LONDON. Brighton & Hove Albion was able to capture a draw against Chelsea with a late goal from D. Welbeck scored in the (90′) after Chelsea got a lead with a goal from R. Lukaku (28′).

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Mike Dean with the collaboration of Edward Smart and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Stuart Attwell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Brighton & Hove Albion that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Chelsea to win the match​.

Chelsea shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 4 yellow cards (A. Rudiger, M. Kovacic, C. Hudson-Odoi and M. Mount). Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (Y. Bissouma).

Standings

After this encounter, Chelsea will have 42 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 24 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Liverpool on the 2nd of January with a 16-14 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (15 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Everton on the 2nd of January with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Everton (2 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy (7.3), César Azpilicueta (7.7), Andreas Christensen (7.3), Antonio Rüdiger (7.0), Christian Pulišić (6.3), Mateo Kovačić (7.0), Jorginho (6.8), Reece James (6.5), Mason Mount (7.5), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.2) and Romelu Lukaku (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ross Barkley, Malang Sarr, Saúl Ñíguez, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Trevoh Chalobah (6.5), N’Golo Kanté (6.2) and Marcos Alonso (6.4).

Chelsea could not rely on the presence of M. Alonso (injured).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: R. James for M. Alonso (27′), A. Christensen for T. Chalobah (46′) and C. Hudson-Odoi for N. Kante (67′).

Best player: César Azpilicueta​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was César Azpilicueta.

His rating is (7.7) with 57 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Also Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez (7.1), Joël Veltman (7.3), Dan Burn (6.8), Marc Cucurella (7.3), Tariq Lamptey (6.7), Adam Lallana (6.9), Yves Bissouma (7.8), Solly March (7.0), Jakub Moder (6.4), Alexis Mac Allister (7.4) and Neal Maupay (6.9).

They had on the bench: Danny Welbeck (7.2), Taylor Richards, Shane Duffy, Pascal Groß, Enock Mwepu (6.4), Steven Alzate, Evan Ferguson, Jason Steele and Adam Webster.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: T. Lamptey for E. Mwepu (66′), A. Mac Allister for D. Welbeck (80′) and J. Moder for S. Alzate (88′).

Best player: Yves Bissouma​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Yves Bissouma.

His rating is (7.8) with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Brentford – Manchester City – 0-1
• Chelsea – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-1