Match Thread: Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion | English Premier League

#90’+6’: Chelsea 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Venue: Stamford Bridge

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Chelsea

Robert Sánchez, Benoit Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Levi Colwill, Axel Disasi, Conor Gallagher, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Nicolas Jackson (Ian Maatsen), Mykhailo Mudryk (Armando Broja), Raheem Sterling (Cole Palmer).

Subs: Alex Matos, Lucas Bergstrom, Noni Madueke, Djordje Petrovic, Alfie Gilchrist, Deivid Washington.

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Jason Steele, Igor Julio (Benicio Baker-Boaitey), Jan Paul van Hecke, Jack Hinshelwood (James Milner), Joël Veltman, Adam Lallana (João Pedro), Billy Gilmour, Carlos Baleba (Pascal Groß), Evan Ferguson, Simon Adingra, Facundo Buonanotte (Kaoru Mitoma).

Subs: Mark O’Mahony, Leigh Kavanagh, Jakub Moder, Bart Verbruggen.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

17’ Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Benoît Badiashile following a corner.

21’ Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson with a headed pass following a corner.

31’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

43’ Goal! Chelsea 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.

45’ Second yellow card to Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) for a bad foul.

45’+6’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

52’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

57’ Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Facundo Buonanotte.

57’ Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Carlos Baleba.

57’ Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Adam Lallana.

57’ Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

58’ Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

59’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

64’ Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

64’ James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

65’ Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

66’ Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Raheem Sterling.

72’ Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Nicolas Jackson.

81’ Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.

84’ Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Igor Julio.

90’+2’ Goal! Chelsea 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.

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  • JustAboutUpToSpeed@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Mastermind De Zerbi bringing on the slowest player in the league against Mudryk.

    Also Brighton repeated diving in the 2nd half, not that the ref bothered to book them. Joke of a team.

    Joke officials too trying to give Brighton a pen for the ball hitting Colwill in the head.

  • tuerancekhang@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    What was that confusing last minute referreeing? BHA shot into Chelsea’s defender face and deflect out. Check for possible hand ball even it’s clear as day not? Then check complete and no corner? What is the ref doing?

  • Reszi@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    It wasn’t a corner because the ref called for a penalty before the ball went out of play. That got overturned, so they gave a drop ball - even though the ball would have obviously gone out of play, the game stopped when the ref blew the whistle.

  • fluffyglof@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    We played horribly. Up a man for an entire half and only scored once. Yes, the refereeing was insane, but we have to play better

  • HungLuke@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    If you don’t like chaos that gives you a heart attack, you don’t like Chelsea football

  • ii_ConiiK@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Can someone explain those last 5 minutes to me?

    Ball hits defender square in the face and goes out. VAR check handball. Recommend drop ball. Goal kick given.

    Where is the corner? Why use the furthest camera in the stadium to check for handball? Why are Colwill and Sanchez getting into a scrap with their old teams?

    What?

  • Ryuzakku@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Chelsea is going to have to find some midfielders to put on their bench for yellow card management purposes.

  • ducminh1712@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Backing-in mid-air and almost break someone’s neck is not even a yellow when a clean tackle with a slightest contact to the ankle by the follow through is a straight red. Can’t understand this game

  • epicmarc@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    That was way harder fought than it needed to be, especially in a period where we have 3 games in just over a week. Still, hanging in there should be big for developing some of the players’ mentality, especially after last week.