Chelsea 2 - 0 Brighton and Hove Albion: Finished | 2019-09-28 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Kepa	0	0	1

Forwards	G	S	FW
Willian 76'	1	3	1
Tammy Abraham 84'	0	3	2
Pedro 63'	0	3	0

Midfielders	G	S	FC	FW
Jorginho 50'	1	2	0	3
Mason Mount	0	0	1	1
Ross Barkley 68'	0	1	0	1

Defenders	S	FC	FW
César Azpilicueta	0	1	0
Marcos Alonso	1	2	0
Andreas Christensen	0	1	0
Fikayo Tomori	0	0	1

Substitutes	GA	FC	FW
Callum Hudson-Odoi 63'(Pedro)	1	0	0
Mateo Kovacic 68'(Ross Barkley)	0	0	1
Michy 84'(Tammy Abraham)	0	0	0
Marc Guehi	0	0	0
Reece James	0	0	0
Christian Pulisic	0	0	0
Willy Caballero	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Mat Ryan	0	2	7

Forwards	S	FC	FW
Pascal Groß	1	1	1
Neal Maupay 79'	0	1	2
Aaron Mooy 65'	0	0	0

Midfielders	S	FC	FW
Martín Montoya	0	0	1
Steven Alzate	0	2	0
Dale Stephens	1	2	1
Yves Bissouma 45'	0	3	0

Defenders	S	FC
Dan Burn	1	0
Lewis Dunk	0	2
Adam Webster	1	1

Substitutes	S	FC	FW
Gaëtan Bong 45'(Yves Bissouma)	0	0	0
Aaron Connolly 65'(Aaron Mooy)	0	1	0
Glenn Murray 79'(Neal Maupay)	1	0	0
Cristian Baluta	0	0	0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	0	0	0
Ezequiel Schelotto	0	0	0
David Button	0	-	-

90'+3'

Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.

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Chelsea are next in action during the week in their Champions League clash against Lille on the road, while Brighton play Tottenham next Saturday at the Amex Stadium.

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FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 2-0 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

90'+2'

Burn goes for a strike from the edge of the box on the half-volley, but Azpilicueta holds firm to make the block. Chelsea are edging closer to the clean sheet.

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Gross lifts the ball into the box and Webster rises to head at goal, only to place his effort over the bar.

90'

There will be three minutes of added time.

90'

Montoya wins a corner off the legs of Hudson-Odoi. If Brighton are to do the unlikely, they have to score now.

88'

Kepa takes his time over a goal-kick. He will be desperately eyeing up his first clean sheet in the Premier League this season.

85'

Batshuayi collects in the final third and looks for space for a strike. He cuts back on to his left foot, but his effort is deflected into the hands of Ryan by Bong.

84'

Abraham makes way for Batshuayi in the final third.

82'

Gross tracks back to save his team from conceding a third. Abraham rolls the ball towards the back post and the run of Hudson-Odoi, but the German slides to steer it behind.

79'

Murray replaces Maupay for the visitors.

76'

Hudson-Odoi releases Willian down the right and the Brazilian does the rest with the aid of a deflection.

76'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! WILLIAN NOTCHES A MUCH NEEDED SECOND!!! 2-0!!! Chelsea have their second goal to take the contest away from Brighton. Willian runs at Burn in the right inside channel and finds enough space to fire at goal. His effort takes a deflection off the leg of the defender to wrong foot Ryan and find the net.

75'

Chelsea do not have a lot of experience in their backline outside of Azpilicueta. Tomori and Christensen have to hold firm amid the pressure from the Seagulls.

71'

Chelsea need to re-affirm their grip on the game and get the second goal to kill off the contest. Brighton are still in with a good shout of snatching a point here.

69'

Mount and Hudson-Odoi combine on the edge of the box, but the latter puts just too much pace on his pass for Willian's run in the right inside channel.

68'

Another change for the Blues as Kovacic comes on for Barkley.

66'

Abraham collects a lay-off from Mount and tries to turn, but Dunk makes a good challenge to deny the forward.

65'

Mooy is replaced by Connolly for the visitors.

63'

Hudson-Odoi makes his first Premier League appearance of the season as he replaces Pedro.

57'

Alonso tries to get the better of Montoya down the left inside channel, but the defender holds off the Chelsea left-back's surge and wins possession.

56'

Mooy digs out a cross to the back post for Webster to challenge with Alonso, but the Brighton man can only head his effort behind for a goal-kick.

54'

Barkley makes a good run at the Brighton defence, but he lacks support from his team-mates and gets crowded out on the edge of the box.

53'

Bong raids forward from the back and he tries to turn his way past Pedro tracking back, but the Spaniard does enough to win back possession.

50'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! JORGINHO CONVERTS!!! 1-0!!!! Chelsea take the lead as the midfielder holds his nerve from 12 yards. He goes for the staggered run-up and then places his effort into the left bottom corner. Ryan is fooled and is rooted to the spot.

49'

Webster goes into the book for bringing down Mount.

48'

Azpilicueta breaks down the right and gets the better of Bong, but his low cross evades Mount. Willian collects and takes on the strike, only to fire his effort straight at Ryan.

46'

Bissouma makes way for Bong at the break, which will see Brighton move to five at the back.

46'

We're back underway at Stamford Bridge.

