Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 30 August 2026, with goals from Roméo Lavia (4'), Pedro Neto (14'), João Pedro (32'), Malick Yalcouyé (35'), João Pedro (63', og), Cole Palmer (74') and Pascal Groß (90+6').
Match events
- 4'Roméo LaviaChelsea
- 14'Pedro Neto Assist: Morgan RogersChelsea
- 32'João Pedro Assist: Jorrel HatoChelsea
- 35'Malick YalcouyéBrighton
- 55'Wesley FofanaChelsea
- 63'João Pedro (own goal)Brighton
- 68'Josh Acheampong Off: Wesley FofanaChelsea
- 68'Moisés Caicedo Off: Pedro NetoChelsea
- 68'Reece James Off: Roméo LaviaChelsea
- 70'Lewis DunkBrighton
- 72'Pep Chavarría Off: Levi ColwillChelsea
- 74'Ibrahim Osman Off: Malick YalcouyéBrighton
- 74'Cole Palmer Assist: João PedroChelsea
- 80'Costinha Off: Mats WiefferBrighton
- 80'Promise David Off: Charalampos KostoulasBrighton
- 82'Valentín Barco Off: Moisés CaicedoChelsea
- 89'Olivier BoscagliBrighton
- 90+1'CostinhaBrighton
- 90+6'Pascal GroßBrighton
Line-ups
Chelsea 3-4-2-1
- 26Emiliano Martínez
- 3Wesley Fofana
- 5Maxence Lacroix
- 6Levi Colwill
- 7Pedro Neto
- 27Malo Gusto
- 45Roméo Lavia
- 21Jorrel Hato
- 10Cole Palmer
- 17Morgan Rogers
- 9João Pedro
Subs: Valentín Barco, Jamie Gittens, Danny Welbeck, Reece James, Moisés Caicedo, Pep Chavarría, Josh Acheampong, Mike Penders, Estêvão
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- 1Bart Verbruggen
- 27Mats Wieffer
- 44Luka Vuskovic
- 5Lewis Dunk
- 24Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 13Pascal Groß
- 21Olivier Boscagli
- 25Diego Gómez
- 35Malick Yalcouyé
- 29Maxim De Cuyper
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas
Subs: Pascal Struijk, Jaouen Hadjam, Promise David, Ibrahim Osman, Costinha, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Jason Steele, Matt O'Riley, Nehemiah Oriola
Match Stats
Questions and answers
When and where is Chelsea v Brighton?
Sunday 30 August 2026, kick-off 2pm (BST) at Stamford Bridge, London. It was shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and BBC Radio 5 Live in the UK.
What was the score in Chelsea v Brighton?
Chelsea 4-3 Brighton (half-time 3-1).
Who scored in Chelsea v Brighton?
Roméo Lavia (Chelsea, 4'), Pedro Neto (Chelsea, 14'), João Pedro (Chelsea, 32'), Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton, 35'), João Pedro (Brighton, 63' og), Cole Palmer (Chelsea, 74') and Pascal Groß (Brighton, 90+6').





