Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 34

May 15, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

The American Express Community Stadium

Brighton
1 - 2
Chelsea

Welbeck (90+7')
Dunk (29'), Verbruggen (81')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Palmer (34'), Nkunku (64')
Sterling (77'), Caicedo (79')
James (88')

Reaction

Chelsea's Reece James passes the arm band to Ben Chilwell before being substituted on August 13, 2023

Reece James will miss the first three games of the 2024-25 Premier League season after the Football Association dismissed Chelsea's efforts to have his ban overturned.

Jun 4, 11:58

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino on March 30, 2024.

Mauricio Pochettino comments on return to fitness of key Chelsea attacker

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino admits he needs to see "consistency" from one of his returning players.

May 16, 08:59

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino during defeat to Arsenal on April 23, 2024.

A key Chelsea defender is in line to miss the start of next season after Wednesday's victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.

May 16, 08:40

Chelsea suffer injury scare over attacker in Brighton & Hove Albion win

Chelsea suffer an injury blow to one of their attackers in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium.

May 15, 23:09

Chelsea's Cole Palmer celebrates scoring their first goal on May 15, 2024

Cole Palmer equals Chelsea Premier League record in Brighton & Hove Albion win

Chelsea attacker Cole Palmer equals a club Premier League record with his opening goal in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

May 15, 22:33

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion

All competitions

Last Game: Newcastle 1-1 Brighton
Saturday, May 11 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Chelsea

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Chelsea
Saturday, May 11 at 5.30pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brighton & Hove Albion win with a probability of 44.95%. A win for Chelsea had a probability of 32.73% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brighton & Hove Albion win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.07%) and 2-0 (5.64%). The likeliest Chelsea win was 1-2 (7.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.

Result
Brighton & Hove Albion	Draw	Chelsea
44.95% ( 0.07)	22.32% ( 0.01)	32.73% ( -0.07)

Both teams to score 66.74% (

-0.06)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

66.45% (

-0.06)

33.55% (

0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

44.65% (

-0.07)

55.36% (

0.07)

Brighton & Hove Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.42% (

15.59% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.45% (

44.56% (

-0)

Chelsea Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.06% (

-0.07)

20.95% (

0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.31% (

-0.11)

53.69% (

0.11)

Score Analysis

Brighton & Hove Albion 44.95%

Chelsea 32.73%

Draw 22.32%

Brighton & Hove Albion	Draw	Chelsea
2-1 @ 8.82% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 6.07% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 5.64% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 5.46% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 4.27% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.49% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 2.54% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.98% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.62% ( 0.01) 4-3 @ 1.03% ( -0) 5-1 @ 0.94% ( 0) Other @ 3.07% Total : 44.95%	1-1 @ 9.49% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 6.89% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 3.27% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 2.23% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.46% Total : 22.32%	1-2 @ 7.42% ( -0.01) 0-1 @ 5.1% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 3.99% ( -0) 1-3 @ 3.86% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 3.59% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 2.08% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.51% ( -0.01) 2-4 @ 1.4% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.78% Total : 32.73%

How you voted: Brighton vs Chelsea

Brighton & Hove Albion

14.1%

Draw

13.0%

Chelsea

72.9%

Head to Head

Dec 3, 2023 2pm

Gameweek 14

Chelsea

3-2

Brighton

Fernandez (17', 65' pen.), Colwill (21')
Gallagher (31'), Badiashile (52'), Fernandez (59'), Sanchez (88')
Gallagher (45')

Buonanotte (43'), Pedro (90+2')
Hinshelwood (45+6'), Julio (58'), Gross (64'), Milner (64'), Pedro (90+14')

> Match Report

Sep 27, 2023 7.45pm

Third Round

Chelsea

1-0

Brighton

Jackson (50')
Roberto Pochettino Trossero (43'), Ugochukwu (45')

Balepa (42'), Estupinan (45'), Welbeck (90+9')

> Match Report

Jul 23, 2023 12am

Club Friendlies

Chelsea

4-3

Brighton

Nkunku (19'), Mudryk (65'), Gallagher (72'), Jackson (77')
Nkunku (52')

Welbeck (13'), Pedro (79' pen.), Undav (89')
March (37'), Paul van Hecke (57')
Paul van Hecke (60')

> Preview

Apr 15, 2023 3pm

Gameweek 31

Chelsea

1-2

Brighton

Gallagher (13')

Welbeck (42'), Enciso (69')

> Match Report

Oct 29, 2022 3pm

Gameweek 14

Brighton

4-1

Chelsea

Trossard (5'), Loftus-Cheek (14' og.), Chalobah (42' og.), Gross (90+2')

Havertz (48')

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Form Guide

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Nott'm Forest 2-3 Chelsea

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Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea

Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea

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Build-up

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino suggests he has not been overly satisfied with the contribution of one Chelsea player this season.

May 15, 10:32

Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto De Zerbi on February 18, 2024

'Brighton & Hove Albion tried to sign current Chelsea player' - Roberto De Zerbi makes transfer revelation

Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Roberto De Zerbi reveals the Seagulls attempted to sign a current Chelsea player during last year's summer transfer window.

May 14, 16:16

Mauricio Pochettino uses Coldplay song to describe Chelsea's season

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino uses a Coldplay song to describe his opinion on Chelsea's season and questions asked in each press conference.

May 14, 15:34

Chelsea handed double fitness boost ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion game

Chelsea are handed a double fitness boost ahead of Wednesday's Premier League fixture at Brighton & Hove Albion.

May 14, 11:56

Chelsea's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their second goal on May 11, 2024

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Wednesday's Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion.

May 13, 09:55

Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka - Chelsea injury news and return dates before Brighton & Hove Albion clash

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion.

May 12, 10:45

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Liverpool	38	25	9	4	86	41	45	84
2	Arsenal	38	20	14	4	69	34	35	74
3	Manchester City Man City	38	21	8	9	72	44	28	71
4	Chelsea	38	20	9	9	64	43	21	69
5	Newcastle United Newcastle	38	20	6	12	68	47	21	66
6	Aston Villa	38	19	9	10	58	51	7	66
7	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	38	19	8	11	58	46	12	65
8	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	38	16	13	9	66	59	7	61
9	Bournemouth	38	15	11	12	58	46	12	56
10	Brentford	38	16	8	14	66	57	9	56
11	Fulham	38	15	9	14	54	54	0	54
12	Crystal Palace	38	13	14	11	51	51	0	53
13	Everton	38	11	15	12	42	44	-2	48
14	West Ham United West Ham	38	11	10	17	46	62	-16	43
15	Manchester United Man Utd	38	11	9	18	44	54	-10	42
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	38	12	6	20	54	69	-15	42
17	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	38	11	5	22	64	65	-1	38
R	Leicester City Leicester	38	6	7	25	33	80	-47	25
R	Ipswich Town Ipswich	38	4	10	24	36	82	-46	22
R	Southampton	38	2	6	30	26	86	-60	12
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The Match

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Injuries & Suspensions

Form, Standings, Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion

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