Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion, 20 April 2021
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Stuart Attwell |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stamford Bridge |
View Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head
Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes to 8.15pm due to Brighton and Hove Albion's arrival being delayed.
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Premier League Head to Head
Played: 8
Chelsea won: 6
Drawn: 2
Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0
Chelsea scored: 17
Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 3
Brighton and Hove Albion had yet to take the lead in a game in the Premier League against Chelsea.
0 Chelsea
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender
Andreas Christensen
Defender
Antonio Rüdiger
Defender
Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder
Reece James
Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso
Midfielder
Jorginho
Midfielder
Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward
Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward
Hakim Ziyech
Substitutions:
| Callum Hudson-Odoi for Marcos Alonso | 67 |
| Timo Werner for Kai Havertz | 67 |
| Olivier Giroud for Hakim Ziyech | 77 |
Cards:
| Jorginho | 35 | Y |
| Kurt Zouma | 35 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Edouard Mendy
Defender
Ben Chilwell
Defender
Emerson
Defender/Midfielder
César Azpilicueta
Midfielder
Billy Gilmour
Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté
Forward
Olivier Giroud
Forward
Timo Werner
Comments:
League position: 4th This game was played on the evening when reports emerged that Chelsea would withdraw their intention to join a proposed new European Super League. The Blues had now kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 13 games in the Premier League. They avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2019.0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Manager: Graham Potter
Starting lineup:
Robert Sánchez
Goalkeeper
Dan Burn
Defender
Joël Veltman
Defender
Adam Webster
Defender
Ben White
Defender
Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma
Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder
Leandro Trossard
Midfielder
Danny Welbeck
Forward
Substitutions:
| Adam Lallana for Leandro Trossard | 60 |
| Neal Maupay for Alexis Mac Allister | 74 |
| Jakub Moder for Danny Welbeck | 86 |
Cards:
| Ben White | 73 | Y |
| Ben White | 90 | Y |
| Ben White | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder
Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder
Jakub Moder
Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder
Davy Pröpper
Midfielder/Forward
José Izquierdo
Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana
Forward
Neal Maupay
Forward
Andi Zeqiri