Post Match report for the Chelsea game - Tuesday, 21st April 2026
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Brighton V Chelsea - 21/4/26 P34
* * * * * EUROPE NOT SO DISTANT * * * * *
RESULT: 3-0 ~ Kadioglu Hinshelwood Welbeck . . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - seventeenth home match of 34 fixtures to date . Tue 8:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans assembled for a recently rearranged evening contest due to the SW London outfit having a forthcoming FA Cup s-f commitment at the weekend.
We did not have a high win percentage here versus Blues, so another close encounter of the top-ten kind was anticipated.
WEATHER: cool . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: party nite in the south downs
FABIAN HURZELER would meet & greet ex-Albion defender Liam Rosenior and maybe politely wish good luck and winner take all.
FH scrutinised immediate verbal & written updates from coaching & medical personnel prior to fielding an altered line up.
SQUAD: 7 March 38 McGill (gk) 53 Howell
INJURED: 20 Milner 25 Gomez . REHAB: 4 Webster 9 Tzimas 28 Ferguson
OOL: 8 Gruda 14 Watson 16 Cashin 32 Sarmiento 39 Rushworth (gk) 40 Buonanotte 42 Coppola
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 6 van Hecke 21 Boscagli 24 Kadioglu
. . 11 Minteh 17 Baleba 30 Gross (C) 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 13 Hinshelwood . . . 10 Rutter
SUBS: 34 Veltman (46), 29 de Cuyper (77), 18 Welbeck (83), 26 Ayari (83), 33 ORiley (92)
BENCH: 23 Steele 3 Julio 5 Dunk 19 Kostoulas
GOALS:
1-0 - 3 . KADIOGLU finds the net for the first time this campaign following a corner during opening phases.
2-0 - 56 . HINSHELWOOD finishes a move when set up by Rutter after yet another forward foray.
3-0 - 91 . WELBECK gets on the score-sheet with fresh legs from a centre by de Cuyper.
YELLOWS: Minteh 58
CHANGES: 46 Veltman for Wieffer . 77 de Cuyper for Minteh
83 Welbeck & Ayari for Rutter & Mitoma . 92 ORiley for Hinshelwoof
FIRST HALF: hosts take a very early lead and dominate thereafter with several attempts on opposition goal.
Blues somehow stay in the game despite being on the rack and producing merely one off target.
SECOND HALF: locals sub on turnaround then double the score ten minutes into the period.
Late subs arrive before two of these combine to add a third goal during stoppage time.
IN THE END: a comprehensive victorious display against a below par opponent.
NUMBERS: poss 54%-46%, on target 9-0, off target 6-6, corners 6-5,
fouls 15-5, yellows 1-1, subs 5-4, shape 4231-3412 . . . . . gd9 pt50 po6
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