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
| # | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
Statistics
54%Possession46%
15Shots6
9Shots on Target0
6Corners5
15Fouls5
0Offsides4
1Yellow Cards1
526Passes458
0Saves4
Injuries & Suspensions
Head to Head
6
Brighton & Hove Albion wins
4
Draws
11
Chelsea wins
Goals: 30 - 37

