Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea, 14 February 2025

Score3-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,503
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 9 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 19 Chelsea scored: 30 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now scored in each of the last eight meetings in the Premier League and kept a clean sheet in two of the 16 meetings in the division.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

0 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 27 G
Yankuba Minteh 38 G
Yankuba Minteh 63 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Filip Jörgensen Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Christopher Nkunku Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

João Pedro for Georginio Rutter 73
Diego Gómez for Jack Hinshelwood 74
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 84
Matt O'Riley for Danny Welbeck 84
Simon Adingra for Yankuba Minteh 89

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Noni Madueke 21
Tyrique George for Pedro Neto 65
Reece James for Malo Gusto 65
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Moisés Caicedo 66

Cards:

Yankuba Minteh 81 Y

Cards:

Moisés Caicedo 43 Y
Enzo Fernández 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Eiran Cashin
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward João Pedro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Aaron Anselmino
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Mathis Amougou
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won one of their last six home games in the Premier League (lost two). . Albion avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2022 (six). . The Seagulls avoided failing to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2024 (three).

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea remained without an away win in the Premier League since their 4-3 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on 8 December 2024; longer than any other team currently in the division. . The Blues had now taken nine points from their last nine games in the Premier League. . This was their biggest defeat since the 5-0 loss at Arsenal in the Premier League on 23 April 2024.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 27 G
Yankuba Minteh 38 G
Yankuba Minteh 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

João Pedro for Georginio Rutter 73
Diego Gómez for Jack Hinshelwood 74
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 84
Matt O'Riley for Danny Welbeck 84
Simon Adingra for Yankuba Minteh 89

Cards:

Yankuba Minteh 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Eiran Cashin
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won one of their last six home games in the Premier League (lost two). . Albion avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2022 (six). . The Seagulls avoided failing to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2024 (three).

0 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Filip Jörgensen Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Levi Colwill Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Christopher Nkunku Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Noni Madueke 21
Tyrique George for Pedro Neto 65
Reece James for Malo Gusto 65
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Moisés Caicedo 66

Cards:

Moisés Caicedo 43 Y
Enzo Fernández 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Aaron Anselmino
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Mathis Amougou
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea remained without an away win in the Premier League since their 4-3 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on 8 December 2024; longer than any other team currently in the division. . The Blues had now taken nine points from their last nine games in the Premier League. . This was their biggest defeat since the 5-0 loss at Arsenal in the Premier League on 23 April 2024.