Time's up!! Chelsea won 4-2 against Brighton and temporarily rose to 3rd place in the rankings. This was Brighton's first defeat in the Premier League this season. Currently, the tournament has only 2 teams left unbeaten, Man City and Arsenal.
Minute 80: The pace of the match has decreased in the past few minutes. Brighton controlled the ball more but could not reach the Chelsea penalty area.
Minute 69: From a corner kick on the left wing, Cucurella skillfully received the ball and scored in a chaotic situation. Unfortunately, he was offside.
Minute 67: Continued to be a good opportunity but Jackson could not take advantage. He rushed down quite empty but hesitated in the final step.
Minute 56: Palmer shoots with his right foot, sending the ball into the post. Chelsea have missed great opportunities in the past few minutes.
Minute 49: Jackson passed goalkeeper Verbruggen and shot in front of an empty net, but Webster was able to drop back and clear the ball right on the goal line.
The second half started excitingly as the two teams continuously traded blows at high speed. The goal will probably come soon in the following minutes.
22:10: The second half begins!
End of the first half! Chelsea temporarily took a 4-2 lead with all 4 goals scored by Cole Palmer. Brighton opened the scoring but then collapsed quickly with 3 goals conceded in just 10 minutes.
Minute 41: GOAL!!! From Sancho's pass, Palmer's shot into a very uncomfortable, narrow corner. The poker is impressive.
Minute 34: GOAL!!! Goalkeeper Sanchez made a mistake with a pass that was too subjective, allowing Baleba to win the ball right in front of the penalty area and shoot into Chelsea's net.
Minute 31: GOAL!! Palmer's masterpiece when he took a direct free kick from about 27m. The ball went into a high corner, making it impossible for Verbruggen to block it even though he was flying at full speed.
Minute 28: GOAL!! Palmer deceived goalkeeper Verbruggen with a cool shot to the left.
Minute 27: Sancho was fouled by the opponent in the penalty area, the referee awarded Chelsea a penalty.
Minute 22: Sancho cushioned the ball into Brighton's net but Madueke was offside before that.
Minute 21: GOAL!!! The Brighton player made a bad pass, allowing Jackson to steal the ball and face goalkeeper Verbrugge. He decided to cross the ball to Cole Palmer in a more favorable position and this time the former Man City star scored.
Minute 20: Cole Palmer put the ball into Brighton's net but he was offside. The goal was canceled. Just 1 minute before, Palmer rushed down and faced an empty goal alone, but the ball unfortunately hit the post and went out.
Minute 16: Welbeck had a difficult cross into the penalty area, the ball hit Colwill and headed straight into the goal, but Sanchez made an excellent save.
Minute 13: There are three Chelsea players who have played for Brighton before: Sanchez, Cucurella and Caicedo. The Blues' trio have been receiving a lot of cheers from away fans at Stamford Bridge since the start of the match.
Minute 7: GOAL!!!! Chelsea player broke the ball wrong in the penalty area, Rutter rushed in to head the ball to open the score for Brighton.
In this situation, Rutter collided simultaneously with his teammate Georginio and Chelsea goalkeeper Sanchez.
21:01: The match begins! !
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Pre-match information
In the end, everything seems to be in order for Chelsea after a strong summer investment. They have won 10 points after 5 matches (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss).
Those three wins have come in the last four Premier League games, most recently a 3-0 win over West Ham last Saturday. New coach Enzo Maresca affirmed that Chelsea are moving in the "right direction".
To continue, they will have to end a 2-match winless streak at home (1 draw, 1 loss) when Brighton visit.
Chelsea have beaten the Seagulls three times in both the Premier League and Carabao Cup last season, but at Stamford Bridge, they have won just one of their four Premier League meetings (D2 L1).
As one of four teams yet to lose in the Premier League this season (W2 D3), Brighton could be confident in their chances of another positive result in West London. 3 consecutive draws have slowed down the progress, but it must be seen that Brighton have fought after falling behind in 2 out of 3 matches. So don't rush to remove their names.
