Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Chelsea

Brighton & Hove Albion

3–0

21 Apr 2026

Chelsea

Europa League Tue 21 Apr, 20:00London American Express Stadium, Falmer Craig Pawson 31,220 attendance

Timeline

3' Ferdi Kadioglu
45'+1' Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
45' Alejandro Garnacho for Wesley Fofana
45' Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer
56' Jack Hinshelwood assist Georginio Rutter
58' Yankuba Minteh Yellow Card
72' Marc Guiu for Liam Delap
73' Dário Essugo for Romeo Lavia
77' Maxim De Cuyper for Yankuba Minteh
82' Yasin Ayari for Kaoru Mitoma
83' Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter
90'+1' Danny Welbeck assist Maxim De Cuyper
90'+2' Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood
90'+2' Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto

Match stats

52.9% Possession 47.1%

15 Shots 6

9 On target 0

15 Fouls 6

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 4

0 Saves 4

456 Accurate passes 400

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Verbruggen

24 Kadioglu 21 Boscagli 6 van Hecke 27 Wieffer

17 Baleba 30 Gross

22 Mitoma 13 Hinshelwood 11 Minteh

10 Rutter

Chelsea 5-4-1

1 Sánchez

3 Cucurella 21 Hato 23 Chalobah 29 Fofana 27 Gusto

8 Fernández 25 Caicedo 45 Lavia 7 Neto

9 Delap

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Bart Verbruggen G
21 Olivier Boscagli CD-L
6 Jan Paul van Hecke CD-R
24 Ferdi Kadioglu LB
27 Mats Wieffer ▼ RB
13 Jack Hinshelwood ▼ AM
17 Carlos Baleba LM
30 Pascal Gross RM
10 Georginio Rutter ▼ F
22 Kaoru Mitoma ▼ AM-L
11 Yankuba Minteh ▼ AM-R

Came on

26 Yasin Ayari ▲ SUB
18 Danny Welbeck ▲ SUB
29 Maxim De Cuyper ▲ SUB
34 Joël Veltman ▲ SUB
33 Matt O'Riley ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

3 Igor Julio SUB
19 Charalambos Kostoulas SUB
23 Jason Steele SUB
5 Lewis Dunk SUB

Chelsea 5-4-1

1 Robert Sánchez G
23 Trevoh Chalobah CD
21 Jorrel Hato CD-L
29 Wesley Fofana ▼ CD-R
3 Marc Cucurella LB
27 Malo Gusto ▼ RB
25 Moisés Caicedo CM-L
45 Romeo Lavia ▼ CM-R
8 Enzo Fernández LM
7 Pedro Neto RM
9 Liam Delap ▼ F

Came on

14 Dário Essugo ▲ SUB
38 Marc Guiu ▲ SUB
34 Josh Acheampong ▲ SUB
49 Alejandro Garnacho ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

17 Andrey Santos SUB
4 Tosin Adarabioyo SUB
28 Teddy Sharman-Lowe SUB
55 Jesse Derry SUB
19 Mamadou Sarr SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.
90'+4' Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+4' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.
90'+2' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
90'+1' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90' Offside, Chelsea. Marc Guiu is caught offside.
89' Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
87' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

85 earlier entries

85' Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
85' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.
82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
82' Offside, Chelsea. Marc Guiu is caught offside.
80' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
80' Attempt blocked. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Yankuba Minteh.
76' Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
75' Offside, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
73' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
73' Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Roméo Lavia.
72' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Liam Delap.
71' Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
70' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
70' Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
67' Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
67' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
66' Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
65' Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
63' Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
63' Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62' Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
62' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
60' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
59' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
58' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58' Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
58' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Chelsea 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter following a fast break.
54' Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
50' Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
50' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50' Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
50' Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49' Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea).
48' Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
48' Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Attempt missed. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
45' Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Wesley Fofana.
45' Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 0.
45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer.
45'+1' First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 0.
45'+1' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1' Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1' Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45' Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
41' Attempt blocked. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.
38' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
31' Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
30' Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
30' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27' Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
27' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
23' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
22' Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
18' Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
16' Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
16' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
16' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
15' Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
12' Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
12' Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
9' Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
9' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' Offside, Chelsea. Liam Delap is caught offside.
6' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
3' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Chelsea 0. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
3' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
3' Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Brighton & Hove Albion D W W W L

L Arsenal 1-0 Premier League
W at Sunderland 1-0 Premier League
W Liverpool 2-1 Premier League
W at Burnley 2-0 Premier League
D at Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Premier League

Chelsea L L W L L

L Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 UEFA Champions League
L at Everton 3-0 Premier League
W Port Vale 7-0 English FA Cup
L Manchester City 3-0 Premier League
L Manchester United 1-0 Premier League

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