench

  • James

    #24 · Substitute · Chelsea

    22′ played

    6.2

    On 68′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Caicedo

    #25 · Substitute · Chelsea

    14′ played

    6.0

    On 68′Off 82′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Acheampong

    #34 · Substitute · Chelsea

    22′ played

    6.1

    On 68′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Chavarría

    #29 · Substitute · Chelsea

    18′ played

    6.5

    On 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Barco

    #4 · Substitute · Chelsea

    8′ played

    On 82′

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

Bench

  • Osman

    #15 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    16′ played

    6.4

    On 74′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • David

    #12 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    10′ played

    5.9

    On 80′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Costinha

    #20 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    10′ played

    5.8

    On 80′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oscar0123 / CC BY 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · The White House, Public domain · AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 4.0 · This photo is available from Serkan Yakın and https://www.se / CC BY 3.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 26%Possession74%
    CHE 26%, BHA 74%.
  • 3.03Expected goals (xG)1.47
    CHE 3.03, BHA 1.47.
  • 2.93Non-penalty xG1.41
    CHE 2.93, BHA 1.41.
  • 2.60xG on target2.61
    CHE 2.60, BHA 2.61.
  • 17Shots15
    CHE 17, BHA 15.
  • 6On target6
    CHE 6, BHA 6.
  • 6Big chances5
    CHE 6, BHA 5.
  • 227Passes647
    CHE 227, BHA 647.
  • 68%Pass accuracy88%
    CHE 68%, BHA 88%.
  • 4Corners7
    CHE 4, BHA 7.
  • 12Tackles9
    CHE 12, BHA 9.
  • 9Interceptions5
    CHE 9, BHA 5.
  • 10.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.2
    CHE 10.1, BHA 3.2.
  • 6Fouls12
    CHE 6, BHA 12.
  • 1Yellow cards3
    CHE 1, BHA 3.
  • 0Red cards0
    CHE 0, BHA 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

ChelseaBrighton & Hove Albion
  1. Goal, Lavia1–0
    4′
  2. Goal, Pedro Neto (Rogers)2–0
    14′
  3. Goal, João Pedro (Hato)3–0
    32′
  4. 35′
    Goal, Yalcouyé3–1
  5. Yellow card, Fofana
    55′
  6. 63′
    Own goal, João Pedro3–2
  7. Substitution, James (Off Fofana / Pedro Neto / Lavia)
    68′
  8. Substitution, Caicedo (Off Fofana / Pedro Neto / Lavia)
    68′
  9. Substitution, Acheampong (Off Fofana / Pedro Neto / Lavia)
    68′
  10. 70′
    Yellow card, Dunk
  11. Substitution, Chavarría (Off Colwill)
    72′
  12. Goal, Palmer (João Pedro)4–2
    74′
  13. 74′
    Substitution, Osman (Off Yalcouyé)
  14. 80′
    Substitution, David (Off Kostoulas / Wieffer)
  15. 80′
    Substitution, Costinha (Off Kostoulas / Wieffer)
  16. Substitution, Barco (Off Caicedo)
    82′
  17. 89′
    Yellow card, Boscagli
  18. 90′
    Yellow card, Costinha
  19. 90+6′
    Goal, Groß4–3

Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · The White House, Public domain

32 shots

Every shot

← BHA attack

CHE attack →

Lavia 4′Chelsea · Goal · From a corner · Right foot0.97xGOT0.54xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Chelsea3.03xG

Brighton & Hove Albion1.47xG

Full time5–2

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Lavia 4′Pedro Neto 14′João Pedro 32′Yalcouyé 35′João Pedro 63′ (OG)Palmer 74′Groß 90+6′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Chelsea on top52%

Brighton & Hove Albion on top48%

HT0′–5′: Chelsea on top5′–10′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top10′–15′: Chelsea on top15′–20′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top20′–25′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top25′–30′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top30′–35′: Chelsea on top35′–40′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top40′–45′: Chelsea on top45′–50′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top50′–55′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top55′–60′: Chelsea on top60′–65′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top65′–70′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top70′–75′: Chelsea on top75′–80′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top80′–85′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top85′–90′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top90′–95′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

23Colwill10Gusto17Rogers18Lavia16Palmer13Fofana18João Pedro14Pedro Neto16Lacroix28Emi Martínez17Hato

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Chelsea · Starting XI until the first substitution (67')Busiest link: Colwill and Hato, 7 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Emi Martínez made 1.6× an even share of the passes.
32Yalcouyé48Verbruggen69Boscagli82Dunk80Vušković58Kadıoğlu22Kostoulas54Wieffer24Gómez52Groß38De Cuyper

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Brighton & Hove Albion · Starting XI until the first substitution (73')Busiest link: Vušković and Dunk, 39 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Dunk made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.06 and 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 82), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 39).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.