Chelsea 1–3 Brighton
2025-09-27 · Matchweek 6
· Referee: Simon Hooper · VAR: Darren England
Chelsea had a player sent off in the 53rd minute. Brighton were booked 5 times — 2.1× their usual 2.4 — to Chelsea's 3.
How Simon Hooper refereed it
Hooper showed 8 yellow cards against a career average of 3.7, and awarded 25 fouls against an average of 21.9.
Match statistics
| Chelsea | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 5 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls | 9 | 16 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Joël Veltman | 0-0 |
| 24' | Normal Goal | Chelsea | E. Fernandez | 1-0 |
| 42' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Marc Cucurella | 1-0 |
| 51' | Card upgrade | Chelsea | Trevoh Chalobah | 1-0 |
| 53' | Red Card | Chelsea | Trevoh Chalobah | 1-0 |
| 64' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Mats Wieffer | 1-0 |
| 66' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Reece James | 1-0 |
| 77' | Normal Goal | Brighton | D. Welbeck | 1-1 |
| 89' | Yellow Card | Chelsea | Benoît Badiashile | 1-1 |
| 89' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Jan Paul van Hecke | 1-1 |
| 90' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Lewis Dunk | 1-1 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Brighton | M. De Cuyper | 1-2 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Brighton | D. Welbeck | 1-3 |
| 90+11' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Danny Welbeck | 1-3 |