Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 28 September 2019
Result
Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Premier League · Saturday 28 September 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Chelsea · Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League predictions
Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report
Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 28 September 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Jorginho opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Jorginho (50', penalty) and Willian (76'). Brighton & Hove Albion did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received 2 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 11th on 8 points from 6 and Brighton & Hove Albion 15th on 6 points from 6. Chelsea went on to finish that season 4th with 66 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 15th with 41.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jorginho of Chelsea (8.7), ahead of Mathew Ryan (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Chelsea wins, 0 draws and 0 for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Key events
- 23'Yellow card · Andreas Christensen
- 28'Yellow card · Neal Maupay
- 31'Yellow card · Marcos Alonso
- 33'Yellow card · Steven Alzate
- 49'Yellow card · Adam Webster
- 50'Penalty goal · Jorginho
- 76'Goal · Willian
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)
Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Fikayo Tomori, Marcos Alonso, Ross Barkley, Jorginho, Mason Mount, Pedro, Tammy Abraham, Willian
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (3-5-1-1)
Mathew Ryan, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Martín Montoya, Pascal Groß, Dale Stephens, Aaron Mooy, Steven Alzate, Yves Bissouma, Neal Maupay