Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion, 03 December 2023

Score3-2 to Chelsea
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,647

View Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Chelsea won: 7 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Chelsea scored: 24 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 13 . This was Chelsea's first win in the last six meetings in the Premier League (lost two).

3 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Enzo Fernández 17 G
Levi Colwill 21 G
Enzo Fernández penalty 65 P

Goals:

Facundo Buonanotte 43 G
João Pedro 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Igor Julio Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Cole Palmer for Raheem Sterling 66
Ian Maatsen for Nicolas Jackson 72
Armando Broja for Mykhailo Mudryk 81

Substitutions:

Pascal Gross for Carlos Baleba 57
João Pedro for Adam Lallana 57
James Milner for Jack Hinshelwood 57
Kaoru Mitoma for Facundo Buonanotte 57
Benicio Baker-Boaitey for Igor Julio 84

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 31 Y
Conor Gallagher 45 Y
Conor Gallagher 45 R
Benoît Badiashile 52 Y
Enzo Fernández 59 Y
Robert Sánchez 88 Y

Cards:

Jack Hinshelwood 45+6 Y
Igor Julio 58 Y
Pascal Gross 64 Y
James Milner 64 Y
João Pedro 90+14 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Defender Ian Maatsen
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Alex Matos
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Deivid Washington

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Leigh Kavanagh
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Benicio Baker-Boaitey
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward João Pedro
Forward Mark O'Mahony

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea had now won two of their last 15 home games in the Premier League. . The Blues avoided conceding four or more goals in three consecutive league games for the first time since December 1989 in League Division One. . They had now scored 51 goals in their 45 games in all competitions in 2023.

Comments:

League position: 8th . This was Brighton and Hove Albion's all-time 1,000th away league defeat. . Albion had now become the first team to score and concede in each of their opening 14 games of a season in the top division since Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934-35 in League Division One (first 16). . They had now lost seven of their last 20 away games in the Premier League (won nine). . Brighton and Hove Albion were awarded a penalty in the tenth minute of added time at the end of the game for handball but was reversed after a VAR review.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Enzo Fernández 17 G
Levi Colwill 21 G
Enzo Fernández penalty 65 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Cole Palmer for Raheem Sterling 66
Ian Maatsen for Nicolas Jackson 72
Armando Broja for Mykhailo Mudryk 81

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 31 Y
Conor Gallagher 45 Y
Conor Gallagher 45 R
Benoît Badiashile 52 Y
Enzo Fernández 59 Y
Robert Sánchez 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Defender Ian Maatsen
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Alex Matos
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Deivid Washington

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea had now won two of their last 15 home games in the Premier League. . The Blues avoided conceding four or more goals in three consecutive league games for the first time since December 1989 in League Division One. . They had now scored 51 goals in their 45 games in all competitions in 2023.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Facundo Buonanotte 43 G
João Pedro 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Igor Julio Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Pascal Gross for Carlos Baleba 57
João Pedro for Adam Lallana 57
James Milner for Jack Hinshelwood 57
Kaoru Mitoma for Facundo Buonanotte 57
Benicio Baker-Boaitey for Igor Julio 84

Cards:

Jack Hinshelwood 45+6 Y
Igor Julio 58 Y
Pascal Gross 64 Y
James Milner 64 Y
João Pedro 90+14 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Leigh Kavanagh
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Benicio Baker-Boaitey
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward João Pedro
Forward Mark O'Mahony

Comments:

League position: 8th . This was Brighton and Hove Albion's all-time 1,000th away league defeat. . Albion had now become the first team to score and concede in each of their opening 14 games of a season in the top division since Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934-35 in League Division One (first 16). . They had now lost seven of their last 20 away games in the Premier League (won nine). . Brighton and Hove Albion were awarded a penalty in the tenth minute of added time at the end of the game for handball but was reversed after a VAR review.