Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

Amex Stadium
C. Pawson
2025/2026

Match Report

Brighton produced a ruthless home performance, easing past Chelsea 3-0 at the Amex Stadium. Ferdi Kadioglu set the tone early, deflecting home from a corner in just the 3rd minute to hand the Seagulls the perfect start. Jack Hinshelwood made it two in the 56th minute, coolly finishing a counterattack set up by Georginio Rutter, before Danny Welbeck added a third in the 90th minute to complete the rout. Wesley Fofana collected a yellow card just before the break — a fitting symbol of Chelsea's evening — while Robert Sanchez kept the scoreline respectable with several sharp saves, and Alejandro Garnacho's wayward shot in the 76th minute summed up the visitors' attacking impotence. Chelsea's misery deepens: they've now gone 476 minutes without a Premier League goal — their worst drought since 1912 — and have lost five consecutive matches. For Brighton, this dominant display keeps their Champions League qualification push very much alive.

Match Events

Standings

#WDLGDPts
8Brighton & Hove Albion141113+653
10Chelsea141014+652

Statistics

54%Possession46%
15Shots6
9Shots on Target0
6Corners5
15Fouls5
0Offsides4
1Yellow Cards1
526Passes458
0Saves4