Match story
- Chelsea led 3–1 at half time.
- Chelsea rise from 8th to 4th after matchweek 2 (6 pts).
- Brighton drop from 5th to 9th after matchweek 2 (3 pts).
- The most goals in this fixture in league meetings on record.
Form going into the match
Chelsea last five before this match
Mon 24 AugA Fulham2–3WBrighton last five before this match
Sun 23 AugH Aston Villa4–0WMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 2 of 38
- Kick-off
- 14:00 UK time, 30 August 2026
- Venue
- Stamford Bridge, London · capacity 40,044
- Referee
- Michael Oliver
- Half time
- 3–1
- Source
- openfootball · football-data.org
Head to head
Chelsea 9 · draws 4 · Brighton 5 All 18 meetings →
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Chelsea won Draw Brighton won
Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Sun 30 Aug
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 4 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 5 | Brighton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 3 | W |
| 6 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 3 | W |
| 7 | Brentford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 3 | W |
| 8 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | +1 | 3 | W |
| 9 | Ipswich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | +1 | 3 | W |
| 10 | Leeds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | +1 | 3 | W |
| 11 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:4 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 13 | Nott'm Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 14 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 0 | L |
| 15 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 0 | L |
| 16 | Man Utd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | -2 | 0 | L |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | L |
| 18 | Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
After MW2
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 6 | Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 7 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 8 | Leeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 9 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | +3 | 3 | WL |
| 10 | Man Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 12 | Ipswich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 3 | WL |
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:4 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 15 | Nott'm Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 17 | Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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