Two for Welbeck as Brighton Beat 10-man Chelsea

Premier League

Chelsea 1 , Brighton & Hove Albion 3 at Full time

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Half Time Chelsea 1 , Brighton & Hove Albion 0

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Key Events

Chelsea

• E. Fernández (24′)Goal 24 minutes

Brighton & Hove Albion

• D. Welbeck (77′, 90’+10)Goal 77 minutes, Goal 90 minutes plus 10
• M. De Cuyper (90’+2)Goal 90 minutes plus 2

Assists

Brighton & Hove Albion,Y. Minteh (77′), M. Wieffer (90’+2), B. Gruda (90’+10)

Venue:Stamford Bridge

• Hurzeler’s substitutes win it late
• Chalobah sent off
• Smattering of boos for Chelsea
• PLAYER RATER

Brighton came from behind to beat an ill-disciplined Chelsea side who had a player sent off for the second Saturday running.

Substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper scored during 11 minutes of added time as the visitors profited from Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute red card.

The Blues had been coasting to victory in the first half when Enzo Fernandez headed in Reece James’s cross, via a deflection off Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma.

However, Mitoma played a key role in the game’s big turning point – as he won possession from Chelsea’s Andrey Santos, on his first Premier League start, leading to Chalobah’s desperate challenge on Georginio Rutter.

After a lengthy video assistant referee check, Chalobah was dismissed – seven days after goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off early in their 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.

And Welbeck benefited by scoring twice – getting his first, shorty after coming on, by heading in the equaliser at the far post in the 77th minute.

De Cuyper then headed Brighton in front from a corner in the second minute of stoppage time – before Welbeck finished from close range to seal victory in the ninth.

Chelsea, who drop to seventh place, left the field to a smattering of boos. They have not won a Premier League match since the international break, with Liverpool next to visit west London.

Meanwhile, Brighton rise into to 10th place after another positive result against big six opposition.

Credit: www.bbc.com