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Brighton Surges Back to Defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
London, England – In a match filled with tension and cards, Brighton & Hove Albion secured a significant away victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The game, corresponding to the sixth matchday of the Premier League, ended with a score of 3 to 1 in favor of the visitors.
Chelsea, with 60% possession, opened the scoring early with a goal from Enzo Fernandez in the 24th minute. However, the match took a dramatic turn in the second half. After a first half where several cards had already been shown, Trevoh Chalobah’s sending off in the 53rd minute left Chelsea with ten men.
Brighton, taking advantage of their numerical superiority, intensified their attack. Danny Welbeck equalized in the 77th minute with an accurate finish. In added time, Brighton secured the victory with goals from Mathias De Cuyper and again Danny Welbeck, the latter almost on the final whistle.
The match was marked by a total of ten yellow cards and one red card. Chelsea committed nine fouls, while Brighton incurred sixteen. Despite having less possession (40%), Brighton was able to capitalize on their opportunities, while Chelsea failed to maintain their initial lead.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 54 Andrey Santos came in and J. Acheampong went out., at minute 64 M. Gusto came in and Desconocido went out., at minute 79 J. Hato came in and B. Badiashile went out., at minute 79 P. Neto came in and R. Lavia went out.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 55 J. Veltman came in and M. Wieffer went out., at minute 68 K. Mitoma came in and D. Welbeck went out., at minute 68 C. Baleba came in and B. Gruda went out., at minute 85 D. Gomez came in and S. Tzimas went out., at minute 85 G. Rutter came in and M. De Cuyper went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
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