Chelsea v Brighton
How it went
- 3′Romeo Lavia0.64 xG chance
- 13′Pedro Neto0.60 xG chance
- 31′João Pedro0.00 xG chance
- 34′Malick Yalcouyé0.00 xG chance
- 73′Cole Palmer0.00 xG chance
- 95′Pascal Groß0.00 xG chance
One goal was an own goal, counted in the attacking side’s chances rather than listed above.
The shots
Chelsea 18 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Chelsea, Chelsea v Brighton, 17 shots in the final 35m, 4 scored.
Brighton 15 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Brighton, Chelsea v Brighton, 15 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.
The chances that got away
- 0.13João Pedro, 3' for Chelsea, set up by Pedro Neto
- 0.04Maxim De Cuyper, 23' for Brighton, set up by Charalampos Kostoulas
- 0.00João Pedro, 24' for Chelsea, set up by Pedro Neto
Where they stood
Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.
The match, in figures
| Chelsea | Measure | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 3 |
| 3.83 | Expected goals | 1.79 |
| 3.83 | Non-penalty xG | 1.79 |
| 2.55 | Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three | 0.34 |
| 3 | Half time | 1 |
| 17 | Shots | 15 |
| 6 | On target | 6 |
| 4 | Corners | 7 |
| 28.0 | Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press | 4.2 |
| 13 | Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal | 7 |
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1Y | Cards | 3Y |
Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 1.83 Chelsea, 3.83 the draw, 3.89 Brighton, which is a 55, 26 and 26 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: M Oliver.