Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw in the English Premier League. The reverse fixture, held at Stamford Bridge 20 days earlier, also ended in the same scoreline.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many positional attacks were created by Brighton? Who attempted the most shots for Chelsea?
To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
The home team played in a 4-1-4-1 formation with Jakub Moder leading the line. Tariq Lamptey played on the right side against his former club.
Danny Welbeck played as the lone striker up-front and was supported by the midfield players. Marc Cucurella played a high attacking line towards the left.
Chelsea changed their formation from 3-4-2-1 to 4-2-3-1 in this game. Romelu Lukaku led the line for the Blues.
Callum Hudson-Odoi’s average position was furthest up the pitch, and he was the most advanced forward player for Chelsea.
The Blues had more possession of the ball, but Brighton created more positional attacks. Brighton players made more recoveries inside the opposition’s half, along with more interceptions than their opponents.
Marcos Alonso attempted the most number of shots in the match, and his xG rate was the highest in the Blues team. Thiago Silva won four aerial duels and made five recoveries inside the opposition’s half. Both teams attempted more than 20 crosses in the match.
The home team attempted eight shots, and five shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box. They managed to hit the target two times, and both shots were attempted from inside the penalty box.
The Blues attempted 14 shots and the shot accuracy rate was 21.43%. Tuchel’s men attempted five shots from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Both teams created fewer threats in the first half, but the second half was much different. A lot of chances were created in the second half, and both teams created a lot of threats in the last two phases of the match. Chelsea players attempted ten shots in the second half.
Left-back Marc Cucurella had a decent game for Brighton. He attempted 75 passes, and 13 passes were towards Alexis Mac Allister. His 11 passes were towards Jakub Moder and ten towards Welbeck.
Thiago Silva attempted 89 passes for the Blues, and his 23 passes were towards Antonio Rudiger.
Tariq Lamptey was the highest cross provider of the ball for the home team. He attempted seven crosses, and his seven passes landed inside the opposition penalty box. Marc Cucurella also attempted five crosses, and his eight passes landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Both full-backs attempted six crosses each for Chelsea. Marcos Alonso’s five passes landed inside the opposition’s 18-yard box, and two inside the opposition’s 6-yard box.
Brighton players created threats from the wider positions. Steven Alzate created the highest threats from passes.
Tariq Lamptey attempted ten dribbles for the home team. Leandro Trossard came off the bench and created the highest threat rate.
Chelsea also created threats from the wider sides and also created some threats from the centre. Mateo Kovacic came off the bench and his threat rate was high.
Timo Werner attempted six dribbles, and his threat rate was the highest. Hakim Ziyech attempted ten dribbles for the Blues.
The home team won most of their duels towards the left side. Marc Cucurella contested 15 duels for Brighton.
Brighton players won eight aerial duels in the final third. Danny Welbeck won more than half of the duels contested by him.
Dan Burn contested nine loose ball duels. The defender won seven duels, one ended in a tie, and lost the other.
Jorginho contested the most number of defensive duels for the away team. Thiago Silva contested six duels and won five of them.
Thiago Silva once again won the most number of aerial duels for Chelsea.
Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho won three loose ball duels each for Chelsea.
The Blues are winless in their last four Premier League games and are now 12 points behind the league leaders. They have drawn three matches and lost one. They were unable to convert most of their chances and dropped two points for the second time this season against the same opponent.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Brighton vs Chelsea