Chelsea faced Brighton and hove albion in yesterday’s Premier League fixture at the American Express stadium. It was yet another Matchday fixture for Thomas Tuchel side and a good way to bounce back into winning ways following their loss to Manchester City in their last game. Chelsea shared points with Brighton and hove albion and are completely out of the title race as it stands.
Brighton and hove albion played brilliantly against Chelsea, Chelsea were quite fortunate to have grabbed a point. Brighton dominated play in the opening minutes of the first half but couldn’t create that big chance of scoring. Chelsea took a narrow lead in the first half of the match after Hakim Ziyech scored a brilliant goal from N’golo Kante’s assist. It was Hakim Ziyech’s fifth goal of the season and it was a big one.
Chelsea capitalized from the only big chance of scoring they had in the first half of the match. The first half of the match ended with Chelsea in the lead. Brighton and hove albion pressed high up the pitch when Chelsea gets the ball. Thomas Tuchel side actually found it difficult to play from the back. Brighton eventually scored an equalizer in the second half after Adam Webster scored from Alexis Mac Allister’s assist.
It was a goal that Chelsea saw coming and should have defended better than they did. Adam Webster met Alexis Mac Allister’s corner brilliantly and there was nothing Kepa Arrizabalaga could do to keep the ball out of goal. Adam Webster beat the likes of Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger to score the equalizer. It was terrible defending from Chelsea and they shouldn’t have put themselves in such position in the first place.
Yesterday’s draw means Chelsea will remain in third place, with teams like Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United already closing in Chelsea might drop to fifth place next week. Brighton and hove albion closed in on Manchester United following yesterday’s draw. Here’s how the league table looks like after yesterday’s games.
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