Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion
- Lavia 4'
- Neto 14'
- Pedro 32'
- Palmer 74'
- Yalcouyé 35'
- Pedro 63' (o.g.)
- Groß 90+6'
30 August 2026
The match in data
Chelsea got the better of Brighton & Hove Albion, 4–3, on 30 August 2026, on matchday 2 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Player of the match: Pedro Neto (Chelsea), rated 77, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.55 xG. Neto produced 2.3 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Brighton & Hove Albion, the highest-rated player was Malick Yalcouyé, with 65.
Pedro Neto
Chelsea · 68'
Produced 2.34× and cost 0.23× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 0.55 xG 2.6×
- 2 shots on target 3.4×
- 2 times dribbled past 4.0×
- 3 misplaced passes 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Neto ★ | Forward | 68 | 77 |
| Roméo Lavia | Midfielder | 68 | 69 |
| Emiliano Martínez | Goalkeeper | 90 | 62 |
| João Pedro | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Levi Colwill | Defender | 72 | 49 |
| Wesley Fofana | Defender | 68 | 47 |
| Maxence Lacroix | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Morgan Rogers | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Jorrel Hato | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Cole Palmer | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Reece James | Defender | 22 | 39 |
| Malo Gusto | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Josh Acheampong | Defender | 22 | 21 |
| Pep Chavarría | Defender | 18 | no rating |
| Moisés Caicedo | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Valentín Barco | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malick Yalcouyé | Midfielder | 74 | 65 |
| Pascal Groß | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | Forward | 80 | 54 |
| Mats Wieffer | Defender | 80 | 52 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Olivier Boscagli | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Lewis Dunk | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Luka Vuskovic | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Diego Gómez | Midfielder | 90 | 33 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Bart Verbruggen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 28 |
| Ibrahim Osman | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Costinha | Defender | 10 | no rating |
| Promise David | Forward | 10 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Chelsea player won the most duels?
João Pedro, with 13 duels won. Next: Levi Colwill 5, Maxence Lacroix 4.
In a frantic 4–3 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, João Pedro dominated the physical battle for Chelsea with 13 duels won, well clear of Levi Colwill (5) and Maxence Lacroix (4).
Which Brighton & Hove Albion player recovered the most balls?
Charalampos Kostoulas, with 6 recoveries. Next: Lewis Dunk 4, Mats Wieffer 4.
In a high-scoring 4–3 thriller against Chelsea, Charalampos Kostoulas led Brighton's pressing with 6 ball recoveries. Lewis Dunk and Mats Wieffer followed with 4 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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