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Premier League Matchweek 33
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Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

30Premier League Matchweek 33

Away

Chelsea

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

21 Apr 2026, 19:00 UTC

Venue

American Express Stadium, Falmer

Attendance

31,220 official

Referee

Craig Pawson

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Archive

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea finished 3-0. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI
  1. Bart Verbruggen
  2. Mats Wieffer
    • 45'Mats Wieffer off 45'
  3. Jan Paul van Hecke
  4. Olivier Boscagli
  5. Ferdi Kadioglu
    • 3'Ferdi Kadioglu scored 3'
  6. Pascal Groß
  7. Carlos Baleba
  8. Yankuba Minteh
    • 58'Yankuba Minteh booked 58'
    • 77'Yankuba Minteh off 77'
  9. Jack Hinshelwood
    • 56'Jack Hinshelwood scored 56'
    • 92'Jack Hinshelwood off 92'
  10. Kaoru Mitoma
    • 82'Kaoru Mitoma off 82'
  11. Georginio Rutter
    • 83'Georginio Rutter off 83'

Team news only

Chelsea

Official XI
Chelsea11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
1 Robert Sánchez
DEF
27 Malo Gusto29 Wesley Fofana23 Trevoh Chalobah21 Jorrel Hato3 Marc Cucurella
MID
7 Pedro Neto45 Roméo Lavia25 Moisés Caicedo8 Enzo Fernández
ATT
9 Liam Delap
  1. VerbruggenGK
  2. Mats WiefferLB
    • 45'Mats Wieffer off 45'
  3. van HeckeLCB
  4. BoscagliRCB
  5. KadiogluRB
    • 3'Ferdi Kadioglu scored 3'
  6. Pascal GroßLDM
  7. Carlos BalebaRDM
  8. MintehLW
    • 58'Yankuba Minteh booked 58'
    • 77'Yankuba Minteh off 77'
  9. HinshelwoodAM
    • 56'Jack Hinshelwood scored 56'
    • 92'Jack Hinshelwood off 92'
  10. Kaoru MitomaRW
    • 82'Kaoru Mitoma off 82'
  11. RutterST
    • 83'Georginio Rutter off 83'

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. 3I. JulioDefence No. 3
    Bench4 apps
  3. 5L. DunkDefence No. 5
    Bench33 apps
  4. 18D. WelbeckForward No. 18
    Bench37 apps
    • 83'Danny Welbeck on 83'
    • 91'Danny Welbeck scored 91'
  5. 19C. KostoulasForward No. 19
    Bench21 apps
  6. 26Y. AyariMidfield No. 26
    Bench29 apps
    • 82'Yasin Ayari on 82'
  7. 29M. De CuyperDefence No. 29
    Bench30 apps
    • 77'Maxim De Cuyper on 77'
  8. 33M. O'RileyMidfield No. 33
    Bench6 apps
    • 92'Matt O'Riley on 92'
  9. 34J. VeltmanDefence No. 34
    Bench24 apps
    • 45'Joël Veltman on 45'
Chelsea11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
1 Robert Sánchez
DEF
27 Malo Gusto29 Wesley Fofana23 Trevoh Chalobah21 Jorrel Hato3 Marc Cucurella
MID
7 Pedro Neto45 Roméo Lavia25 Moisés Caicedo8 Enzo Fernández
ATT
9 Liam Delap

Chelsea

Bench

9
  1. 28T. Sharman-LoweGoalkeeper No. 28
    Bench0 apps
  2. 4T. AdarabioyoDefence No. 4
    Bench16 apps
  3. 14D. EssugoMidfield No. 14
    Bench3 apps
    • 73'Dário Essugo on 73'
  4. 17A. SantosMidfield No. 17
    Bench27 apps
  5. 19M. SarrDefence No. 19
    Bench3 apps
  6. 34J. AcheampongDefence No. 34
    Bench17 apps
    • 92'Josh Acheampong on 92'
  7. 38M. GuiuForward No. 38
    Bench8 apps
    • 72'Marc Guiu on 72'
  8. 49A. GarnachoForward No. 49
    Bench23 apps
    • 45'Alejandro Garnacho on 45'
  9. 55J. DerryForward No. 55
    Bench1 app

Home • Official XI

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1
7.3328.8 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended2 suspensions

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official XI

Chelsea

5-4-1
7.0829.7 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended2 suspensions

Official lineup released in 5-4-1.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. 3I. JulioDefence No. 3
    Bench4 apps
  3. 5L. DunkDefence No. 5
    Bench33 apps
  4. 18D. WelbeckForward No. 18
    Bench37 apps
    • 83'Danny Welbeck on 83'
    • 91'Danny Welbeck scored 91'
  5. 19C. KostoulasForward No. 19
    Bench21 apps
  6. 26Y. AyariMidfield No. 26
    Bench29 apps
    • 82'Yasin Ayari on 82'
  7. 29M. De CuyperDefence No. 29
    Bench30 apps
    • 77'Maxim De Cuyper on 77'
  8. 33M. O'RileyMidfield No. 33
    Bench6 apps
    • 92'Matt O'Riley on 92'
  9. 34J. VeltmanDefence No. 34
    Bench24 apps
    • 45'Joël Veltman on 45'

Chelsea

Bench

9
  1. 28T. Sharman-LoweGoalkeeper No. 28
    Bench0 apps
  2. 4T. AdarabioyoDefence No. 4
    Bench16 apps
  3. 14D. EssugoMidfield No. 14
    Bench3 apps
    • 73'Dário Essugo on 73'
  4. 17A. SantosMidfield No. 17
    Bench27 apps
  5. 19M. SarrDefence No. 19
    Bench3 apps
  6. 34J. AcheampongDefence No. 34
    Bench17 apps
    • 92'Josh Acheampong on 92'
  7. 38M. GuiuForward No. 38
    Bench8 apps
    • 72'Marc Guiu on 72'
  8. 49A. GarnachoForward No. 49
    Bench23 apps
    • 45'Alejandro Garnacho on 45'
  9. 55J. DerryForward No. 55
    Bench1 app

Events

Timeline

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  1. 3'
    Home1-0
    Ferdi Kadioglu scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  2. 45'
    Home
    Joël Veltman on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer off.

  3. 45'
    Away
    Alejandro Garnacho on

    Chelsea. Wesley Fofana off.

  4. 46'
    Away
    Wesley Fofana booked

    Chelsea.

  5. 56'
    Home2-0
    Jack Hinshelwood scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Georginio Rutter.

  6. 58'
    Home
    Yankuba Minteh booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  7. 72'
    Away
    Marc Guiu on

    Chelsea. Liam Delap off.

  8. 73'
    Away
    Dário Essugo on

    Chelsea. Roméo Lavia off.

  9. 77'
    Home
    Maxim De Cuyper on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh off.

  10. 82'
    Home
    Yasin Ayari on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma off.

  11. 83'
    Home
    Danny Welbeck on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter off.

  12. 91'
    Home3-0
    Danny Welbeck scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Maxim De Cuyper.

  13. 92'
    Home
    Matt O'Riley on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood off.

  14. 92'
    Away
    Josh Acheampong on

    Chelsea. Malo Gusto off.

  15. FT
    Final 3-0

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.14
    AttackxG
    0.37
  2. 15
    AttackTotal Shots
    6
  3. 532
    PassingTotal Passes
    475
  4. 8
    DefendingTackles Won
    3
  5. 9
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    15

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 188 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:17 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • James MilnerSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Solly MarchSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Jamie GittensSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Reece JamesSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.