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Chelsea

CHE

Premier League

28 Sep 2024

4 – 2

Full-time

Stamford Bridge

Brighton & Hove Albion

BHA

Rutter 7'

Baleba 34' football

Timeline

81'

off

E. Ferguson

D. Welbeck

79'

off

R. Lavia

E. Fernández

79'

off

C. Nkunku

N. Jackson

78'

YELLOW CARD

W. Fofana

71'

off

Y. Minteh

G. Rutter

71'

off

J. Enciso

F. Kadioglu

71'

off

M. Mudryk

J. Sancho

70'

off

R. Veiga

M. Cucurella

63'

off

P. Neto

N. Madueke

57'

off

I. Julio

A. Webster

57'

off

Y. Ayari

M. Wieffer

41'

4-2

Goal

C. Palmer

34'

3-2

Goal

C. Baleba

33'

YELLOW CARD

M. Cucurella

31'

3-1

Goal

C. Palmer

29'

YELLOW CARD

E. Fernández

29'

YELLOW CARD

P. Estupiñán

28'

2-1

Goal

C. Palmer

27'

YELLOW CARD

L. Dunk

21'

1-1

Goal

C. Palmer

0-1

Goal

G. Rutter

Blog

90'+5'

Second Half ends

Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

90'+4'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.

90'+4'

Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

90'+1'

Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

89'

Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.

88'

Foul

Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).

88'

Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

84'

Offside

Offside, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk is caught offside.

81'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.

80'

Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

79'

Substitution

Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Enzo Fernández.

79'

Substitution

Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.

78'

Yellow Card

Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

78'

Foul

Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).

78'

Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

76'

Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto.

75'

Foul

Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).

75'

Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

74'

Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.

72'

Offside

Offside, Chelsea. Renato Veiga is caught offside.

71'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

71'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Georginio Rutter.

71'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.

71'

Substitution

Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Jadon Sancho.

70'

Substitution

Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Marc Cucurella.

69'

Offside

Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.

68'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

67'

Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.

67'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

67'

Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

Foul

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

65'

Foul

Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).

65'

Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

64'

Foul

Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).

64'

Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Substitution

Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Noni Madueke.

63'

Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Foul

Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

62'

Foul

Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).

62'

Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

62'

Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

60'

Foul

Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).

60'

Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

59'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

58'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).

57'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Adam Webster.

57'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Mats Wieffer.

56'

Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.

55'

Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.

53'

Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross following a corner.

52'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Webster.

52'

Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.

51'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.

50'

Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50'

Foul

Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).

50'

Foul

Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).

50'

Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adam Webster.

49'

Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.

47'

Corner

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.

47'

Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

46'

Foul

Foul by Jadon Sancho (Chelsea).

46'

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'

Second Half begins

Second Half begins Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

45'+9'

First Half ends

First Half ends, Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

45'+7'

Offside

Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.

45'+5'

Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+5'

Foul

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

45'+3'

Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross.

45'+2'

Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.

45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

A totally mad first half of football, with both teams punished for errors. Despite being two goals down, you can't write Albion off yet. Carlos Baleba is pictured pulling one back to make it 3-2.

45'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.

44'

Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a through ball.

41'

Goal

Goal! Chelsea 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a through ball.

39'

Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39'

Foul

Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

38'

MISSED

Noni Madueke (Chelsea) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

37'

Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Foul

Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

36'

Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

34'

Attempt saved. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

34'

CHE

3-2

BHA

Goal!

Baleba

Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

33'

Yellow Card

Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31'

Goal

Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

29'

Yellow Card

Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

29'

Yellow Card

Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

29'

Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

29'

Foul

Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).

28'

Goal

Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

27'

Yellow Card

Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

26'

Penalty Missed

Penalty conceded by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.

26'

Penalty

Penalty Chelsea. Jadon Sancho draws a foul in the penalty area.

23'

Offside

Offside, Chelsea. Noni Madueke is caught offside.

21'

Goal

Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.

20'

Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.

19'

Offside

Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.

19'

Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.

18'

Offside

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.

15'

Foul

Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).

15'

Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14'

Offside

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk is caught offside.

13'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.

10'

Foul

Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).

10'

Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

ALBION LEAD AT THE BRIDGE! Chelsea did all the hard work there and Georginio profited. Colwill's clearance is blocked by Welbeck, it flies up into the air, Sanchez races off his line to clear and doesn't get there, Rutter beats Cucurella to the header and finds the back of the net!

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).

CHE

0-1

BHA

Goal!

Rutter

Goal! Chelsea 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.

Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).

Kick-off

First Half begins.

BARRY LLOYD - 1949-2024

We are deeply saddened to report the passing of our former manager Barry Lloyd, aged 75. Lloyd managed the club from January 1987 until December 1993 – a lengthy spell which yielded a Third Division promotion in 1987/88 and a Second Division play-off final, where the club stood just 90 minutes away from a return to the top flight.

THE CHELSEA TEAM

Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson. On the bench: Jorgensen, Disasi, Tosin, Veiga, Lavia, Neto, Mudryk, Joao Felix, Nkunku.

Here's how the Albion line-up for this afternoon's clash with Chelsea.

THE ALBION TEAM

THE LINE-UP: Verbruggen, Webster, Dunk, Rutter, Welbeck, Baleba, Mitoma, Kadioglu, Wieffer, Estupinan, Hinshelwood. ON THE BENCH: Steele, Lamptey, Igor Julio, Enciso, Moder, Minteh, Ayari, Ferguson, Samuels.

Lineups announced

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Match News

Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion 28SEP24 JB.096A

Saturday 28 September 2024

Chelsea post-match | Hurzeler and Georginio on defeat at Stamford Bridge Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler and attacker Georginio react to the defeat at Chelsea.

Fabian Hurzeler's team suffered their first defeat of his tenure at Stamford Bridge. 📷 by James Boardman.

2 Minutes read

Saturday 28 September 2024

Hurzeler: We deserved to lose to Chelsea Head coach reflects on the 4-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Carlos showed his composure to fire in his first Premier League goal. 📷 by James Boardman.

Saturday 28 September 2024

Albion floored by four-goal Palmer Chelsea 4 Albion 2: Rutter and Baleba score first Premier League goals but Albion suffer first defeat of the season.

Jack Hinshelwood celebrates with Fabian Hurzeler during our 2-1 win over Manchester United earlier on this campaign. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

2 Minutes read

Saturday 28 September 2024

Hurzeler: Hinshelwood's versatility is outstanding The 19-year-old has started all of Albion's Premier League fixtures so far this campaign.

Jakub Moder challenges Kaoru Mitoma during training.

Friday 27 September 2024

Gallery: Albion prepare for Stamford Bridge Final preperations on the training ground ahead of this weekend's clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Club photographer James Boardman captured the action.