Chelsea secured a victory!!! They narrowly defeated Brighton at home in an exciting match, drawing level on points with the Premier League leaders in England.
At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, coached by Xabi Alonso, took an early lead of 1-0 in the 4th minute through Romeo Lavia, marking his first goal for Chelsea. Then in the 14th minute, Chelsea extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal from Pedro Neto. By the 32nd minute, Chelsea were ahead 3-0 thanks to João Pedro. Brighton pulled one back to 1-3 in the 35th minute with a goal from Malik Yalquaye, and the first half ended with this score.
In the second half, Brighton narrowed the gap to 2-3 in the 63rd minute due to an own goal by João Pedro. However, in the 74th minute, Cole Palmer restored Chelsea’s two-goal advantage, making it 4-2. Although Brighton scored again to make it 3-4 through Pascal Gross during injury time, they could not equalize.
Chelsea won the thrilling match 4-3, securing their second consecutive victory, bringing their total to 6 points and rising to third place, level on points with the Premier League leaders in England.
1-0 Romeo Lavia, 4th minute
2-0 Pedro Neto, 14th minute
3-0 João Pedro, 32nd minute
3-1 Malik Yalquaye, 35th minute
3-2 João Pedro (own goal for Chelsea), 63rd minute
4-2 Cole Palmer, 74th minute
4-3 Pascal Gross, 90+6th minute