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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea

FA Cup
Brighton
13-11-10
3-0
Final
Chelsea
13-9-12
American Express Stadium

Match pulse

BHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCHE
53%Possession47%
15Shots6
9On target0
6Corners5
0Saves4
15Fouls6
45'+1'Wesley FofanaCHE58'Yankuba MintehBHA
Team1H2HT
BHA123
CHE000

Who won: Brighton 3-0

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Chelsea 3-0 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at American Express Stadium. Goals for Brighton: Ferdi Kadioglu (3'), Jack Hinshelwood (56') and Danny Welbeck (90'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.2Ferdi KadiogluLB
  2. 27.2Jack HinshelwoodAM
  3. 37.1Bart VerbruggenG
  4. 47.0Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  5. 56.9Georginio RutterF
  6. 66.8Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  7. 76.5Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  8. 86.5Danny WelbeckSUB
  9. 96.4Joël VeltmanSUB
  10. 106.3Mats WiefferRB
  11. 116.3Maxim De CuyperSUB
  12. 126.2Pascal GrossRM

Team stats

BHACHE
15Fouls6
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides4
6Corner Kicks5
0Saves4
52.9Possession47.1
15SHOTS6
9ON GOAL0
0.6On Target %0.0
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
456Accurate Passes400
532Passes475
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses2
23Crosses12
0.1Cross %0.2
55Long Balls43
21Accurate Long Balls15
0.4Long Balls %0.3
2Blocked Shots4
8Effective Tackles3
14Tackles7
0.6Tackle %0.4
8Interceptions8
20Effective Clearances25
20Clearances25

Player of the game

Ferdi Kadioglu

BHA · 1 G

8.2

Deserved to win

14%
BHA · 0.15 xG
82%
Draw
5%
CHE · 0.06 xG

Brighton created better chances: they win this game 14% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.
  3. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Gusto

    Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.

    J. Acheampong

  6. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Hinshelwood

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

    M. O'Riley

  7. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    D. Welbeck · ast M. De Cuyper

    Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.

    BHA 3 - 0 CHE
  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Offside

    Offside, Chelsea. Marc Guiu is caught offside.

  10. 89'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.

  11. 87'

    Free kick won

    Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  13. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).

  14. 85'Olivier Boscagli

    Free kick won

    Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Rutter

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.

    D. Welbeck

  16. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Mitoma

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Kaoru Mitoma.

    Y. Ayari

  17. 80'Jan Paul van Hecke

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.

  18. 80'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  19. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Minteh

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Yankuba Minteh.

    M. De Cuyper

  20. 76'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.

  21. 75'

    Offside

    Offside, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.

  22. 73'

    Free kick won

    Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 73'

    Foul

    Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  24. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Lavia

    Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Roméo Lavia.

    D. Essugo

  25. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Delap

    Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Liam Delap.

    M. Guiu

Leaders

BHACHE
Total Shots
Ferdi Kadioglu
3
Alejandro Garnacho
2
Accurate Passes
Olivier Boscagli
75
Moisés Caicedo
63
Saves
-
Robert Sánchez
4