Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report
Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2017
Result
Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report
Chelsea defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the Premier League on Tuesday 26 December 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.
Álvaro Morata opened the scoring in the 46th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Álvaro Morata (46') and Marcos Alonso (60'). Brighton & Hove Albion did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Chelsea were 3rd on 39 points from 19 and Brighton & Hove Albion 12th on 21 points from 19. Chelsea went on to finish that season 5th with 70 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 15th with 40.
Chelsea lined up in a 3-5-1-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to César Azpilicueta of Chelsea (8.7), ahead of Cesc Fàbregas (8.6).
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read D-W-W-L-W and Brighton & Hove Albion's W-D-L-L-L.
Key events
- 46'Goal · Álvaro Morata
- 57'Yellow card · Dale Stephens
- 60'Goal · Marcos Alonso
Team news
Chelsea line-up (3-5-1-1)
Thibaut Courtois, César Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, Antonio Rüdiger, Victor Moses, Cesc Fàbregas, N'Golo Kanté, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard, Álvaro Morata
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-5-1)
Mathew Ryan, Ezequiel Schelotto, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Markus Suttner, S. March, Beram Kayal, Dale Stephens, Davy Pröpper, José Izquierdo, Tomer Hemed