**Pre Match report for the Chelsea game - Sunday, 30th August 2026**
PREMIER LEAGUE 26/27: Chelsea V Brighton - 30/8/26 P2 Chelsea manager: Xabi Alonso (1/7/26) XA joined in the close season with a remit to take the club forwards & upwards. Chelsea 26/27: W1 D0 L0 . F3 A2 GD1 . Pt3 Po6 = 3.00pt/gm . W = 100% L = 0% last one: w EFL Cup: Leeds (H) R3 . Luton 2-0 (H) R2 start: Fulham 2-3 (A) Brighton (H) Arsenal (A) Hull (H) Brentford (A) Bournemouth (H) Everton (A) Spurs (H) Man Utd (H) Sunderland (A) Chelsea fans expectations: reach the top six - if not top four. odds at start: title 8/1 . top two 10-3, four 5-6 . . sack XA 25/1 prospects: pundits considered Blues would finish third next May. INS: D Welbeck (BHA 5m) M Rogers (Villa 117m) M Lacroix (Palace 52m) M Palestra (Atalanta 47m) G Quenda (Sporting 44m) V Barco (Strasbourg 34m) E Emegha (Strasbourg 21m) J Henderson (Brentford) P Chavarria (Vallecano 16m) D Satpayev (Kairat 3m) friendlies: W Sydney w 4-6, Spurs l 1-2 (Sydney), Juventus l 0-1 (Hong Kong), AC Milam w 3-0 (Jakarta), Johor DT 3-3 (Malaysia), R Sociedad 3-1 (H) \* \* \* \* \* Chelsea V Brighton - 2-0 3-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 3-2 4-2 1-3 . . W = 5 D = 2 L= 2 Chelsea 26/27 home: W0 D0 L0 . F0 A0 GD0 = 0pt/gm or 0% of total points next six: Hull Bournemouth Spurs Man Utd Leeds Palace reverse sequence: no data - points gained = 0% points lost = 0% \* \* \* \* \* Chelsea from 17/18: 5 3 4 4 3 12 6 4 10 6 @ 26/8/26 top four 19 20 21 22 25 . top six 18 24 . top ten 26 points: 70 72 66 67 74 44 63 69 52 3 recent managers: Liam Rosenior (2026) Enzo Maresca (24-26) Mauricio Pochettino (23-24) Graham Potter (22-23) Thomas Tuchel (21-22) Frank Lampard (19-21) Maurizio Sarri (18-19) FS brightonfans refs: via Stats page tabs History & Travel previous encounters . Archive for Clubs records.