FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion crushes Chelsea 4-1 with goals of L. Trossard (5′), R. Loftus-Cheek (15′ own), T. Chalobah (43′ own) and P. Gross (90′). Regarding the opposition, Chelsea scored with ​K. Havertz (48′). Chelsea lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the support of Derek Eaton and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Brighton & Hove Albion

4 - 1

Chelsea

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 20 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 13 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 61 Attack 114
  • 38 Dangerous attack 57
  • 76 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 16 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 59% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Brighton & Hove Albion succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (J. Enciso). Talking about the opposition, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (M. Kovacic and R. Sterling).

Match Timeline

5'
11'
15'
43'
Trevoh Chalobah(own-goal)
46'
48'
51'
Raheem Sterling- Yellow
64'
64'
Ben Chilwell- sub ->M. Cucurella
Julio Enciso- sub ->A. Lallana
65'
Tariq Lamptey- sub ->K. Mitoma
73'
79'
79'
Julio Enciso- Yellow
84'
87'
Pascal Groß(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 18 points to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea will stay with 21 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Aston Villa on the 28th of May with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).

Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 28th of May with a 21-8 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Robert Sánchez 1.Spain
8.2
D
Adam Webster 4.England
7.3
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
7.3
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
7.6
D
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
7.2
90'
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
6.5
65'
M
Solomon March 7.England
7.0
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
7.4
M
Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan
7.3
73'
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
7.4
F
Leandro Trossard 11.Belgium
7.2
87' 5'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.3
73'
D
James Furlong 47.Republic of Ireland
D
Ed Turns 43.Wales
M
Billy Gilmour 27.Scotland
M
Andrew Moran 49.Republic of Ireland
F
Julio Enciso 20.Paraguay
6.9
65' 84'
F
Deniz Undav 21.Germany
F
Jeremy Sarmiento 19.Ecuador
6.6
87'

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (8.2), Pascal Groß (7.2), Adam Webster (7.3), Lewis Dunk (7.3), Pervis Estupiñán (7.6), Moisés Caicedo (7.4), Alexis Mac Allister (7.4), Solly March (7.0), Adam Lallana (6.7), Kaoru Mitoma (7.4) and Leandro Trossard (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tariq Lamptey (6.2), James Furlong, Julio Enciso (6.8), Deniz Undav, Ed Turns, Billy Gilmour, Jeremy Sarmiento, Andrew Moran and Jason Steele.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: A. Lallana for J. Enciso (65′), K. Mitoma for T. Lamptey (73′) and L. Trossard for J. Sarmiento (87′).

Best player: Robert Sánchez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was the goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez. His rating is 8.22. He performed 7 saves.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 1.Spain
5.8
46'
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
7.9
D
Marc Cucurella 32.Spain
5.9
64'
D
Trevoh Chalobah 14.England
6.3
M
Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia
6.4
11'
M
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 12.England
6.6
M
Christian Pulisic 10.United States
7.0
79'
M
Raheem Sterling 17.England
6.3
64' 51'
F
Mason Mount 19.England
7.3
F
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
7.3
48'
F
Conor Gallagher 23.England
7.8
79'
Substitutes
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
6.7
46'
D
Ben Chilwell 21.England
6.4
64'
D
César Azpilicueta 28.Spain
M
Denis Zakaria 20.Switzerland
M
Omari Hutchinson 56.Jamaica
M
Jorginho 5.Italy
M
Hakim Ziyech 22.Morocco
6.4
79'
F
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 9.Gabon
6.4
64'
F
Armando Broja 18.Albania
6.6
79'

Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Graham Potter played with: Kepa Arrizabalaga (5.8), Trevoh Chalobah (6.3), Thiago Silva (7.9), Marc Cucurella (6.1), Christian Pulišić (6.8), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.6), Mateo Kovačić (6.4), Raheem Sterling (6.5), Conor Gallagher (7.9), Mason Mount (7.3) and Kai Havertz (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Denis Zakaria, Ben Chilwell (6.6), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.2), Edouard Mendy (6.9), Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Jorginho, César Azpilicueta, Armando Broja (6.8) and Hakim Ziyech (6.5).

Chelsea could not rely on the presence of E. Mendy (injured).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 5 changes: K. Arrizabalaga for E. Mendy (46′), R. Sterling for P. Aubameyang (64′), M. Cucurella for B. Chilwell (64′), C. Gallagher for H. Ziyech (79′) and C. Pulisic for A. Broja (79′).

Best player: Thiago Silva​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Thiago Silva.

His rating is (7.9) with 55 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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