Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1 - 2 Chelsea FC

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:58

100 minutes of football played and it was non-stop action, with Chelsea just about winning 2-1. It was tight in all aspects including in xG with Brighton's 1.08 to Chelsea's 1.48. The Blues get the job done with goals from Palmer and Nkunku as they moved up to sixth place and could get as high as fifth on the final day, if Tottenham slip up. As for Brighton, they were given a lifeline when James saw red for lashing out on Pedro, but Welbeck left it too late with his goal as Chelsea survived the late Seagull pressure. Thanks for joining us and goodbye!

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:54

FULL-TIME: BRIGHTON 1-2 CHELSEA

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:51

Substitution Conor John Gallagher Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:50

Substitution Cole Jermaine Palmer Cesare Casadei

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:49

Goal Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:47

OFF THE POST! The ball goes over Cucurella and as it comes down Adingra hits it on the volley and clashes the post. It was so close!

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:47

A pretty rigid system here for Chelsea. Two blocks of four and a sole Nkunku up top. It will be difficult for Brighton to break them down.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:44

Another chunk of added time here. Ten minutes left to play, anything could happen. Hopefully, there aren't any fans rushing for trains.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:42

A clear message from Pochettino here. HOLD ON TO THE LEAD! Silva comes on for Jackson.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:42

James could be off here. The referee is at the monitor looking at James kicking out after falling to the ground. It doesn't look good for the Chelsea captain.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:40

Red Card Reece Lewis James

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:37

Substitution Julio César Enciso Espínola Anssumane Fati Vieira

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:37

Substitution Tariq Kwame Nii-Lante Lamptey Odeluga Joshua Offiah

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:35

Sterling steps up to take it but he floats the shot into Verbruggen. It was a tough chance to get over the wall and try go to the Dutchman's side but he stayed firm.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:33

There is Brighton's first shot on target... from 30 yards out. Petrovic gobbles up the chance from Barco.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:33

Yellow Card Bart Verbruggen

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:30

Yellow Card Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:29

Adingra has swapped wings and cuts inside of Cucurella but against can't find a shot on target. They still haven't had a shot on target, it has been a relatively easy game for Petrovic.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:29

Yellow Card Raheem Shaquille Sterling

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:26

Brighton are seeing large amounts of the ball but can't find a way through the sea of blue right now.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:22

Substitution Facundo Valentín Buonanotte Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:22

Substitution Billy Clifford Gilmour Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:20

Substitution Malo Arthur Gusto Reece Lewis James

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:20

A quick mention to Caicedo. It looks as if he is using the Brighton boos to good use and produce a dominant performance in midfield. He has really come into his own in recent weeks.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:16

Assist Malo Arthur Gusto

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21:15

Goal Christopher Alan Nkunku

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:13

As Brighton push it gives Chelsea more joy and space to attack. Palmer receives the ball of Jackson and crosses the ball to Nkunku but Barco acrobatically flicks the ball away. The final pass is damaging Chelsea right now.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:10

It is chance after chance. This time Brighton fluff their lines. Lamptey sends in a ball to Gross who tries to poke it around Petrovic but misses the target completely.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:07

OH WOW! What a chance! Jackson beats the offside trap and it looks to be a 3v1 against Verbruggen. The forward tries to find Nkunku but he really messes up the pass and Webster clears.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:06

End-to-end stuff here! Palmer cuts and shifts before shooting but his shot gets blocked before any real threat.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:05

What a tackle from Cucurella! Pedro looks to have got the better of Chalobah and the full-back comes sliding in to deny the Brazilian.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:04

Patient play from Chelsea as they just try to force an opening on the edge of Brighton's box, they finally do and Gusto flashes a shot past the post.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:01

Nkunku races away but is forced wide by a poor ball but that doesn't stop him cutting in and trying to bend a shot into the corner. It goes just wide of the target.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

21:00

WOW! Chelsea get away massively. Gusto looks to have tripped Adingra in the box but the referee waves it away. A very generous call in Chelsea's favour.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:58

Chelsea are up in sixth as it stands, can they stay there by the end of the evening? We will find out soon, Gross gets us underway.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:57

Substitution Lewis Carl Dunk Valentín Barco

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:45

Brighton are yet to have a shot on target so it is easy to see where they need to improve. Start testing Petrovic. Chelsea have seen Nkunku come on for Mudryk and it will be interesting to see how he fairs on the right side of this attack in the second half, can he make up for lost time?

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:44

What a thrilling opening half, Palmer is the difference like he so often is for this Chelsea side. His swooping header put Chelsea ahead, but they may of felt like they should of had a penalty before that. Cucurella was taken down by Bounanotte in the box but VAR intervened and saved Brighton. They hit the crossbar late on through Pedro and it has set the second half up perfectly.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:42

HALF-TIME: BRIGHTON 0-1 CHELSEA

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:42

PEDRO IS DENIED BY THE BAR! Lamptey clips the ball to Pedro and he crashes a header off the crossbar. It was a powerful effort but the bar stops the Brazilian.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:40

Jackson gets in another good position but he dangles a foot out and it bounces off him and over the bar. There was little control from the forward.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:36

Jackson thought he got the second goal of the match but the referee called a foul on Lamptey and the goal didn't count.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:34

