Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck Evan Joe Ferguson
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Jackson is recalled to the bench with an assist - but not a goal - to his name. Nkunku gets a chance to add to his personal tally, after a hat-trick performance against Barrow in the League Cup on Tuesday.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Fofana commits to a late sliding challenge on Enciso, catching the Brighton substitute just outside the penalty area. It's a free-kick for the visitors, while the Chelsea defender is shown a yellow card.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton are one of four sides still unbeaten in the Premier League this season coming into this weekend’s games, though their last three have all been drawn (two total wins). They’ve never gone unbeaten in their first six games from the start of a top-flight campaign before.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
With a quarter-hour left to go in the game, Brighton have not threatened enough in the second half to convince Chelsea they are capable of the comeback. After nine shots and an xG of 0.86 in the first period of play, Hurzeler’s side have only managed three off-target efforts and an expected goals of just 0.05, despite maintaining more than 50 per cent possession before and after the restart.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea won both Premier League meetings with Brighton last season, despite having a player sent off in each game. It’s one of just two occasions a team has won consecutive meetings with an opponent despite going down to 10 men (also Middlesbrough against Sunderland in 2002), while the Blues have never had a player sent off in three-consecutive meetings with an opponent.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Georginio Lucius Rutter Yankuba Minteh Moat
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu Julio César Enciso Espínola
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Jadon Malik Sancho Mykhailo Mudryk
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
CUCURELLA SCORES BUT IT WON’T COUNT! Sancho’s inswinging corner is flicked on at the near post by Neto, with the ball dropping kindly to Cucurella inside the six-yard box. The left-back does well to control the ball before whacking it past Verbruggen with a raised boot, but it won’t count after an offside in the build up!
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