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Chelsea - Brighton & Hove Albion prediction: odds and line-ups

Chelsea take on Brighton &amp ; Hove Albion in Premier League. Kick-off on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 3 :00 pm.
Stadium

Stamford Bridge

London

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4 - 3

Finished
Premier League

Round 2

15:00

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Match summary

This Premier League match pitted Chelsea against Brighton &amp ; Hove Albion. The fixture was held at Stamford Bridge. In the meeting on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 3 :00 pm, Chelsea beat Brighton &amp ; Hove Albion by a score of 4 - 3. The scorers in this match are Romeo Lavia in the 4 minute, Pedro Neto in the 14 minute, João Pedro in the 32 minute, Malick Yalcouyé in the 35 minute, João Pedro in the 63 minute, Cole Palmer in the 74 minute, Pascal Gross in the 90 minute.

The fixture is played at Stamford Bridge. It counts towards Round 2 of Premier League. Chelsea sit 10th in the standings. Their opponents Brighton &amp ; Hove Albion are 3rd. The bookmakers price the hosts at 1,87, the visitors at 4,00 and a share of the points at 3,80.

Probable line-ups

Line-ups

Chelsea

3-4-2-1

  • 26 Emiliano Martínez
  • 5 Maxence Lacroix
  • 6 Levi Colwill
  • 3 Wesley Fofana
  • 45 Romeo Lavia
  • 27 Malo Gusto
  • 21 Jorrel Hato
  • 7 Pedro Neto
  • 9 João Pedro
  • 17 Morgan Rogers
  • 10 Cole Palmer
  • 11 Jamie Gittens
  • 18 Danny Welbeck
  • 25 Moisés Caicedo
  • 34 Josh Acheampong
  • 39 Mike Penders
  • 41 Estêvão
  • 24 Reece James
  • 4 Valentín Barco
  • 29 Pep Chavarría

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1

  • 1 Bart Verbruggen
  • 5 Lewis Dunk
  • 44 Luka Vuskovic
  • 24 Ferdi Kadioglu
  • 27 Mats Wieffer
  • 35 Malick Yalcouyé
  • 21 Olivier Boscagli
  • 13 Pascal Gross
  • 19 Charalambos Kostoulas
  • 29 Maxim De Cuyper
  • 25 Diego Gómez
  • 20 Costinha
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 22 Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 49 Nehemiah Oriola
  • 6 Jaouen Hadjam
  • 33 Matt O'Riley
  • 12 Promise David
  • 4 Pascal Struijk
  • 15 Ibrahim Osman

Statistics

6Fouls12
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
4Corner Kicks7
4Saves1
25.6Possession74.4
17SHOTS15
6ON GOAL6
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
146Accurate Passes549
218Passes628
0.7Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses7
9Crosses31
0.3Cross %0.2
50Long Balls64
18Accurate Long Balls35
0.4Long Balls %0.5
6Blocked Shots1
7Effective Tackles7
11Tackles9
0.6Tackle %0.8
9Interceptions4
38Effective Clearances14
38Clearances14

Match events

  • 4'Romeo Lavia Goal
  • 14'Pedro Neto Goal
  • 32'João Pedro Goal
  • 35'Malick Yalcouyé Goal
  • 55'Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
  • 63'João Pedro Own Goal
  • 68'Reece James Substitution
  • 68'Josh Acheampong Substitution
  • 68'Moisés Caicedo Substitution
  • 70'Lewis Dunk Yellow Card
  • 72'Pep Chavarría Substitution
  • 74'Ibrahim Osman Substitution
  • 74'Cole Palmer Goal
  • 80'Promise David Substitution
  • 80'Costinha Substitution
  • 82'Valentín Barco Substitution
  • 89'Olivier Boscagli Yellow Card
  • 90'+1'Costinha Yellow Card
  • 90'+6'Pascal Gross Goal - Header

Where Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion stand

Chelsea sits in 10 place. Brighton & Hove Albion is in 3 position.

Probable line-ups

The announced line-ups for Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion are detailed in the match sheet above.

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