Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion, 30 August 2026

Score4-3 to Chelsea
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,494

View Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Chelsea won: 10 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 5 Chelsea scored: 35 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 28 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now become the first team to score three or more goals in four consecutive league meetings with Chelsea since West Ham United in League Division One in March 1974.

4 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Roméo Lavia 4 G
Pedro Neto 14 G
João Pedro 32 G
Cole Palmer 74 G

Goals:

Malick Yalcouyé 35 G
João Pedro own goal 63 OG
Pascal Gross 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Luka Vušković Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward

Substitutions:

Josh Acheampong for Wesley Fofana 68
Moisés Caicedo for Pedro Neto 68
Reece James for Roméo Lavia 68
Pep Chavarría for Levi Colwill 72
Valentín Barco for Moisés Caicedo 82

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Osman for Malick Yalcouyé 74
Promise David for Charalampos Kostoulas 80
Costinha for Mats Wieffer 80

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 55 Y

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 70 Y
Olivier Boscagli 89 Y
Costinha 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Pep Chavarría
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Amario Cozier-Duberry
Midfielder/Forward Nehemiah Oriola
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Forward Promise David

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Chelsea had now won their opening home game in two of the last eight seasons in the Premier League (lost two). . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1961 in League Division One (31). . They had now become the first team to score in the first four minutes of both of their opening two games of a season in the Premier League since Bolton Wanderers in 2002-03.

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now conceded two or more goals in 20 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . Albion had now won two of their 20 games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (lost ten). . The Seagulls had now lost six of their last 13 away games in the Premier League (won three).

4 Chelsea

Manager: Xabi Alonso

Goals:

Roméo Lavia 4 G
Pedro Neto 14 G
João Pedro 32 G
Cole Palmer 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Josh Acheampong for Wesley Fofana 68
Moisés Caicedo for Pedro Neto 68
Reece James for Roméo Lavia 68
Pep Chavarría for Levi Colwill 72
Valentín Barco for Moisés Caicedo 82

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mike Penders
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Pep Chavarría
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Chelsea had now won their opening home game in two of the last eight seasons in the Premier League (lost two). . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 consecutive league games for the first time since August 1961 in League Division One (31). . They had now become the first team to score in the first four minutes of both of their opening two games of a season in the Premier League since Bolton Wanderers in 2002-03.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Malick Yalcouyé 35 G
João Pedro own goal 63 OG
Pascal Gross 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Luka Vušković Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Osman for Malick Yalcouyé 74
Promise David for Charalampos Kostoulas 80
Costinha for Mats Wieffer 80

Cards:

Lewis Dunk 70 Y
Olivier Boscagli 89 Y
Costinha 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Amario Cozier-Duberry
Midfielder/Forward Nehemiah Oriola
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Forward Promise David

Comments:

League position: 8th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now conceded two or more goals in 20 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . Albion had now won two of their 20 games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (lost ten). . The Seagulls had now lost six of their last 13 away games in the Premier League (won three).