Chelsea 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 29 December 2021

Result

Chelsea 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Wednesday 29 December 2021, 19:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Chelsea 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Chelsea drew with Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 29 December 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Chelsea's goal came from Romelu Lukaku (28'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Danny Welbeck (90+1').

Discipline: Chelsea received 4 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Chelsea were 3rd on 41 points from 19 and Brighton & Hove Albion 11th on 23 points from 17. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 74 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 9th with 51.

Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Yves Bissouma of Brighton & Hove Albion (7.9), ahead of Mason Mount (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 0 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

28'Goal · Romelu LukakuChelsea · 1-0
41'Yellow card · Antonio RüdigerChelsea
58'Yellow card · Mateo KovacicChelsea
64'Yellow card · Callum Hudson-OdoiChelsea
81'Yellow card · Yves BissoumaBrighton & Hove Albion
81'Yellow card · Mason MountChelsea
90+1'Goal · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Chelsea 6, draws 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.

Chelsea 0-0 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 20 Apr 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 ChelseaPremier League · 14 Sep 2020
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 ChelseaPremier League · 1 Jan 2020
Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 28 Sep 2019
Chelsea 3-0 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 3 Apr 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 ChelseaPremier League · 16 Dec 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Ruben Loftus-CheekChelsea · injury (Unknown Injury)
Leandro TrossardBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
J. SarmientoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Knee Injury)
Tammy AbrahamChelsea · injury (Ankle Injury)
Kurt ZoumaChelsea · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Jürgen LocadiaBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (COVID 19)
Timo WernerChelsea · injury (COVID 19)
Thiago SilvaChelsea · injury (Knee Problems)
Danny DrinkwaterChelsea · injury (Groin Injury)
Abdallah SimaBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Groin Injury)

Chelsea line-up (3-4-2-1)

Edouard Mendy, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rüdiger, Christian Pulisic, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Reece James, Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Romelu Lukaku

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (3-4-2-1)

Robert Sánchez, Joël Veltman, Dan Burn, Marc Cucurella, Tariq Lamptey, Adam Lallana, Yves Bissouma, S. March, Jakub Moder, Alexis Mac Allister, Neal Maupay