
Brighton vs Chelsea 2023-24 English Premier League
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Chelsea climb to sixth with 2-1 win over Brighton
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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': First Half begins.
- 29': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 42': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Mykhailo Mudryk because of an injury.
- 45'+10': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Lewis Dunk because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Chelsea 1.
- 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.
- 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.
- 77': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Odeluga Offiah replaces Tariq Lamptey.
- 85': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Julio Enciso.
- 88': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 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'+11': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 2.
Game Information
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,555
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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BHA![]() |
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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 |
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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