Chelsea vs. Brighton, Premier League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 30: General view inside the stadium as the USDC logo is seen on the LED board before the Premier League 2026/27 match between Chelsea FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on August 30, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Lee - Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images) | Chelsea FC via Getty Images

Welcome to Stamford Bridge; hope you’re having a lovely afternoon, morning, evening, time-of-day in your location. Hopefully the next couple hours don’t make things less lovely.

Brighton have had a habit of doing just that; in fact we’ve lost four in a row to them. Can Xabi Alonso change that?

Or maybe Emi Martínez can? The new goalkeeper was announced just hours ago, but he’s already starting! And talk about an interesting midfield…

Here we go!

Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-2-1):
Martínez | Colwill (c), Lacroix, Fofana | Hato, Lavia, Gusto, Neto | Rogers, Palmer | João Pedro

Substitutes from:
Penders, Acheampong, Chavarría, James, Barco, Caicedo, Estêvão, Gittens, Welbeck

Brighton starting XI:
Verbruggen, Dunk (c), Gross, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Kadioglu, Gomez, Weiffer, De Cuyper, Yalcouye, Vuskovic

Substitutes from:
Steele, Struijk, Hadjam, Promise, Osman, Costinha, Cozier-Duberry, O’Riley, Oriola

Date / Time: Sunday, August 30, 2026, 14.00 BST; 9am EDT; 6:30pm IST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Michael Oliver (on pitch); Andrew Kitchen (VAR)

On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); NBCSN (USA); Star Sports HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 4 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)

Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!