Brighton & Hove Albion

3rd · 3-1-1 · 10 pts · +11

Ugh, no.

Brighton & Hove Albion lost to Chelsea

1-0-1 3 – 4

2-0-0

FT · Sun, Aug 30

Match Details

Stamford Bridge (London) · Peacock

Highlights

Chelsea dazzle in attack again to beat Brighton 4-3, but defensive frailties remain

Chelsea's winning start to life under Xabi Alonso continued with a pulsating 4-3 win over Brighton at Stamford Bridge.

Recap via ESPN

1:01 Michalik: Chelsea are already showing Alonso's identity

1:24 Hislop: Chelsea have impressed, but areas of concern remain

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
90'+6'Goal! Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4'Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4'Foul by Valentín Barco (Chelsea).
90'+3'Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+3'Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
90'+1'Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'Foul by Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Line Score

	1	2	T
BHA	1	2	3
CHE	3	1	4

Match Leaders

Brighton & Hove Albion

MY Malick Yalcouyé · 1Goals
DG Diego Gómez · 5Total Shots
BV Bart Verbruggen · 1Saves
LV Luka Vuskovic · 9Defensive Interventions
LV Luka Vuskovic · 88Accurate Passes

Chelsea

RL Romeo Lavia · 1Goals
JP João Pedro · 5Total Shots
EM Emiliano Martínez · 4Saves
ML Maxence Lacroix · 10Defensive Interventions
JP João Pedro · 15Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Man City	5	5	0	0	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	3	1	1	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	2	3	0	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	2	3	0	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	2	3	0	+3	9
7	Everton	5	2	3	0	+3	9
8	Hull	5	2	2	1	+2	8
9	Newcastle	5	2	2	1	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	2	1	2	-2	7
11	Ipswich	5	2	0	3	-4	6
12	Man United	5	1	2	2	0	5
13	Nottm Forest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	1	1	3	-4	4
15	C Palace	5	1	1	3	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	1	1	3	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	0	3	2	-2	3
18	Coventry	5	1	0	4	-9	3
19	Fulham	5	0	2	3	-3	2
20	Spurs	5	0	2	3	-6	2

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Key Events

90'+6'Goal! Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

90'+1'Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

89'Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

82'Substitution, Chelsea. Valentín Barco replaces Moisés Caicedo because of an injury.

80'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Mats Wieffer.

80'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Promise David replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.

74'Goal! Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.

74'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Malick Yalcouyé.

72'Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Levi Colwill.

70'Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

68'Substitution, Chelsea. Moisés Caicedo replaces Pedro Neto.

68'Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Wesley Fofana.

68'Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Roméo Lavia.

63'Own Goal by João Pedro, Chelsea. Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

55'Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

35'Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

32'Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato following a fast break.

14'Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

4'Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.