Brighton needed to pull the trigger. So many touches but they didn't find a chance to shoot allowing Chalobah to intervene.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:32

There is a huge chunk of added time here, with nine minutes still left to play.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:30

A great fluid move from Chelsea ends with Palmer diverting Gusto's cross goalwards but Dunk gets his body in the way.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:28

Substitution Mykhailo Mudryk Christopher Alan Nkunku

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:27

Mudryk slowly gets off the pitch and Brighton replay with a drop ball after a VAR call.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:24

Mudryk is receiving treatment after Lamptey clashes with the Ukranian off the ball. It looked deliberate but VAR don't intervene and the full-back gets away with it.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:20

Assist Marc Cucurella Saseta

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:19

Goal Cole Jermaine Palmer

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:19

Dunk is lying on the turf and looks to be okay after picking up an injury, he wants to play on.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:18

Adingra has had a bright opening 30 minutes and he tries to whip a shot first time but it goes well over the bar.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:16

Yellow Card Lewis Carl Dunk

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:13

The game is really opening up now! Gusto hits a swerving and dipping shot that Verbruggen tips over the bar.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:13

Enciso leaps up to win a header but it goes over the bar. It was an impressive leap for a small man and he threw his arms up in the air to get the crowd going.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:09

Play has calmed down a bit again, Chelsea are just playing the ball back and forth amongst each other. However, James doesn't look too happy on the bench.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:07

Verbruggen gets us underway with a drop ball, it looks like Bounanotte just got a touch on the ball. It was a brave tackle but he survived and Brighton are back underway.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:05

There is a VAR check going on here. Cucurella goes down after getting tackled by Bouannotte, the Spaniard goes down but the referee has gone to the monitor. It normally means it will get overturned and that is no different here. NO PENALTY.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:03

Jackson's heavy touch lets him down there, he got past Verbruggen but also ended up outside the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

20:01

With ten men, Chelsea moves up the pitch quickly and Palmer tries to bend a shot into the corner but it goes straight into Verbruggen hands.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:59

Cucurella has to go off the pitch after catching his eye on something. It is bleeding quite a bit, with his ruffled hair he looks a bit gladiatorial.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:58

AH JUST WIDE! Adingra turns and swivels a shot through Gusto's legs and it just dribbles past the post. Petrovic was planted.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:55

WHAT A PIECE OF DEFENDING! Gallagher is there at the right time to just flick the ball over his own bar. It was impressive stuff, diving across like that.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:54

Cucurella is overzealous on Lamptey giving away a free-kick. Gross delivers the free-kick and it is cleared for a Brighton corner.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:50

Madueke is bright and cuts inside Igor and drives a shot at the near post. Verbruggen tips it around the post, a lively start.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:50

Cucurella has moved into midfield and it has become a common theme of Chelsea's game in recent weeks. He has allowed Gallagher to push up and the Spaniard is just playing alongside Caicedo, who is getting booed.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:47

We are underway here!

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:43

The sun is sunning at the AMEX and the two sides are coming out! Kick-off is approaching.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:43

There is only one change for Chelsea who have got a much healthier squad to a couple of weeks ago when they had FOURTEEN PLAYERS OUT! That 14 has been heavily reduced to five players, and Gusto is the one who has come in for the departing Thiago Silva. James remains on the bench despite his huge impact off the bench in Chelsea's 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest, with Chilwell also coming back. It is a rare exciting time for Chelsea after a difficult couple of years, but the squad seems to be returning to health although a bit too late.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:38

Joao Pedro is back after missing the Newcastle 1-1 draw, replacing Danny Welbeck who recently signed a new two-year deal at the club. There are also some former Blues in the Brighton squad with Gilmour coming up against the club where he was seen as a really exciting prodigy. He has got a lot more opportunities to play football on the south coast, as has Lamptey who replaces the injured Veltman.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:33

CHELSEA SUBS: Marcus Bettinelli, Cesare Casadei, Ben Chilwell, Levi Colwill, Reece James, Christopher Nkunku, Thiago Silva, Raheem Sterling, Lesley Ugochukwu.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:33

CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Djordje Petrovic: Marc Cucurella, Benoît Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Malo Gusto: Conor Gallagher, Moisés Caicedo: Mykhailo Mudryk, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke: Nicolas Jackson.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:33

BRIGHTON SUBS: Noel Atom, Carlos Baleba, Valentin Barco, Ansu Fati, Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder, Odeluga Offiah, Jason Steele, Danny Welbeck.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:28

BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen: Igor Julio, Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster, Tariq Lamptey: Billy Gilmour, Pascal Gross: Simon Adingra, Julio Enciso, Facundo Buonanotte: João Pedro.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:28

As Brighton's season kind of filtered out, the same cannot be said about Chelsea because they are now in the thick of fitting for European qualification. There has been some doom and gloom surrounding Chelsea, but they are the fourth-best performing team in 2024. They are six points behind fifth-placed Tottenham but could close it to three with one game left. THE RACE FOR EUROPE IS ON!

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:22

There is little to play for Brighton right now they sit bang in the middle of the Premier League table and can't go any higher if they win today. They had quite a struggling year after an eye-opening start to the campaign but have picked up four points in their last two games including a win against Aston Villa. They would love to continue this strong end to the season.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

19:17

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

18:45

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