Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea, 15 May 2024

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,555

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 8 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 14 Chelsea scored: 26 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won two of the 18 league meetings with Chelsea (lost 12).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

2 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 90+7 G

Goals:

Cole Palmer 34 G
Christopher Nkunku 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Tariq Lamptey
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Benoît Badiashile Defender
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Mykhailo Mudryk Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Valentín Barco for Lewis Dunk 46
Carlos Baleba for Billy Gilmour 70
Danny Welbeck for Facundo Buonanotte 70
Ansu Fati for Julio Enciso 85
Odel Offiah for Tariq Lamptey 85

Substitutions:

Christopher Nkunku for Mykhailo Mudryk 42
Reece James for Malo Gusto 69
Raheem Sterling for Noni Madueke 69
Thiago Silva for Nicolas Jackson 90
Cesare Casadei for Cole Palmer 90+9
Lesley Ugochukwu for Conor Gallagher 90+9

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 29 Y
Bart Verbruggen 81 Y

Cards:

Raheem Sterling 77 Y
Moisés Caicedo 79 Y
Reece James 88 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Noël Atom
Defender Odel Offiah
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now equalled their club record of conceding 60 goals in a season in the Premier League. . Albion had now failed to score more than one goal in a game in 12 consecutive league games for the first time since August 2015 (12). . The Seagulls had now lost 12 of their last 31 games in the Premier League (won seven).

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . They had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League played outside of London (lost five). . The Blues had now created a new competition record of being shown 107 cards (103 yellows, four reds) in a season in the Premier League; previously 104 by Leeds United in 2021-22 (101 yellows, three reds). . Chelsea were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review. . Mykhailo Mudryk's replacement in the 42nd minute was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make six substitutions during the game. . Reece James was shown a red card in the 88th minute following a VAR review for violent conduct.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 90+7 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Tariq Lamptey
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Valentín Barco for Lewis Dunk 46
Carlos Baleba for Billy Gilmour 70
Danny Welbeck for Facundo Buonanotte 70
Ansu Fati for Julio Enciso 85
Odel Offiah for Tariq Lamptey 85

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 29 Y
Bart Verbruggen 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Noël Atom
Defender Odel Offiah
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now equalled their club record of conceding 60 goals in a season in the Premier League. . Albion had now failed to score more than one goal in a game in 12 consecutive league games for the first time since August 2015 (12). . The Seagulls had now lost 12 of their last 31 games in the Premier League (won seven).

2 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Cole Palmer 34 G
Christopher Nkunku 64 G

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Benoît Badiashile Defender
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Mykhailo Mudryk Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Christopher Nkunku for Mykhailo Mudryk 42
Reece James for Malo Gusto 69
Raheem Sterling for Noni Madueke 69
Thiago Silva for Nicolas Jackson 90
Cesare Casadei for Cole Palmer 90+9
Lesley Ugochukwu for Conor Gallagher 90+9

Cards:

Raheem Sterling 77 Y
Moisés Caicedo 79 Y
Reece James 88 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022. . They had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League played outside of London (lost five). . The Blues had now created a new competition record of being shown 107 cards (103 yellows, four reds) in a season in the Premier League; previously 104 by Leeds United in 2021-22 (101 yellows, three reds). . Chelsea were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review. . Mykhailo Mudryk's replacement in the 42nd minute was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make six substitutions during the game. . Reece James was shown a red card in the 88th minute following a VAR review for violent conduct.