LONDON. Chelsea overcome Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 thanks to E. Fernández who scored in the 17th and 65th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion was much better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson with the assistance of Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.32 degrees Celsius or 43.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Chelsea

3 - 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 8 Total 18
  • 5 On Target 9
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 61 Attack 129
  • 30 Dangerous attack 85
  • 72 Ball safe 75
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 11
  • 5 Yellow Cards 5
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 65% while Chelsea was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was putting more pressure with 85 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, Chelsea was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Chelsea shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 18 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 4 yellow cards (Enzo Fernández, Robert Sánchez, Moisés Caicedo and Conor Gallagher). On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 5 yellow cards (João Pedro, Igor, James Milner, Pascal Groß and Jack Hinshelwood).

Match Timeline

Enzo Fernández (goal)Benoît Badiashile
17'
Levi Colwill (goal)Nicolas Jackson
21'
Conor Gallagher- Yellow
31'
43'
Facundo Buonanotte(goal)Adam Lallana
Conor Gallagher(yellowredcard)
45'
45'
Jack Hinshelwood- Yellow
Moisés Caicedo- Yellow
52'
57'
Pascal Groß- sub ->Carlos Baleba
57'
James Milner- sub ->Jack Hinshelwood
57'
João Pedro- sub ->Adam Lallana
58'
Igor- Yellow
57'
Kaoru Mitoma - sub ->Facundo Buonanotte
Enzo Fernández - Yellow
59'
Mykhaylo Mudryk(VAR)
63'
64'
Pascal Groß- Yellow
64'
James Milner- Yellow
Enzo Fernández (penalty)
65'
Cole Palmer- sub ->Raheem Sterling
66'
72'
81'
90'
João Pedro(goal)James Milner
Robert Sánchez- Yellow
88'
90'
Simon Adingra(VAR)
90'
João Pedro- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Chelsea has 19 points like Brentford to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will stays with 22 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host AFC Bournemouth on the 19th of May with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Manchester United on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Robert Sánchez 1.Spain
8.2
88'
D
Axel Disasi 2.France
7.0
D
Benoît Badiashile 5.France
7.7
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
7.3
D
Levi Colwill 26.England
7.5
21'
M
Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine
6.7
81'
M
Raheem Sterling 7.England
6.4
66'
M
Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina
8.4
59' 17', 65'
M
Conor Gallagher 23.England
5.4
31'
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
6.4
52'
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Djordje Petrovic 28.Serbia
G
Lucas Bergström 47.Finland
D
Ian Maatsen 29.Netherlands
6.4
72'
D
Alfie Gilchrist 42.England
M
Cole Palmer 20.England
6.8
66'
F
Noni Madueke 11.England
F
Armando Broja 19.Albania
6.4
81'
F
Deivid Washington 36.Brazil
F
Alex Matos 52.England

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

The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (8.2), Axel Disasi (7.0), Thiago Silva (7.3), Benoît Badiashile (7.7), Levi Colwill (7.5), Moisés Caicedo (6.4), Enzo Fernández (8.4), Raheem Sterling (6.4), Conor Gallagher (5.4), Mykhaylo Mudryk (6.7) and Nicolas Jackson (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Cole Palmer (6.8), Noni Madueke, Armando Broja (6.4), Djordje Petrovic, I. Maatsen (6.4), Deivid Washington, Alfie Gilchrist, Lucas Bergström and Alex Matos.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: Raheem Sterling for Cole Palmer (66′), Mykhaylo Mudryk for Armando Broja (81′) and Nicolas Jackson for I. Maatsen (72′).

Player of the match: Enzo Fernández​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Enzo Fernández.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 37 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Jason Steele 23.England
6.6
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
6.7
D
Jack Hinshelwood 41.England
6.6
57' 45'
D
Igor 3.Brazil
7.0
84' 58'
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.0
M
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah 20.Cameroon
7.0
57'
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
7.3
57' 43'
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.1
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
7.0
57'
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
7.3
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
M
J. Moder 15.Poland
M
James Milner 6.England
7.1
57' 64'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
7.9
57' 64'
M
Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan
7.5
57'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
7.5
57' 90' 90'
F
Mark O’Mahony 55.Republic of Ireland

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

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Lewis Dunk , Jason Steele (6.6), Joël Veltman (7.0), Jan Paul van Hecke (6.7), Igor (7.0), Jack Hinshelwood (6.6), Carlos Baleba (7.0), Billy Gilmour (7.1), Facundo Buonanotte (7.3), Adam Lallana (7.0) and Simon Adingra (7.3), Evan Ferguson (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bart Verbruggen, James Milner (7.1), Pascal Groß (7.9), Kaoru Mitoma (7.5), João Pedro (7.5), Jakub Moder , Benicio Baker-Boatiey (6.8), Leigh Kavanagh and Mark O’Mahony.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Adam Lallana for João Pedro (57′), Carlos Baleba for Pascal Groß (57′), Jack Hinshelwood for James Milner (57′) and Facundo Buonanotte for Kaoru Mitoma (57′).

Player of the match: Pascal Groß​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß.

His rating is (7.9) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 57′.

Results of the day

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