Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 16 December 2018

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Chelsea

Premier League · Sunday 16 December 2018, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Chelsea: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion were beaten by Chelsea 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 16 December 2018. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Pedro opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goal came from S. March (66'). Chelsea scored through Pedro (17') and Eden Hazard (33').

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

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 13th on 21 points from 16 and Chelsea 4th on 34 points from 16. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 17th with 36 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 72.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Eden Hazard of Chelsea (8.1), ahead of S. March (7.7).

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · PedroChelsea · 0-1
  • 33'Goal · Eden HazardChelsea · 0-2
  • 55'Yellow card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 66'Goal · S. MarchBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-2
  • 69'Yellow card · Florin AndoneBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 87'Yellow card · Marcos AlonsoChelsea
  • 90'Yellow card · Kepa ArrizabalagaChelsea

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Mathew Ryan, Martín Montoya, Leon Balogun, Lewis Dunk, Bernardo, Anthony Knockaert, Dale Stephens, Davy Pröpper, S. March, Pascal Groß, Glenn Murray

Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)

Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Antonio Rüdiger, David Luiz, Marcos Alonso, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Pedro, Eden Hazard, Willian