Premier League · Matchday 2
- Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 UTCStamford BridgeMatchday 2
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Chelsea FC 44%Draw 19%Brighton & Hove Albion FC 37%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Chelsea FCBrighton & Hove Albion FC
26Possession74
2.97Expected goals (xG)1.56
17Shots15
6Shots on target6
5Shots off target8
6Blocked shots1
15Shots inside box13
2Shots outside box2
4Corners7
0Offsides0
6Fouls12
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
4Saves1
218Passes628
147Accurate passes550
67Pass accuracy88
Match events
- 4'Roméo Lavia
- 14'Pedro Neto (assist Morgan Rogers)
- 32'João Pedro (assist Jorrel Hato)
- 35'Malick Yalcouyé
- 55'Wesley Fofana
- 63'João Pedro · own goal
- 68'Roméo Lavia → Reece James
- 68'Wesley Fofana → Josh Acheampong
- 68'Pedro Neto → Moisés Caicedo
- 70'Lewis Dunk
- 72'Levi Colwill → Pep Chavarría
- 74'Malick Yalcouyé ← Ibrahim Osman
- 74'Cole Palmer (assist João Pedro)
- 80'Mats Wieffer
- 80'Charalampos Kostoulas ← Promise David
- 82'Charalampos Kostoulas → Valentín Barco
- 89'Olivier Boscagli
- 90'Pascal Groß
Chelsea FC · Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
266.3Martinez
97.4Pedro
77.8↓68'Neto
36.5↓68'Fofana
56.8Lacroix
276.8Gusto
177.5Rogers
107.8Palmer
66.8↓72'Colwill
457.8↓68'Lavia
217.5Hato
56.0Dunk
137.3Groß
216.0Boscagli
296.3Cuyper
15.7Verbruggen
246.3Kadıoğlu
276.3↓80'Wieffer
256.3Gómez
357.3↓74'Yalcouyé
196.3↓80'Kostoulas
446.3Vušković
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Chelsea FC
- 26Emiliano Martinez6.3
- 9João Pedro7.4
- 7Pedro Neto7.8
- 3Wesley Fofana6.5
- 5Maxence Lacroix6.8
- 27Malo Gusto6.8
- 17Morgan Rogers7.5
- 10Cole Palmer7.8
- 6Levi Colwill6.8
- 45Roméo Lavia7.8
- 21Jorrel Hato7.5
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
- 5Lewis Dunk6.0
- 13Pascal Groß7.3
- 21Olivier Boscagli6.0
- 29Maxim De Cuyper6.3
- 1Bart Verbruggen5.7
- 24Ferdi Kadıoğlu6.3
- 27Mats Wieffer6.3
- 25Diego Gómez6.3
- 35Malick Yalcouyé7.3
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas6.3
- 44Luka Vušković6.3
Chelsea FCTale of the tapeBrighton & Hove Albion FC
5-2-3Formation6-3-1
6 ptsTable4 pts
+1Goal difference+3
1Head-to-head wins2
44%Pre-match odds36%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Chelsea FC 1W0D2W Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Goals 5–9
- 2026-08-30Chelsea FC4–3Brighton & Hove Albion FC
- 2026-04-21Brighton & Hove Albion FC3–0Chelsea FC
- 2025-09-27Chelsea FC1–3Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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