Chelsea 4–3 Brighton

Premier League 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 30 Aug 2026

Chelsea vs Brighton in the Premier League 2026/27.

At Stamford Bridge, London.

Chelsea beat Brighton 4–3. R. Lavia opened the scoring for Chelsea after 4 minutes. C. Palmer made it 4–2 after 74 minutes, and that was the winner.

What the result changed

Chelsea went into the match 8th and came out of it 3rd, on 6 points. Brighton went into the match 5th and came out of it 8th, on 3 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

The table as it stood on 30 Aug 2026

#TeamPGDPts
1Manchester City2+46
2Hull City2+36
3Chelsea2+26
4Brentford2+34
5Newcastle2+24
6Everton2+24
7Leeds2+14
8Brighton2+33
9Arsenal1+33
10Ipswich1+13
11Sunderland203
12Liverpool202
13Bournemouth2-11
14Nottingham Forest2-11
15Fulham2-20
16Manchester United1-20
17Aston Villa1-40
18Coventry2-40
19Crystal Palace2-50
20Tottenham2-50

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Chelsea before this match

Brighton before this match