Chelsea vs Brighton 2023-24 English Premier League

Chelsea

17': Enzo Fernández
21': Levi Colwill
45': Conor Gallagher
65': Enzo Fernández (P)

FT
3 - 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

43': Facundo Buonanotte
90'+2': João Pedro

Fernandez double helps 10-man Chelsea to 3-2 win over Brighton

First Chelsea Premier League goals from Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill earned the 10-man home side a 3-2 win over Brighton at a rainy Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Match Commentary

17': Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile following a corner.
21': Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson with a headed pass following a corner.
31': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
45': Second yellow card to Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
45'+6': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+7': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
52': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Carlos Baleba.
57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Adam Lallana.
58': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
64': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
64': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
66': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Raheem Sterling.
72': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Nicolas Jackson.
81': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Igor Julio.
88': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
90'+14': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,647

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

BHA		CHE
12	Fouls	16
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	7
67.6	Possession	32.4
18	SHOTS	8
9	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
580	Accurate Passes	246
645	Passes	306
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	3
27	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
27	Long Balls	42
14	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	0
9	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	13
10	Effective Clearances	29
10	Clearances	29

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
5	Benoît Badiashile
6	Thiago Silva
26	Levi Colwill
2	Axel Disasi
23	Conor Gallagher
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
15	Nicolas Jackson
10	Mykhailo Mudryk
7	Raheem Sterling

Substitutes:

Cole Palmer, Alex Matos, Lucas Bergstrom, Noni Madueke, Djordje Petrovic, Ian Maatsen, Alfie Gilchrist, Deivid Washington, Armando Broja.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Jason Steele (GK)
3	Igor Julio
29	Jan Paul van Hecke
41	Jack Hinshelwood
34	Joël Veltman
14	Adam Lallana
11	Billy Gilmour
20	Carlos Baleba
28	Evan Ferguson
24	Simon Adingra
40	Facundo Buonanotte