Chelsea 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 3 December 2023

Result

Chelsea 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Sunday 3 December 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Chelsea 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Chelsea won against Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 3 December 2023. The half-time score was 2-1.

Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Enzo Fernández (17'), Levi Colwill (21') and Enzo Fernández (65', penalty). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Facundo Buonanotte (43') and João Pedro (90+2').

Discipline: Chelsea received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Brighton & Hove Albion received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 12th on 16 points from 13 and Brighton & Hove Albion 8th on 22 points from 13. Chelsea went on to finish that season 6th with 63 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 11th with 48.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Robert Sánchez of Chelsea (7.9), ahead of Enzo Fernández (7.8).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

17'Goal · Enzo FernándezChelsea · 1-0
21'Goal · Levi ColwillChelsea · 2-0
31'Yellow card · Conor GallagherChelsea
43'Goal · Facundo BuonanotteBrighton & Hove Albion · 2-1
45'Second yellow · Conor GallagherChelsea
45+6'Yellow card · Jack HinshelwoodBrighton & Hove Albion
52'Yellow card · Benoît BadiashileChelsea
58'Yellow card · Igor JulioBrighton & Hove Albion
59'Yellow card · Enzo FernándezChelsea
64'Yellow card · Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion
64'Yellow card · James MilnerBrighton & Hove Albion
65'Penalty goal · Enzo FernándezChelsea · 3-1
88'Yellow card · Robert SánchezChelsea
90+2'Goal · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion · 3-2
90+14'Yellow card · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

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

Chelsea 1-2 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 15 Apr 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 ChelseaPremier League · 29 Oct 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 ChelseaPremier League · 18 Jan 2022
Chelsea 1-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 29 Dec 2021
Chelsea 0-0 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 20 Apr 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 ChelseaPremier League · 14 Sep 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Wesley FofanaChelsea · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Trevoh ChalobahChelsea · injury (Thigh Problems)
Julio EncisoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Meniscus Tear)
Ben ChilwellChelsea · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Carney ChukwuemekaChelsea · injury (Knee Injury)
Christopher NkunkuChelsea · injury (Fitness)
Roméo LaviaChelsea · injury (Fitness)
Pervis EstupiñánBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Muscle Injury)
Tariq LampteyBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Unknown Injury)
Adam WebsterBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Unknown Injury)
S. MarchBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Knee Injury)
Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
O. OffiahBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Ill)
Ansu FatiBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Calf Injury)
Marc CucurellaChelsea · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Mahmoud DahoudBrighton & Hove Albion · suspension (Red Card Suspension)
Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion · suspension (Red Card Suspension)
Reece JamesChelsea · suspension (Indirect Card Suspension)
Kiano DyerChelsea · injury (Unknown Injury)
Steven AlzateBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)
Lesley UgochukwuChelsea · other (Doubtful)
J. SarmientoBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)
Malo GustoChelsea · injury (Knee Injury)

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

Robert Sánchez, Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Benoît Badiashile, Levi Colwill, M. Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Raheem Sterling, Conor Gallagher, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Nicolas Jackson

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jason Steele, Joël Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Igor Julio, Jack Hinshelwood, Carlos Baleba, Billy Gilmour, Facundo Buonanotte, Adam Lallana, Simon Adingra, E. Ferguson