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
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+
Chelsea, Chelsea v Brighton, final 35m. A further 6% of their shots came from outside this window.
Brighton 15 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+
Brighton, Chelsea v Brighton, final 35m.
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.