Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea, 21 April 2026

Score3-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,220

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 5 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 9 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 25 Chelsea scored: 31 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won the last four meetings in all competitions. They had won only three of the preceding 24 all-time meetings.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

0 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

Ferdi Kadioğlu 3 G
Jack Hinshelwood 56 G
Danny Welbeck 90+1 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Georginio Rutter

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer 46
Maxim De Cuyper for Yankuba Minteh 77
Yasin Ayari for Kaoru Mitoma 82
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 83
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 90+2

Substitutions:

Alejandro Garnacho for Wesley Fofana 46
Marc Guiu for Liam Delap 72
Dário Essugo for Roméo Lavia 73
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 90+2

Cards:

Yankuba Minteh 58 Y

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 45+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Derry
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won 13 of their last 30 home games in the Premier League (lost six). . Danny Welbeck had now become the second player to score 13 or more goals for the Seagulls in a season in the Premier League: previously Glenn Murray (13 in 2018-19). . There had now been 902 goals scored in their 338 games in the Premier League (for 431, against 471).

Comments:

League position: 7th . Manager Liam Rosenior was sacked the following day after 106 days in charge. His record in 23 games in all competitions was won 11 and lost 10. . Chelsea had now lost five consecutive league games without scoring for the first time since November 1912 in League Division One. . The Blues had now lost five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 1993 (six).

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Ferdi Kadioğlu 3 G
Jack Hinshelwood 56 G
Danny Welbeck 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Georginio Rutter

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer 46
Maxim De Cuyper for Yankuba Minteh 77
Yasin Ayari for Kaoru Mitoma 82
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 83
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 90+2

Cards:

Yankuba Minteh 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won 13 of their last 30 home games in the Premier League (lost six). . Danny Welbeck had now become the second player to score 13 or more goals for the Seagulls in a season in the Premier League: previously Glenn Murray (13 in 2018-19). . There had now been 902 goals scored in their 338 games in the Premier League (for 431, against 471).

0 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Jorrel Hato Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Alejandro Garnacho for Wesley Fofana 46
Marc Guiu for Liam Delap 72
Dário Essugo for Roméo Lavia 73
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 90+2

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 45+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Dário Essugo
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Derry
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 7th . Manager Liam Rosenior was sacked the following day after 106 days in charge. His record in 23 games in all competitions was won 11 and lost 10. . Chelsea had now lost five consecutive league games without scoring for the first time since November 1912 in League Division One. . The Blues had now lost five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 1993 (six).