Brighton 1-2 Chelsea
Key numbers
- Possession 55% – 45%
- Shots 12 (2 on target) – 14 (6)
- Decisive moment: 34' Cole Palmer, FN xPts +0.8
Danny Welbeck 90+7'
HT 0:1
Cole Palmer 34'
Christopher Nkunku 64'
Christopher Nkunku 64'
Brighton 10th · 48 pts|Chelsea 7th → 6th · 60 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.27–1.54).
Player of the matchMalo GustoDecisive moment34' Cole Palmer+0.8
Player of the match
Malo Gusto Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Brighton ahead 0 min · level 34 min · Chelsea ahead 56 min
- Danny Welbeck — off the bench 20 min · 1G 0A
- Christopher Nkunku — off the bench 48 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.
34'
Cole Palmer
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Marc Cucurella +0.2
+0.8
64'
Christopher Nkunku
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Malo Gusto +0.2
+0.6
88'
Reece James
Red card
0.0
90+7'
Danny Welbeck
Goal · assist João Pedro
+0.1
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.7→ League points won 3
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
BrightonChelsea
55%Possession45%
1.27Expected goals (xG)1.54
0.11xG per shot0.11
12Shots14
2Shots on target6
17%Shots on target %43%
8Shots in box7
555Passes474
91%Pass accuracy91%
4Corners6
4Saves1
13Fouls14
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brighton
48 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.27 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.54 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 55% | 60.8% | |
| Passes | 555 | 619.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 88.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.7 |
Chelsea
49 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.54 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.27 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 14 | 15 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 45% | 59.3% | |
| Passes | 474 | 588.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 86.8% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 11.2 |
Timeline
- 17' VAR Marc Cucurella
- 29' Yellow Lewis Dunk
- 34' Goal Cole Palmer league goal #22 assist Marc Cucurella
- 42' Sub Mykhaylo Mudryk → Christopher Nkunku
- 46' Sub Lewis Dunk → Valentín Barco
- 64' Goal Christopher Nkunku league goal #3 assist Malo Gusto
- 69' Sub Noni Madueke → Raheem Sterling
- 69' Sub Malo Gusto → Reece James
- 70' Sub Billy Gilmour → Carlos Baleba
- 70' Sub Facundo Buonanotte → Danny Welbeck
- 77' Yellow Raheem Sterling
- 79' Yellow Moisés Caicedo
- 81' Yellow Bart Verbruggen
- 85' Sub Tariq Lamptey → Odeluga Offiah
- 85' Sub Julio Enciso → Ansu Fati
- 87' VAR Reece James
- 88' Red Reece James
- 90' Sub Nicolas Jackson → Thiago Silva
- 90+7' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #5 assist João Pedro
- 90+9' Sub Conor Gallagher → Lesley Ugochukwu
- 90+9' Sub Cole Palmer → Cesare Casadei
Category leaders
- Key passesTariq Lamptey4
- Duels wonAdam Webster6/12
- DribblesJulio Enciso2/3
- Defensive actionsAdam Webster5
- ShotsSimon Adingra4 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonTariq Lamptey3
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.