Chelsea 4–3 Brighton
2026-08-30 · Matchweek 2
· Referee: Michael Oliver · VAR: Andrew Kitchen
A quiet game for the whistle — 4 bookings, 1–3; both sides handled about as usual.
How Michael Oliver refereed it
Oliver showed 4 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 18 fouls against an average of 22.0.
Match statistics
| Chelsea | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 6 | 12 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | R. Lavia | 1-0 |
| 14' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | P. Neto | 2-0 |
| 32' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | Joao Pedro | 3-0 |
| 35' | Normal Goal | Brighton | M. Yalcouye | 3-1 |
| 55' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Wesley Fofana | 3-1 |
| 63' | Own Goal | Brighton | Joao Pedro | 3-2 |
| 70' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Lewis Dunk | 3-2 |
| 74' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | C. Palmer | 4-2 |
| 89' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Olivier Boscagli | 4-2 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Brighton | P. Gross | 4-3 |
| 90+1' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Costinha | 4-3 |