Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea, 14 September 2020

Score3-1 to Chelsea
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Drawn: 1 Chelsea won: 6 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 3 Chelsea scored: 17 Brighton and Hove Albion's only win in 15 meetings with Chelsea in all competitions came in their first attempt (in the FA Cup in January 1933).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Leandro Trossard 54 G

Goals:

Jorginho penalty 23 P
Reece James 56 G
Kurt Zouma 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Adam Webster
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Andreas Christensen Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Timo Werner Forward

Substitutions:

Aaron Connolly for Adam Lallana 45
Pascal Gross for Ben White 79
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Steven Alzate 79

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 61
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Kai Havertz 80
César Azpilicueta for Jorginho 85

Cards:

Tariq Lamptey 81 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Aaron Connolly

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

Brighton and Hove Albion had now won three of their 19 games in the Premier League in 2020 (lost seven); excluding the newly-promoted teams, fewer than of any current teams in the division. The Seagulls failed in their attempt to win their opening league game in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2010-11. Adam Lallana made his Albion debut in this game. As he was withdrawn due to injury before half-time, he had now not played the entire 90 minutes of a game in the Premier League since 21 May 2017 (for Liverpool versus Middlesbrough).

Comments:

Chelsea had now taken 2,000 points from their 1,077 games in the Premier League (won 579, lost 235). This was the third time that the Blues had started a season in the Premier League by playing their opening game on a Monday. They went on to win the title in the two previous seasons (2014-15 and 2016-17). Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Jorginho had now scored all eight of the penalties he had taken for Chelsea in all competitions.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Leandro Trossard 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Adam Webster
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Substitutions:

Aaron Connolly for Adam Lallana 45
Pascal Gross for Ben White 79
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Steven Alzate 79

Cards:

Tariq Lamptey 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Dale Stephens
Forward Aaron Connolly

Comments:

Brighton and Hove Albion had now won three of their 19 games in the Premier League in 2020 (lost seven); excluding the newly-promoted teams, fewer than of any current teams in the division. The Seagulls failed in their attempt to win their opening league game in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2010-11. Adam Lallana made his Albion debut in this game. As he was withdrawn due to injury before half-time, he had now not played the entire 90 minutes of a game in the Premier League since 21 May 2017 (for Liverpool versus Middlesbrough).

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Jorginho penalty 23 P
Reece James 56 G
Kurt Zouma 66 G

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Andreas Christensen Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Jorginho Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Timo Werner Forward

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 61
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Kai Havertz 80
César Azpilicueta for Jorginho 85

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

Chelsea had now taken 2,000 points from their 1,077 games in the Premier League (won 579, lost 235). This was the third time that the Blues had started a season in the Premier League by playing their opening game on a Monday. They went on to win the title in the two previous seasons (2014-15 and 2016-17). Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Jorginho had now scored all eight of the penalties he had taken for Chelsea in all competitions.