Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion, 27 September 2025

Score3-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,597

View Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 Chelsea won: 9 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 4 Chelsea scored: 31 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 22 . This had now become Brighton and Hove Albion's biggest-ever win at Stamford Bridge (previously 2-1 on 15 April 2023 in the Premier League).

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Enzo Fernández 24 G

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 77 G
Maxim De Cuyper 90+2 G
Danny Welbeck 90+10 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward

Substitutions:

Josh Acheampong for Andrey Santos 54
Malo Gusto for Estêvão 63
Benoît Badiashile for Jorrel Hato 79
Roméo Lavia for Pedro Neto 79

Substitutions:

Mats Wieffer for Joël Veltman 55
Brajan Gruda for Carlos Baleba 67
Danny Welbeck for Kaoru Mitoma 67
Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez 85
Stefanos Tzimas for Georginio Rutter 85

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 42 Y
Trevoh Chalobah 53 R
Reece James 66 Y
Benoît Badiashile 89 Y
Robert Sánchez 90 Y

Cards:

Joël Veltman 9 Y
Mats Wieffer 64 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 89 Y
Lewis Dunk 90 Y
Danny Welbeck 90+11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Marc Guiu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward Stefanos Tzimas
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea had now conceded two or more goals in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2024 (five). . The Blues failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2021. . They had now lost three of their last 15 games in the Premier League (won eight). . Trevoh Chalobah was shown a red card in the 53rd minute following VAR review for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won two of their 15 games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (lost seven). . Albion had now both scored and conceded in 30 of their last 40 games in the Premier League. . 34 year-old Danny Welbeck had now scored in 17 different seasons in the Premier League.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Enzo Fernández 24 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Josh Acheampong for Andrey Santos 54
Malo Gusto for Estêvão 63
Benoît Badiashile for Jorrel Hato 79
Roméo Lavia for Pedro Neto 79

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 42 Y
Trevoh Chalobah 53 R
Reece James 66 Y
Benoît Badiashile 89 Y
Robert Sánchez 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Malo Gusto
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea had now conceded two or more goals in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2024 (five). . The Blues failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2021. . They had now lost three of their last 15 games in the Premier League (won eight). . Trevoh Chalobah was shown a red card in the 53rd minute following VAR review for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 77 G
Maxim De Cuyper 90+2 G
Danny Welbeck 90+10 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward

Substitutions:

Mats Wieffer for Joël Veltman 55
Brajan Gruda for Carlos Baleba 67
Danny Welbeck for Kaoru Mitoma 67
Maxim De Cuyper for Diego Gómez 85
Stefanos Tzimas for Georginio Rutter 85

Cards:

Joël Veltman 9 Y
Mats Wieffer 64 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 89 Y
Lewis Dunk 90 Y
Danny Welbeck 90+11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward Stefanos Tzimas
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won two of their 15 games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (lost seven). . Albion had now both scored and conceded in 30 of their last 40 games in the Premier League. . 34 year-old Danny Welbeck had now scored in 17 different seasons in the Premier League.