Gameweek 2 report · Sun 30 Aug, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Chelsea 4–3 Brighton
Chelsea beat Brighton 4–3. Goals: CHE — Palmer, Neto, Lavia and João Pedro; BHA — Groß, Yalcouyé and João Pedro og. Assists: Rogers, Hato, João Pedro, Groß, Gomez and Kostoulas.
Chelsea came into it 6th with form W; Brighton were 1st (W). The game rated it a 2 for CHE and a 4 for BHA on its five-point difficulty scale.
Martinez made 4 saves.
Bonus points: Groß 3, João Pedro 2 and Yalcouyé 1.
What it meant for FPL managers
For Chelsea the FPL returns were led by João Pedro (9 points, owned by 67.8%) and Palmer (7 points, owned by 26.8%). For Brighton the FPL returns were led by Groß (13 points, owned by 24.2%) and Yalcouyé (8 points, owned by 4%).
Palmer (26.8%), João Pedro (67.8%) and Groß (24.2%) scored for a big share of the game; Neto (1.4%), Lavia (0.2%) and Yalcouyé (4%) scored for almost nobody.
FPL points
| Player | Club | Pos | Pts | Mins | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groß | BHA | MID | 13 | 90 | 24.2% |
| João Pedro | CHE | FWD | 9 | 90 | 67.8% |
| Yalcouyé | BHA | MID | 8 | 73 | 4% |
| Palmer | CHE | MID | 7 | 90 | 26.8% |
| Neto | CHE | MID | 7 | 67 | 1.4% |
| Lavia | CHE | MID | 7 | 67 | 0.2% |
| Rogers | CHE | MID | 5 | 90 | 40.1% |
| Gomez | BHA | MID | 5 | 90 | 4.1% |
The differential of the match: Yalcouyé (8 points, owned by 4%).
The table
Chelsea move from 6th to 4th; Brighton move from 1st to 9th. Chelsea next face Bournemouth (H) on Sat 10 Oct; Brighton next face Sunderland (A) on Sat 10 Oct.