Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 32% – 68%
- Shots 8 (5 on target) – 18 (9)
- Decisive moment: 17' Enzo Fernández, FN xPts +0.7
Enzo Fernández 17'
Levi Colwill 21'
Enzo Fernández 65' (pen)
Levi Colwill 21'
Enzo Fernández 65' (pen)
HT 2:1
Facundo Buonanotte 43'
João Pedro 90+2'
João Pedro 90+2'
Chelsea 12th → 10th · 19 pts|Brighton 8th · 22 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.11–1.14).
Player of the matchEnzo FernándezDecisive moment17' Enzo Fernández+0.7
Player of the match
Enzo Fernández Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 73 min · level 17 min · Brighton ahead 0 min
- Chelsea: Red card 45' → ~45 min a player down
- James Milner — off the bench 33 min · 0G 1A
- João Pedro — off the bench 32 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
17'
Enzo Fernández
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Benoît Badiashile +0.2
+0.7
21'
Levi Colwill
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Nicolas Jackson +0.2
+0.6
43'
Facundo Buonanotte
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Adam Lallana +0.2
+0.5
45'
Conor Gallagher
Red card
−0.4
65'
Enzo Fernández
Pen goal
+0.7
90+2'
João Pedro
Goal · assist James Milner
+0.2
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −1.0Time effect +1.2→ League points won 3
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −1.0→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
ChelseaBrighton
32%Possession68%
2.11Expected goals (xG)1.14
0.26xG per shot0.06
8Shots18
5Shots on target9
63%Shots on target %50%
5Shots in box9
306Passes645
80%Pass accuracy90%
5Corners8
7Saves2
16Fouls12
5Yellow cards5
2Offsides3
Compared with usual
Chelsea
16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.11 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.14 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 8 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 11.1 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.26 | 0.12 | high |
| Possession | 32% | 59.9% | low |
| Passes | 306 | 587.8 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 87.1% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 11.4 |
Brighton
19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.14 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 2.11 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 18 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 9 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 12.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 68% | 59.9% | |
| Passes | 645 | 589.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 88.2% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.2 |
Timeline
- 17' Goal Enzo Fernández league goal #1 assist Benoît Badiashile
- 21' Goal Levi Colwill league goal #1 assist Nicolas Jackson
- 31' Yellow Conor Gallagher
- 43' Goal Facundo Buonanotte league goal #1 assist Adam Lallana
- 45' Second yellow Conor Gallagher
- 45+6' Yellow Jack Hinshelwood
- 52' Yellow Benoît Badiashile
- 57' Sub Jack Hinshelwood → James Milner
- 57' Sub Facundo Buonanotte → Kaoru Mitoma
- 57' Sub Carlos Baleba → Pascal Groß
- 58' Yellow Igor Júlio
- 58' Sub Adam Lallana → João Pedro
- 59' Yellow Enzo Fernández
- 63' VAR Mykhaylo Mudryk
- 64' Yellow James Milner
- 64' Yellow Pascal Groß
- 65' Goal Enzo Fernández (pen) league goal #2
- 66' Sub Raheem Sterling → Cole Palmer
- 72' Sub Nicolas Jackson → Ian Maatsen
- 81' Sub Mykhaylo Mudryk → Armando Broja
- 84' Sub Igor Júlio → Benicio Boaitey
- 88' Yellow Robert Sánchez
- 90+2' Goal João Pedro league goal #5 assist James Milner
- 90+11' VAR Simon Adingra
- 90+14' Yellow João Pedro
Category leaders
- Key passesSimon Adingra5
- Duels wonCarlos Baleba10/16
- DribblesKaoru Mitoma3/5
- Defensive actionsAxel Disasi5
- ShotsEnzo Fernández3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonCarlos Baleba3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.