On 15 May one of the matches of the round 34 of the Premier League took place. Brighton and Chelsea met.
Premier League, round 34
Brighton — Chelsea — 1:2 (0:1)Yellow cards: M. Caicedo (79), B. Verbruggen (81), R. Sterling (77), L. Dunk (29)
Red cards: R. James (88)
Brighton: Bart Verbruggen, Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Igor Júlio, Pascal Groß, Billy Gilmour, Facundo Buonanotte, Julio Enciso, Simon Adingra, João Pedro
Chelsea: Đorđe Petrović, Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoît Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Moisés Caicedo, Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Nicolas Jackson
In a thrilling Premier League match between Brighton and Chelsea at the American Express Stadium, the visitors came out on top with a 2-1 victory. The halftime score was 0-1 in favor of Chelsea, with the lone goal coming from C. Palmer in the 34th minute.
Brighton's L. Dunk received a yellow card in the 29th minute, and shortly after, Chelsea made a substitution with M. Mudryk replacing C. Nkunku in the 42nd minute. Brighton also made a halftime substitution, bringing on V. Barco for L. Dunk at the start of the second half.
In the 64th minute, Chelsea extended their lead with a goal from C. Nkunku. The visitors then made two substitutions in quick succession, with M. Gusto and N. Madueke coming on for R. James and R. Sterling, respectively, in the 69th minute.
Brighton responded with two substitutions of their own, as F. Buonanotte and B. Gilmour replaced D. Welbeck and C. Baleba in the 70th minute. The game grew increasingly tense as R. Sterling and M. Caicedo of Chelsea, as well as B. Verbruggen of Brighton, all received yellow cards in the second half.
With just minutes remaining, T. Lamptey and J. Enciso entered the game for Brighton, replacing O. Offiah and A. Fati in the 85th minute. The tension reached a boiling point when R. James of Chelsea was shown a red card in the 88th minute.
Brighton capitalized on their numerical advantage, as D. Welbeck found the back of the net in the 90th minute to make it 1-2. Chelsea then made their final substitution, with N. Jackson coming on for T. Silva in stoppage time. However, it was too little too late for the visitors, as Brighton held on for a hard-fought victory.
The match was filled with drama and excitement from start to finish, showcasing the competitive nature of the Premier League. Both teams put up a strong fight, but in the end, it was Chelsea who emerged victorious with a 2-1 win over Brighton.
| Brighton | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on Goal | 6 |
| 7 | Shots off Goal | 3 |
| 10 | Total Shots | 13 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Shots insidebox | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outsidebox | 6 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 54% | Ball Possession | 46% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper Saves | 1 |
| 536 | Total passes | 469 |
| 485 | Passes accurate | 427 |
| 90% | Passes % | 91% |
| 1.22 | expected_goals | 1.48 |