Premier League 25/26 · 21 Apr 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Chelsea

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Danny Welbeck scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Brighton & Hove Albion favourites at 46%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pascal Groß, 67.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ferdi Kadıoğlu +19.9, Carlos Baleba +11.5.

Well below it: Yankuba Minteh −27.2, Mats Wieffer −23.2, Olivier Boscagli −16.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

18 Apr 2026	D 2–2	at Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
11 Apr 2026	W 2–0	at Burnley Premier League
21 Mar 2026	W 2–1	v Liverpool FC Premier League
14 Mar 2026	W 1–0	at Sunderland Premier League
4 Mar 2026	L 0–1	v Arsenal Premier League

18 Apr 2026	L 0–1	v Manchester United Premier League
12 Apr 2026	L 0–3	v Manchester City Premier League
21 Mar 2026	L 0–3	at Everton Premier League
17 Mar 2026	L 0–3	v Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
14 Mar 2026	L 0–1	v Newcastle United Premier League

27 Sep 2025	Chelsea 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Danny Welbeck Forward	12	1	0	0.24	100.0	–
Matt O'Riley Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	13	0	1	–	83.6	–
Pascal Groß Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	67.0	+5.4
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	1	0	0.26	65.2	+19.9
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	90	0	0	0.13	59.6	+1.4
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder	82	0	0	0.28	59.1	+5.3
Carlos Baleba Midfielder	90	0	0	–	57.9	+11.5
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	54.5	−1.6
Joël Veltman Defender	45	0	0	–	53.1	+2.1
Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder	89	1	0	1.03	52.7	+4.4
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	8	0	0	–	46.6	–
Olivier Boscagli Defender	90	0	0	–	44.9	−16.2
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	83	0	1	0.12	44.7	−5.1
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder	77	0	0	0.02	39.4	−27.2
Mats Wieffer Defender	45	0	0	–	34.7	−23.2

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Dário Essugo Midfielder	17	–	93.3	–
Jorrel Hato Defender	90	–	59.5	+4.6
Trevoh Chalobah Defender	90	0.04	57.6	−1.5
Josh Acheampong Defender	1	–	53.0	–
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder	90	0.02	51.8	+0.5
Enzo Fernández Midfielder	90	–	50.6	−8.4
Alejandro Garnacho Forward	45	0.18	50.2	−4.0
Malo Gusto Defender	89	–	48.6	−0.6
Pedro Neto Midfielder	90	–	47.7	−8.6
Marc Guiu Forward	18	0.08	47.6	–
Wesley Fofana Defender	45	–	47.0	−9.9
Liam Delap Forward	72	–	45.5	−3.9
Roméo Lavia Midfielder	73	0.05	45.4	−8.2
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper	90	–	40.6	−4.9
Marc Cucurella Defender	90	–	39.5	−13.5