Brighton Puts Three Past Chelsea In Thrilling Encounter
A brilliant goal by Brighton & Hove Albion’s Kaoru Mitoma and a double from Gambian Yankuba Minteh gave the home side a 3-0 Premier League win against Chelsea on Friday, at the American Express Stadium in Falmer, England.
A week after Brighton knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup, the Seagulls continued where they left off as Japanese winger Mitoma broke the deadlock with a moment of magic midway through the first half. He brought down a long ball from keeper Bart Verbruggen with an exquisite first touch, before cutting inside and curling the ball into the net.
The closest Chelsea came to scoring was when captain Enzo Fernandez headed home in the 35th minute, but he was penalised for a push on Brighton defender Joel Veltman and the goal was chalked off.
Moments after, Chelsea failed to clear their lines and Danny Welbeck poked the ball into the path of Minteh, who expertly evaded a tackle by ex-Brighton fullback Marc Cucurella, before drilling it into the net.
With Chelsea barely threatening, Minteh added his second in the 63rd minute, delighting the fans by cutting inside Cucurella to score at the near post.
Missing strikers Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu through injury, Chelsea dominated possession but did not manage a single shot on target as they slumped to a defeat that leaves them fourth in the table on 43 points ahead of the weekend’s fixtures. Brighton moved up to eighth on 37 points.
The win was Brighton’s first at home in the Premier League since beating Manchester City 2-1 on November 9th and Brighton striker Welbeck praised Mitoma’s performance as his goal set them on the road to victory.
An emphatic win for @OfficialBHAFC at home to Chelsea #BHACHE pic.twitter.com/oyXjQfiXTK
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“It was slow-motion for me. He has got an amazing first touch, he has got a tremendous ability to bring it down and kill the ball instantly,” Welbeck said.
“Impeccable first touch, it is incredible. What a goal.”
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