Chelsea 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 28 September 2024

Result

Chelsea 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Saturday 28 September 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 4-2

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Chelsea 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Chelsea defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 28 September 2024. It was 4-2 at half-time.

Georginio Rutter opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Cole Palmer (21'), Cole Palmer (28'), Cole Palmer (31') and Cole Palmer (41'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Georginio Rutter (7') and Carlos Baleba (34').

Discipline: Chelsea received 3 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 6th on 10 points from 5 and Brighton & Hove Albion 7th on 9 points from 5. Chelsea went on to finish that season 4th with 69 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 8th with 61.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Cole Palmer of Chelsea (10.0), ahead of Carlos Baleba (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Chelsea wins, 4 draws and 2 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Georginio RutterBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-1
  • 21'Goal · Cole PalmerChelsea · 1-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 28'Goal · Cole PalmerChelsea · 2-1
  • 29'Yellow card · Enzo FernándezChelsea
  • 29'Yellow card · Pervis EstupiñánBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 31'Goal · Cole PalmerChelsea · 3-1
  • 33'Yellow card · Marc CucurellaChelsea
  • 34'Goal · Carlos BalebaBrighton & Hove Albion · 3-2
  • 41'Goal · Cole PalmerChelsea · 4-2
  • 78'Yellow card · Wesley FofanaChelsea

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 4, draws 4, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.

Team news

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

Robert Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, M. Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho, Nicolas Jackson

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

Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupiñán, Carlos Baleba, Mats Wieffer, Jack Hinshelwood, Georginio Rutter, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma