Chelsea 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (3 Dec, 2023) Game Analysis،
Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill's first Premier League goals at Chelsea earned the 10-man home side a 3-2 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday at rain-soaked Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea played the entire second half with one player down after captain Conor Gallagher received two yellow cards, but World Cup winner Fernandez of Argentina kept them in front with a goal in each half. -time.
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Fernandez, who had only scored in the League Cup, headed home a superb kick from defender Benoit Badiashile in the 17th minute.
Colwill, on loan at Brighton last season, doubled the lead four minutes later thanks to a headed pass from Nicolas Jackson. It was the former Chelsea youth player's first senior goal for his side, but he chose not to celebrate in front of the traveling supporters.
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Chelsea looked in control, but Brighton pulled back two minutes from half-time thanks to a curling shot from Facundo Buonanotte, before the home side had captain Gallagher sent off by Craig Pawson just before half-time for a second yellow card after a sliding tackle on the former Chelsea. his teammate Billy Gilmour.
Brighton pressed Chelsea in numbers early in the second half, but substitute James Milner was unable to keep up with Mykhailo Mudryk on the counter and brought him down. After a six-minute delay for a VAR check, Fernandez scored his second from the penalty spot in the 65th minute.
Brighton's João Pedro made sure of a nervy final minute of added time by scoring with a deflected header in the 92nd minute.
They peppered Chelsea's goal during the hectic final 10 minutes of injury time and Chelsea had Robert Sánchez to thank for keeping the score under control.
Pascal Gross had three good chances saved by the Spanish goalkeeper in normal time and he also saved a shot from João Pedro in the 99th minute.
A final twist in the tail sent Pawson to the VAR monitor for a second time after pointing out a penalty for a Colwill handball as Chelsea desperately defended with every player behind the ball.
Replays showed the Chelsea man was hit in the face rather than the arm by the ball and the decision was overturned.
The result lifted Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea to 10th in the table, three points behind eighth-placed Brighton.
