Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea, 16 December 2018

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance30,645

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm Chelsea had now won all seven of their all-time league games against Brighton and Hove Albion, and the last nine in all competitions since 1967. Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Drawn: 0 Chelsea won: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 1 Chelsea scored: 8

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

2 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

Solly March 66 G

Goals:

Pedro 17 G
Eden Hazard 33 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Leon Balogun
Defender Martín Montoya
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Florin Andone for Glenn Murray 60
Yves Bissouma for Pascal Gross 81
Jürgen Locadia for Anthony Knockaert 83

Substitutions:

Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Pedro 66
Ross Barkley for Mateo Kovačić 75
Olivier Giroud for Eden Hazard 83

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 53 Y
Florin Andone 69 Y

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 87 Y
Kepa Arrizabalaga 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Bruno Saltor
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Forward Florin Andone
Forward Jürgen Locadia

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Emerson
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost two of their last 11 home games in the Premier League (won five) and failed to score in one of the last 15 at AMEX Stadium in the division. Five of Albion's last six home defeats in the Premier League had now been against the previous season's top six. They had now kept three clean sheets in their last 19 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea avoided losing three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the second time in 2018. After 17 games, the Blues had now scored 37 goals so far in this Premier League season; their most at this stage of a season in the division since 2014-15 when they went on to win the title (38 goals). They had now failed to score in one of their last 18 games in all competitions.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

Goals:

Solly March 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Leon Balogun
Defender Martín Montoya
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Substitutions:

Florin Andone for Glenn Murray 60
Yves Bissouma for Pascal Gross 81
Jürgen Locadia for Anthony Knockaert 83

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 53 Y
Florin Andone 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Bruno Saltor
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Forward Florin Andone
Forward Jürgen Locadia

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost two of their last 11 home games in the Premier League (won five) and failed to score in one of the last 15 at AMEX Stadium in the division. Five of Albion's last six home defeats in the Premier League had now been against the previous season's top six. They had now kept three clean sheets in their last 19 games in the Premier League.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Maurizio Sarri

Goals:

Pedro 17 G
Eden Hazard 33 G

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Pedro 66
Ross Barkley for Mateo Kovačić 75
Olivier Giroud for Eden Hazard 83

Cards:

Marcos Alonso 87 Y
Kepa Arrizabalaga 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Emerson
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea avoided losing three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the second time in 2018. After 17 games, the Blues had now scored 37 goals so far in this Premier League season; their most at this stage of a season in the division since 2014-15 when they went on to win the title (38 goals). They had now failed to score in one of their last 18 games in all competitions.