Chelsea 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 3 April 2019

Result

Chelsea 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Wednesday 3 April 2019, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Chelsea 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday 3 April 2019. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Olivier Giroud opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Olivier Giroud (38'), Eden Hazard (60') and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (63'). Brighton & Hove Albion did not score.

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Chelsea were 6th on 60 points from 31 and Brighton & Hove Albion 15th on 33 points from 30. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 72 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 17th with 36.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Eden Hazard of Chelsea (9.6), ahead of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Chelsea wins, 0 draws and 0 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 38'Goal · Olivier GiroudChelsea · 1-0
  • 60'Goal · Eden HazardChelsea · 2-0
  • 63'Goal · Ruben Loftus-CheekChelsea · 3-0

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Chelsea 3, draws 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)

Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Olivier Giroud, Eden Hazard

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-3-3)

Mathew Ryan, Bruno Saltor, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Gaëtan Bong, Davy Pröpper, Dale Stephens, Yves Bissouma, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Florin Andone, S. March