Chelsea beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 in a thrilling Premier League match, thanks to a fast start that put them 3-0 up inside 32 minutes. They withstood a late Brighton rally to take all three points.
Roméo Lavia opened the scoring after four minutes, Pedro Neto doubled the lead on 14 and João Pedro made it 3-0 before the half-hour mark. Brighton replied through Malick Yalcouyé on 35, and João Pedro scored for the visitors on 63 to cut the gap to one. Cole Palmer restored Chelsea's two-goal cushion on 74, and Pascal Groß's 90th-minute goal made for a tense finish.
The visitors dominated possession, with 74% of the ball and 550 accurate passes to Chelsea's 146, yet Chelsea created more big chances (6 to 5) and posted a higher expected-goals figure. Chelsea's goalkeeper made four saves, while Brighton's made only one. This was a victory rooted in clinical finishing rather than territorial control.
