Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion, 28 September 2024

Score4-2 to Chelsea
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance34,495

View Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Chelsea won: 9 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Chelsea scored: 30 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 16 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won on one of their last 12 visits to Stamford Bridge in all competitions (lost nine).

4 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Cole Palmer 21 G
Cole Palmer penalty 28 P
Cole Palmer 31 G
Cole Palmer 41 G

Goals:

Georginio Rutter 7 G
Carlos Baleba 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Pedro Neto for Noni Madueke 63
Renato Veiga for Marc Cucurella 70
Mykhailo Mudryk for Jadon Sancho 71
Roméo Lavia for Enzo Fernández 79
Christopher Nkunku for Nicolas Jackson 79

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Mats Wieffer 57
Igor Julio for Adam Webster 57
Julio Enciso for Ferdi Kadioğlu 71
Yankuba Minteh for Georginio Rutter 71
Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 81

Cards:

Enzo Fernández 29 Y
Marc Cucurella 33 Y
Wesley Fofana 78 Y

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 27 Y
Pervis Estupiñán 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Imari Samuels
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea had now won 11 of their last 15 home games in the Premier League. . They failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since October 2022 (five). . Cole Palmer had now become the second player to score four goals in two games in the Premier League for the Blues after Frank Lampard and the first-ever player to score four goals in the first-half of a game in the division.

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in the attempt to remain unbeaten after six games of a league season for the first time since 2015-16 in the League Championship. . The Seagulls could have drawn four consecutive league games for the first time since October 2014 in the League Championship. . Albion had now scored in 30 of their last 36 away games in the Premier League.

4 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Cole Palmer 21 G
Cole Palmer penalty 28 P
Cole Palmer 31 G
Cole Palmer 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Substitutions:

Pedro Neto for Noni Madueke 63
Renato Veiga for Marc Cucurella 70
Mykhailo Mudryk for Jadon Sancho 71
Roméo Lavia for Enzo Fernández 79
Christopher Nkunku for Nicolas Jackson 79

Cards:

Enzo Fernández 29 Y
Marc Cucurella 33 Y
Wesley Fofana 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea had now won 11 of their last 15 home games in the Premier League. . They failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since October 2022 (five). . Cole Palmer had now become the second player to score four goals in two games in the Premier League for the Blues after Frank Lampard and the first-ever player to score four goals in the first-half of a game in the division.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Georginio Rutter 7 G
Carlos Baleba 34 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Mats Wieffer 57
Igor Julio for Adam Webster 57
Julio Enciso for Ferdi Kadioğlu 71
Yankuba Minteh for Georginio Rutter 71
Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 81

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 27 Y
Pervis Estupiñán 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Imari Samuels
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in the attempt to remain unbeaten after six games of a league season for the first time since 2015-16 in the League Championship. . The Seagulls could have drawn four consecutive league games for the first time since October 2014 in the League Championship. . Albion had now scored in 30 of their last 36 away games in the Premier League.