45'+1'

The Blues have been suspect at the back this season due to the youthful nature of their defensive pairings, but Fikayo Tomori and Andreas Christensen have been fine thus far. Christensen and Alonso have been booked, which could be worth monitoring in the second half. It's a big 45 minutes for Lampard and his team, who will not want to drop further points at the Bridge.

45'+1'

HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-0 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

45'+1'

Barkley rolls the ball to Pedro on the edge of the box and he turns to shoot on his left foot, but it's straight at Ryan.

45'

There will be one minute of added time.

45'

Jorginho feeds Mount on the edge of the box and his first touch is excellent, but his second allows the ball to run away from him and towards Ryan.

44'

The locals are not happy with a couple of challenges in the box from Brighton as they defend a set-piece from Willian, but it's all legal as far as the referee is concerned.

43'

Chelsea are showing more life in the final third as we approach the break, but Lampard will be worried about their finishing in front of goal, bearing in mind they scored seven during the week.

38'

Lampard will not be pleased with the last 15 minutes or so from his team. They've lost control of possession, while they've not been clinical enough in the final third.

33'

Kepa has to be on the mark for the Blues, rushing off his line to deny Maupay as the forward tries to latch on to a ball over the top from Gross.

33'

Alzate goes into the book for simulation, hurtling himself to the ground after Azpilicueta stuck out a leg.

32'

Gross lifts the ball into the box from the resulting free-kick, but the Blues are able to clear their lines with relative ease.

31'

Alonso leaps in the air to battle with Montoya and catches the Brighton man in the back of tjhe head with his elbow. There was no malicious intent and it's a booking only for the Spaniard.

28'

Maupay tries to block Kepa's throw out from the back and succeeds only in colliding with the keeper. He goes into the book for the challenge.

27'

Jorginho lifts a ball over the top of the Brighton defence, but Dunk reads it and heads back to Ryan.

25'

Alzate finds space down the left flank and he tries to whip a cross into the box with pace, only to send his delivery behind for a goal-kick.

23'

Christensen goes into the book for the home side for a foul on Maupay on the left flank.

21'

BLOCK! Webster is in the right place at the right time to charge down Willian's strike from the edge of the box. The defender puts his body on the line to make the block.

20'

Chelsea apply pressure on the edge of the box as Mount and Azpilicueta see shots blocked by a wall of Brighton defenders. The visitors are defending resolutely at the back.

19'

Abraham either set up (2) or attempted (2) four of Chelsea's first six shots.

17'

Brighton have a rare foray foward into the Chelsea half, but both Gross and Mooy take their time in possession and allow the Blues to get men back to defend. The attack results in Mooy losing out to Pedro tracking back.

16'

Alonso has acres of room on the left flank to deliver a cross into the box, but he powers his delivery out for a throw-in on the opposite wing.

13'

Abraham runs against Dunk on the left flank and he draws the foul from the Brighton skipper.

13'

Ryan does well under pressure from Willian after passing the ball out from the back. Webster sends it back to the keeper, who takes a touch before picking out Montoya.

12'

OVER! Willian collects in space on the left flank and he cuts inside to shoot on his right foot from the edge of the box, only to hammer his attempt into the stand behind goal.

9'

Burn makes an important interception in the middle of the backline for the Seagulls, cutting out Azpilicueta's low cross from the right flank.

8'

Chelsea are settling into a rhythm in their passing and are looking dangerous in possession.

6'

OVER! Mount charges with the ball towards the edge of the box and he offloads towards Abraham. It loops up towards the forward, who takes one touch to control before firing under pressure towards goal. However, Abraham can only blast his effort over.

6'

Brighton are keen to knock the ball around at the back, but it's inviting pressure from the home side.

2'

Willian and Abraham combine on the edge of the box, only for the Brazilian to see his strike blocked by the legs of Burn.

1'

Brighton get the action underway at Stamford Bridge.

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CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Fikayo Tomori, Marcos Alonso; Jorginho, Ross Barkley; Wilian, Pedro, Mason Mount; Tammy Abraham.

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BRIGHTON SUBS: Gaetan Bong, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Glenn Murray, Ezequiel Schelotto, David Button, Tudor Baluta, Aaron Connolly.

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BRIGHTON (3-4-3): Mat Ryan; Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn; Martin Montoya, Yves Bissouma, Dale Stephens, Steven Alzate; Pascal Gross, Aaron Mooy, Neal Maupay.

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CHELSEA SUBS: Willy Caballero, Mateo Kovacic, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Christian Pulisic, Michy Batshuayi, Reece James, Marc Guehi.

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Brighton had chances to beat Newcastle in their last outing in the Premier League at St James' Park. However, they were unable to capitalise on their opportunities. It has been the story of their season to date under Graham Potter. The Seagulls crashed out of the EFL Cup at the hands of Aston Villa, suffering a 3-1 defeat at the Amex Stadium. Brighton are winless in five matches in the league, although a trip to Stamford Bridge is not as daunting as it has been in the past.

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Chelsea responded to back-to-back defeats with an emphatic 7-1 win over Grimsby in the EFL Cup during the week to seal their place in the fourth round of the competition. The Blues suffered losses to Valencia in the Champions League then Liverpool in the Premier League so a victory was needed to stem the tide. Frank Lampard's men have been solid, but are in need of a consistent run in the league to move up the table.

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Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge.

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