Brighton vs Chelsea: result 2-1 and analysis
FA Cup4th RoundKick-off on February 8, 2025 at 08:00 PM (UTC)The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
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What was the result of Brighton vs Chelsea?
Brighton won 2-1 on February 8, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 5′B. VerbruggenChelsea (o.g.)
- 12′G. RutterBrighton
- 57′K. MitomaBrighton
Official lineup for Brighton vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Brighton
4-2-3-1- 18D. Welbeck
- 22K. Mitoma
- 14G. Rutter
- 17Y. Minteh
- 41J. Hinshelwood
- 20C. Baleba
- 2T. Lamptey
- 5L. Dunk
- 29J. van Hecke
- 34J. Veltman
- 1B. Verbruggen
Chelsea
4-2-3-1- 18C. Nkunku
- 19J. Sancho
- 20C. Palmer
- 7Pedro Neto
- 22K. Dewsbury-Hall
- 25M. Caicedo
- 3Marc Cucurella
- 23T. Chalobah
- 4T. Adarabioyo
- 27M. Gusto
- 1Robert Sánchez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brighton have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Chelsea have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 0-7 | Premier League |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Everton(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 19, 2025 | Manchester United(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Ipswich(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Norwich(away) | 4-0 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | West Ham(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Manchester City(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Wolves(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Bournemouth(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Morecambe(home) | 5-0 | FA Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Brighton win, 0 draws, 5 Chelsea wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2024 | Chelsea 4-2 Brighton | Premier League |
| May 15, 2024 | Brighton 1-2 Chelsea | Premier League |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Chelsea 3-2 Brighton | Premier League |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Chelsea 1-0 Brighton | League Cup |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Chelsea 4-3 Brighton | Premier League - Summer Series |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Chelsea 1-2 Brighton | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Brighton score 1.5 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 2.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Chelsea | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy