Brighton 2-1 Chelsea — FA Cup, 8 Feb 2025
Brighton beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup on 8 February 2025 at American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex. G. Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 2 and Chelsea 3.
Match timeline
- 1-05'Own Goal
- 2-012'assist: Joël Veltman
- 14'
- 20'Foul
- 27'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 46'out: A. Webster
- 3-057'assist: G. Rutter
- 58'
- 68'Foul
- 68'
- 74'
- 74'out: N. Madueke
- 75'
- 75'out: João Pedro
- 89'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.0Georginio RutterM
- 7.7Tariq LampteyD
- 7.5Kaoru MitomaM
- 7.3Diego GómezM
- 7.0Joël VeltmanD
- 6.9Yankuba MintehM
- 6.9Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.9João PedroF
- 6.9Adam WebsterD
- 6.9Jan van HeckeD
- 6.6Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.3Lewis DunkD
- 6.3Carlos BalebaM
- 6.3Yasin AyariM
- 5.5Bart VerbruggenG
Chelsea
- 7.7Moisés CaicedoM
- 7.3Cole PalmerM
- 7.0Marc CucurellaD
- 7.0Enzo FernándezM
- 6.9Tosin AdarabioyoD
- 6.7Christopher NkunkuF
- 6.7Trevoh ChalobahD
- 6.5Jadon SanchoM
- 6.3Kiernan Dewsbury-HallM
- 6.3Pedro NetoM
- 6.3Noni MaduekeF
- 6.3Tyrique GeorgeF
- 6.2Robert SánchezG
- 5.9Malo GustoD
Line-ups
Substitutes
BrightonF. Hürzeler
Substitutes
- 9João Pedro75'F6.9
- 33Matthew O'Riley89'M
- 4A. Webster46'D6.9
- 16Eiran CashinD
- 37T. McGillG
- 26Yasin Ayari75'M6.3
- 25Diego Gómez68'M7.3
- 11Simon AdingraF
- 8Brajan GrudaM
ChelseaE. Maresca
Substitutes
- 8Enzo Fernández58'M7.0
- 11N. Madueke74'F6.3
- 6Levi ColwillD
- 12Filip JörgensenG
- 62I. Samuels-SmithD
- 32T. George74'F6.3
- 34J. AcheampongD
- 39M. AmougouM
- 30Aaron AnselminoD
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georginio Rutter | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Tariq Lamptey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Diego Gómez | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Joël Veltman | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| João Pedro | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Adam Webster | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Lewis Dunk | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Carlos Baleba | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Yasin Ayari | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.5 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moisés Caicedo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Cole Palmer | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Marc Cucurella | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Enzo Fernández | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Christopher Nkunku | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jadon Sancho | 74 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Pedro Neto | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Noni Madueke | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tyrique George | 16 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Robert Sánchez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Malo Gusto | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |