Premier League · Round 2
Stamford Bridge

Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion starting lineups

Chelsea Brighton & Hove Albion
4 - 3
Full time
Lavia 4' Neto 14' Joao Pedro 32' Palmer 74'
Yalcouyé 35' Joao Pedro 63' (og) Groß 90+6'

Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion lineup images

Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 3-4-2-1: Martínez, Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Gusto, Lavia, Hato, Palmer, Rogers, Joao Pedro. Premier League Round 2, Sunday, August 30, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Brighton & Hove Albion starting lineup vs Chelsea, 4-2-3-1: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Vuskovic, Dunk, Kadioglu, Groß, Boscagli, Gómez, Yalcouyé, De Cuyper, Kostoulas. Premier League Round 2, Sunday, August 30, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

1 - 0Laviagoal
4'
2 - 0Netogoal
14'
3 - 0Joao Pedrogoal
32'
35'
goalYalcouyé3 - 1
Half time · 3 - 1
Fofana Yellow cardYellow card
55'
63'
goalJoao Pedro own goal3 - 2
James for Laviasubstitution
68'
Caicedo for Netosubstitution
68'
Acheampong for Fofanasubstitution
68'
70'
Yellow cardDunk Yellow card
Chavarría for Colwillsubstitution
72'
74'
substitutionOsman for Yalcouyé
4 - 2Palmergoal
74'
80'
substitutionDavid for Kostoulas
80'
substitutionCostinha for Wieffer
Barco for Caicedosubstitution
82'
89'
Yellow cardBoscagli Yellow card
90+1'
Yellow cardCostinha Yellow card
90+6'
goalGroß4 - 3

Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion team sheets and player ratings

Chelsea

3-4-2-1
Starting XI
26 Argentina Martínez rating 8.2
3 France Fofana yellow card off 68' rating 6.3
5 France Lacroix rating 6.3
6 England Colwill off 72' rating 6.8
7 Portugal Neto 1 goal off 68' rating 8.0
27 France Gusto rating 6.9
45 Belgium Lavia 1 goal off 68' rating 7.9
21 Netherlands Hato rating 7.6
10 England Palmer 1 goal rating 8.0
17 England Rogers rating 8.0
9 Brazil Joao Pedro 1 goal rating 7.8
Substitutes
34 England Acheampong on 68' rating 6.1
24 England James on 68' rating 6.2
25 Ecuador Caicedo on 68' rating 6.0
29 Spain Chavarría on 72' rating 6.5
4 Argentina Barco on 82'
39 Belgium Penders
18 England Welbeck
41 Brazil Estêvão
11 England Gittens

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Netherlands Verbruggen rating 3.8
27 Netherlands Wieffer off 80' rating 5.9
44 Croatia Vuskovic rating 5.5
5 England Dunk yellow card rating 5.0
24 Türkiye Kadioglu rating 5.0
13 Germany Groß 1 goal rating 7.5
21 France Boscagli yellow card rating 6.3
25 Paraguay Gómez rating 6.8
35 Mali Yalcouyé 1 goal off 74' rating 8.2
29 Belgium De Cuyper rating 6.8
19 Greece Kostoulas off 80' rating 6.9
Substitutes
15 Ghana Osman on 74' rating 6.4
20 Portugal Costinha yellow card on 80' rating 5.8
12 Canada David on 80' rating 5.9
23 England Steele
6 Algeria Hadjam
4 Netherlands Struijk
33 Denmark O'Riley
22 England Cozier-Duberry
49 England Oriola

Managers

Alonso3-4-2-1Chelsea
Hürzeler4-2-3-1Brighton & Hove Albion
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Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion: match summary

Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3 at Stamford Bridge in London on Sunday, August 30, 2026, in Round 2 of the Premier League. Chelsea's João Pedro (63') turned the ball into his own net. Roméo Lavia (4'), Pedro Neto (14'), João Pedro (32') and Cole Palmer (74') scored for Chelsea, Malick Junior Yalcouyé (35') and Pascal Groß (90+6') for Brighton & Hove Albion. The match ratings read 7.1 for Chelsea and 6.1 for Brighton & Hove Albion. seven players tied for the highest player rating at 8.0, and Bart Verbruggen of Brighton & Hove Albion the lowest rated starter at 4.0. Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-2-1 under Alonso, Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-2-3-1 under Hürzeler. Wesley Fofana was booked on 55 minutes, Lewis Dunk on 70, Olivier Boscagli on 89 and Costinha on 90, and nobody was sent off. The Premier League table taken on September 2, 2026 had Chelsea 4th on 6 points and Brighton & Hove Albion 9th on 3.

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