Brighton vs Chelsea 2023-24 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

90'+7': Danny Welbeck

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Chelsea

34': Cole Palmer
64': Christopher Nkunku
88': Reece James

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,555

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+21	Arsenal	17	39	2
+25	Manchester City	17	37	4
+9	Aston Villa	17	36	3
+12	Chelsea	17	29	4

Full Table

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

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

Substitutes:

Noël Atom, Jakub Moder, Adam Lallana, Jason Steele, Valentín Barco, Carlos Baleba, Odeluga Offiah, Danny Welbeck, Ansu Fati.

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