Brighton 3-0 Chelsea — Premier League, 21 Apr 2026
Brighton beat Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League on 21 April 2026 at Amex Stadium, Brighton. Ferdi Kadıoğlu, J. Hinshelwood and Daniel Welbeck scored for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 3 and Chelsea 2.
Match timeline
- 1-03'
- 45+1'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 2-056'assist: G. Rutter
- 58'Foul
- 72'out: M. Guiu
- 73'
- 77'
- 82'
- 83'
- 3-090'assist: Maxim De Cuyper
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Brighton
- 9.0Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 7.7Kaoru MitomaM
- 7.6Jan van HeckeD
- 7.5Joël VeltmanD
- 7.5Daniel WelbeckF
- 7.3Olivier BoscagliD
- 7.3Pascal GroßM
- 7.3Maxim De CuyperD
- 7.3Carlos BalebaM
- 7.2Jack HinshelwoodM
- 7.0Bart VerbruggenG
- 6.9Yankuba MintehM
- 6.7Georginio RutterF
- 6.7Mats WiefferD
- 6.5Yasin AyariM
Chelsea
- 7.2Robert SánchezG
- 6.9Roméo LaviaM
- 6.7Jorrel HatoD
- 6.7Moisés CaicedoM
- 6.6Malo GustoD
- 6.6Dário EssugoM
- 6.5Liam DelapF
- 6.3Wesley FofanaD
- 6.3Trevoh ChalobahD
- 6.3Marc GuiuF
- 6.3Alejandro GarnachoF
- 6.2Enzo FernándezM
- 6.2Marc CucurellaD
- 5.9Pedro NetoM
Line-ups
Substitutes
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 34Joël Veltman46'D7.5
- 18Daniel Welbeck90'83'F7.5
- 3IgorD
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 5L. DunkD
- 33Matthew O'Riley90+2'M
- 29Maxim De Cuyper77'D7.3
- 26Yasin Ayari82'M6.5
- 19Charalampos KostoulasF
ChelseaCalum McFarlane
Substitutes
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 28Teddy Sharman-LoweG
- 19Mamadou SarrD
- 49Alejandro Garnacho46'F6.3
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 14D. Essugo73'M6.6
- 34J. Acheampong90+2'D
- 38M. Guiu72'F6.3
- 55Jesse DerryF
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 82 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Joël Veltman | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 13 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Carlos Baleba | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Georginio Rutter | 83 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Mats Wieffer | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Yasin Ayari | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sánchez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Roméo Lavia | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jorrel Hato | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Moisés Caicedo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Malo Gusto | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Dário Essugo | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Liam Delap | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Wesley Fofana | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marc Guiu | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Enzo Fernández | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Marc Cucurella | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Pedro Neto | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 38 | -2 | 49 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Tottenham 2-2 Brighton, 18 Apr 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Newcastle 3-1 Brighton, 2 May 2026 · Premier League
Chelsea
- Previous: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United, 18 Apr 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Chelsea 1-0 Leeds, 26 Apr 2026 · FA Cup
Data updated