After their disappointment against City, Chelsea still drop points at Brighton

Corner for Chelsea (93rd)

The two teams engage in a fierce duel! Alonso’s corner is completely missed, the ball cleared by Cucurella.

Free kick for Brighton (91st)

Very eccentric on the right side, the free kick looks more like a corner.

Corner for Chelsea (89th)

Shot by Alonso, the corner is cleared by Webster. The ball lands at the feet of Kovacic, who attempts a volley, above.

Card for Rudiger (81st)

The German defender is warned for protest.

Triple change for Chelsea (81st)

Werner, Havertz and Kovacic enter in place of Lukaku, Ziyech and Jorginho.

Bad foul on Ziyech (80th)

Oh Burn’s stamp on Ziyech! Free kick very well placed for the Blues.

Upcoming changes for Chelsea (78th)

Havertz and Kovacic are preparing to enter the Chelsea side.

Change for Brighton (76th)

Lamptey, author of a very good match, gave up his place.

Ziyech misses his corner … (75th)

The Moroccan left his match from his goal… The n°22 completely misses his corner, which comes to die behind Sanchez’s goal.

Azpilicueta’s head! (73rd)

Ziyech sends a cross a little short for Azpilicueta who beats him down as best he can with his head, it was on target. Corner for Chelsea.

Oh Marcos Alonso’s strike! (66th)

After Kanté, Alonso is trying his luck from afar! His strike seemed more dangerous than that of the French, but it curls Sanchez’s bar.

Kanté’s strike! (64th)

Kanté tries his luck from outside the area but the shot flies into the stands.

Change for Brighton (62nd)

Maupay enters in place of Welbeck in attack.

Yellow card for Alonso (59th)

The Spanish defender is forced to foul Lamptey, who had caught a cold in the left lane.

Big phase of doubt for Chelsea (55th)

Brighton players are causing problems for Tuchel’s men, who have been silent since returning from the locker room. The Seagulls have been playing for several minutes, be careful not to concede the equalizer.

Corner for Brighton (52nd)

The untenable Lamptey causes a corner for the Seagulls, who do not admit defeat in this match.

Corner for Chelsea (47th)

Jorginho causes a corner for the Blues.

Hudson-Odoi strike is unscrewed (44th)

There was space for Hudson Odoi… The Englishman receives a good ball from Lukaku on the right side of the penalty area but his shot flies over Sanchez’s goal…

What a catch from Ziyech! (42nd)

The Moroccan is in for a great night! He receives a strong pass in the middle of the field and gratifies us with a superb oriented control which erases his opposite.

Oh Welbeck’s attempt! (39th)

Welbeck tries his luck after a solitary rush from the left wing. The Englishman is applauded by his coach Graham Potter, who appreciates risk taking.

Chelsea regains 2nd place in the standings (38th)

If the score remained thus, Chelsea would regain their place as Premier League runners-up, behind Manchester City.

Brighton supporters give voice (35th)

Ten minutes from the break, Seagulls supporters give voice to push their players to equalize. The score is a bit cruel for them, who have (partially) dominated the match since kick-off.

Welbeck who lacks control (27th)

Welbeck receives a ball in the middle of the area, over the defense, but fails to control it… Six meters.

The Seagulls accelerate (22nd)

The game gets carried away and the Seagulls quickly go on the counterattack. Potter’s men are not being eaten by Chelsea and are counting on getting a result tonight.

Nice intervention by Lamptey! (20th)

The Brighton defender, trained at Chelsea, interposes perfectly in the feet of Hudson-Odoi in full surface! After a superb ball lift over several meters, he sees his pass being recovered by Rudiger.

Chelsea takes the game in hand (18th)

The Blues (who play in neon yellow tonight) take control of this game. At the moment, they face the Seagulls good defense, but are not really in danger behind.

Finally a first shot for the Blues! (15th)

And it was Azpilicuelta who tried his luck after a quarter of an hour! The strike is deflected by the doorman of the Seagulls, corner.

The teams gauge each other (10th)

The match has started for a good 10 minutes and the two teams are neck and neck and are fighting a balanced duel for the moment.

Kanté holder for the sixth time in a row

Here are six consecutive matches that Kanté has held. A pleasure to see that French is no longer bothered by physical glitches.

Thomas Tuchel and his handyman in midfield, N’golo Kanté.
Credits: AI / Reuters / Panoramic

First ball in the Brighton area (5th)

Hudson Odoi creates the first opportunity for the Blues by going up the ball several meters. He slips the ball to Ziyech who crosses into the box… for no one.

First strike! (3rd)

She’s in favor of the Seagulls! Alzate plays in a small space with Welbeck, and tries his luck at the entrance to the surface! Kepa dives but the ball is off target!

Brighton get into their game well (2nd)

Brighton set the tone for this game by stepping on the ball and pressing quickly after the ball was lost.

Revenge for Chelsea

Hello everyone!

Welcome to this live commentary of the meeting between Brighton – Chelsea, counting for the 24th day of the Premier League. Chelsea (3rd in the standings), which is now 13 points behind Manchester City, no longer has room for error in the Premier League. Kick off at 9 p.m. at Amex Stadium!