Brighton and Hove Albion wins
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Brighton and Hove Albion wins
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Chelsea and Brighton won their opening Premier League match, but Brighton come into this one after a more emphatic victory and four consecutive wins in the head-to-head meetings.
Read the full analysisChelsea and Brighton won their opening Premier League match, but Brighton come into this one after a more emphatic victory and four consecutive wins in the head-to-head meetings. Brighton will nevertheless have to play a Conference League playoff on the preceding Thursday, while the availability information is partly contradictory.
Both teams have three points after the opening day. Brighton are top after their 4-0 win against Aston Villa, while Chelsea are sixth after their 3-2 victory at Fulham.
Chelsea had previously recorded two wins, one draw and two defeats in five friendlies. Brighton had won four of their last five matches, with a 0-0 draw against Tromsø.
Brighton have won the last four meetings. The five most recently recorded results are Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, Chelsea 1-3 Brighton, Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, Brighton 2-1 Chelsea and Chelsea 4-2 Brighton.
Over this run, Brighton have scored 13 goals to Chelsea’s 6. Across 27 meetings in all competitions recorded by Chelsea, Chelsea have 16 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
Goal reports Jordan Henderson absent and Emanuel Emegha also absent for Chelsea. For Brighton, Stefanos Tzimas, Yankuba Minteh and Evan Ferguson are reported unavailable.
Carlos Baleba is mentioned as injured or on his way to Manchester United. The information is partially contradictory.
No suspensions are reported.
Match from the second matchday of the 2026-2027 Premier League, on Sunday 30 August at 13 h UTC at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea are coached by Xabi Alonso and Brighton by Fabian Hürzeler.
Brighton will play the Conference League play-off round on the preceding Thursday, a factor that motivated the Sunday scheduling.
Probable line-ups published by Goal, unofficial. Chelsea: Sánchez; Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill; Gusto, James, Lavia, Hato; Rogers, Palmer; João Pedro.
Brighton: Verbruggen; Wieffer, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli; Groß, Ayari; Gómez, Hinshelwood, De Cuyper; Rutter.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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