Premier League 26/27 · 30 Aug 2026

Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Chances everywhere: 4.6 xG · Standout: Mats Wieffer scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Mats Wieffer

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Chelsea favourites at 55%.

Chelsea won and made the better chances: 3.1 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mats Wieffer, 100.0 in 80′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Pedro Neto Midfielder	68	1	0	0.40	78.4
João Pedro Forward	90	1	1	1.22	73.1
Morgan Rogers Midfielder	90	0	1	0.18	70.6
Cole Palmer Midfielder	90	1	0	0.66	63.1
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.3
Roméo Lavia Midfielder	68	1	0	0.54	56.9
Levi Colwill Defender	72	0	0	–	50.2
Wesley Fofana Defender	68	0	0	–	49.3
Pep Chavarría Defender	18	0	0	–	47.0
Valentín Barco Midfielder	8	0	0	0.04	46.8
Maxence Lacroix Defender	90	0	0	0.02	45.0
Jorrel Hato Defender	90	0	1	–	42.6
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder	14	0	0	–	36.7
Reece James Defender	22	0	0	–	35.6
Malo Gusto Defender	90	0	0	–	35.6
Josh Acheampong Defender	22	0	0	–	31.5

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Mats Wieffer Defender	80	0	0.02	100.0
Luka Vušković Defender	90	0	0.03	90.3
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder	74	1	0.79	81.8
Ibrahim Osman Midfielder	16	0	–	81.5
Pascal Groß Midfielder	90	1	0.04	75.6
Olivier Boscagli Defender	90	0	0.05	70.9
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	0	–	64.7
Diego Gómez Midfielder	90	0	0.39	64.4
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	90	0	0.03	56.1
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	80	0	0.17	52.3
Costinha Defender	10	0	–	49.1
Promise David Forward	10	0	–	48.6
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	90	0	0.04	43.5
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	–	22.3