📅 27/09/25🕒 14:00🏟️ Stamford Bridge🧑⚖️ Simon Hooper, England
ScorerD. Welbeck2 goalsBiggest Swing+2.18 xT90' M. De CuyperCards9
Chelsea 1-3 Brighton — xTears 21.20 (27/09/25)
Brighton came back to win 1-3 against Chelsea on 27 September 2025 during Matchday 6 of the Premier League. Total damage: 21.20 xTears.
The real swing for Brighton arrived through D. Welbeck 77' goal (+1.65 xT) and M. De Cuyper 90' goal (+2.18 xT), the sequence that changed who owned the match.
The match changed hands after the first blow, and Brighton's comeback ended up outweighing the opening phase. D. Welbeck came off the bench and changed the match with 2 goals. The match lost its cool with 8 yellows and 1 red.
How It Unfolded
Timeline
24'
Goal
E. Fernández - Chelsea
51'
Card upgraded by VAR
T. Chalobah - Chelsea
53'
Red card
T. Chalobah - Chelsea
77'
Goal
D. Welbeck - Brighton
Assist: Y. Minteh
90'
Goal
M. De Cuyper - Brighton
Assist: M. Wieffer
90'
Goal
D. Welbeck - Brighton
Assist: B. Gruda
Absolute chaos
🧨
10.67
90'
Goal
+2.18 xT
M. De Cuyper - Brighton
Assist: M. Wieffer
90'
Goal
+1.98 xT
D. Welbeck - Brighton
Assist: B. Gruda
77'
Goal
+1.65 xT
D. Welbeck - Brighton
Assist: Y. Minteh
24'
Goal
+1.41 xT
E. Fernández - Chelsea
Late drama
🔥
9.39
90'
Goal
+2.18 xT
M. De Cuyper - Brighton
Assist: M. Wieffer
90'
Goal
+1.98 xT
D. Welbeck - Brighton
Assist: B. Gruda
89'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
B. Badiashile - Chelsea
89'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
J. van Hecke - Brighton
All-out war
🟥
9.02
53'
Red card
+1.34 xT
T. Chalobah - Chelsea
89'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
B. Badiashile - Chelsea
89'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
J. van Hecke - Brighton
90'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
L. Dunk - Brighton
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
2.51
53'
Red card
+1.34 xT
T. Chalobah - Chelsea
51'
Card upgraded by VAR
+1.17 xT
T. Chalobah - Chelsea
Crushed hope
💔
2.18
90'
Goal
+2.18 xT
M. De Cuyper - Brighton
Assist: M. Wieffer
Cruelty
😈
Never really sparked
0
Nothing big fed this one.