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Brighton vs Chelsea LIVE! Premier League match updates
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FT: Brighton 1-2 Chelsea
Chelsea secure all three points!
James’ late red card made that much more difficult than it needed to be, but it’s four on the bounce for the Blues.
They now look very likely to finish sixth.
Brighton 1-2 Chelsea
90+10 mins: Chelsea throwing bodies in the way… Gross nearly turns it in from a short corner!
Brighton throwing everything at this. Chelsea can’t get out.
Brighton 1-2 Chelsea
90+9 mins: Still at least two minutes to go.
The Amex is bouncing – Chelsea hanging on for dear life.
Brighton 0-2 Chelsea
90+3 mins: Chalobah has moved to right back, Silva obviously in the centre of defence.
Everyone behind the ball for the Blues. Brighton as patient as ever.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Reece James sent off for a David Beckham against Argentina-type action. It’s easy to sympathise with him.
He has had his injuries and got protective after an innocuous foul.
The kick out wasn’t dangerous but he caught Joao Pedro.
Brighton 0-2 Chelsea
90 mins: TEN minutes added on!
Pochettino stunned. Home fans are right back involved again.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Chelsea were resolute from early Brighton pressure and Cole Palmer’s class then found a way through. A really good game at the Amex Stadium.
Chelsea are needing to tap into their new-found solidity… it is a close match.
HT: Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
And that’s half-time at the Amex.
Chelsea in front through yet another goal from Cole Palmer. Probably deserved overall, too.
Brighton fans have been right up for it, little in the way of big chances for their players though.
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
45+7 mins: All Chelsea at the end of this half.
Palmer fires a low ball across the face of goal, Jackson sticks a leg out and the ball floats wide. Should have done better.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Nicolas Jackson scores a far post header but it is ruled out.
It will serve to unsettle Brighton.
GOOO… NO!
Jackson heads in, but the whistle goes.
Great ball from Badiashile, Jackson nods home at the back post… not given.
Referee thinks there was a shove on Lamptey.
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
45+2 mins: Chance for Brighton to equalise, they over-play it though.
Chelsea lose it at the back, Adingra plays in Pedro. He doesn’t get the shot away, lays it off to Gross… and he too is crowded out.
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
45 mins: Settle in.
NINE minutes added on at the end of the half!
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
44 mins: Nearly two for Palmer and Chelsea.
It’s a lovely flowing move, Madueke playing in Gusto on the overlap. He picks out Palmer, who gets the first-time shot away but Dunk gets himself in the way.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Cole Palmer has scored 22 league goals, matching Frank Lampard’s best season in the Premier League in 2009/10.
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
41 mins: Mudryk has walked down the tunnel, his night is over.
Nkunku coming on, it’s a concussion substitution.
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
38 mins: No conclusive evidence, is the VAR verdict.
Lamptey maybe a bit fortunate. Mudryk still down receiving treatment, after the blow to his head.
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
37 mins: Play paused with Mudryk down off the ball.
Got a shove from Lamptey as he tried to spin in behind, Brighton man knew exactly what he was doing. Looked to be in the face.
VAR taking a look at this…
Brighton 0-1 Chelsea
37 mins: Play paused with Mudryk down off the ball.
Got a shove from Lamptey as he tried to spin in behind, Brighton man knew exactly what he was doing. Looked to be in the face.
VAR taking a look at this…
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Wow, what a header from Cole Palmer. Any striker in the Premier League would be happy with that one and it is not a skill that he is known for.
Marc Cucurella with the assist against his former club. Chelsea haven’t been brilliant but have soaked up the pressure and found a moment of quality.
GOAL! Brighton 0-1 Chelsea | Cole Palmer 34′
Brilliant from Palmer!
Cucurella gets in down the left, plays the ball into the middle and Palmer makes the run across his man to flick a header into the far corner
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
33 mins: Maybe not. Dunk has trotted over to the touchline and made it very clear he wants to carry on. Take a seat, Baleba.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
32 mins: Concern for Brighton, with Dunk down in the centre circle.
Baleba warming up – the Seagulls could well be forced into a change.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
30 mins: No surprise that it’s Palmer standing over this.
Bit of a surprise that he sends it straight into the wall at about shin height.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
29 mins: Superb from Jackson, dropping deep and picking the ball up, running away from Dunk.
Gets tripped just outside the area, booking for the Brighton captain.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
27 mins: Gusto can drive towards the Brighton area, shot takes a deflection off Igor and it’s a decent save to tip the looping strike over.
Palmer deep, towards Chalobah at the back post. Over his head.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
25 mins: Lamptey getting plenty of joy on that right wing, up against Cucurella.
Another dangerous ball into the middle, Enciso free but he can’t direct the header. Loops comfortably over.
PENALTY CHELSEA!
Wow!
Brighton can’t believe it.
Buonanotte slides in on Cucurella in the box, looks to be a good tackle but the referee points to the spot.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
16 mins: Brighton fans are celebrating tackles like goals.
Igor flies in on Caicedo, huge roars. Swiftly turn to boos as a corner is given.
Palmer with a brilliant ball in after it’s taken short, Jackson can’t quite get up enough to head that in. Big chance.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Great link up play by Nicolas Jackson, Mykhailo Mudryk and Cole Palmer.
Noni Madueke did well in transition moments earlier. That’s better from Chelsea.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
14 mins: First real sign of Palmer, as his effort from distance is comfortably saved.
Frantic feel to this match.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
12 mins: Cucurella with another unnecessary foul, more screams from the crowd.
No booking this time, despite the appeals, but it can’t be far away.
He’s forced off now, blood coming from a cut by his eye. Chelsea down to ten for the set-piece.
Nodded back to Enciso, but he can’t bring it down in time to get a shot away.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Simon Adingra goes very close to making it 1-0 after a good cross from ex-Chelsea youngster Tariq Lamptey.
Brighton have come out of the traps and have been the better team against the form book.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
8 mins: Great defending from Gallagher, who then asks Madueke why it was needed.
Corner flicked on, looping to the back post and Gallagher scrambles onto his own line to turn a header over the bear for another corner.
Players falling over everywhere in the box – referee waves play on.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
6 mins: Impressive commitment to the booing from Brighton fans so far. Really loud whenever Cucurella and Caicedo touch it – I suspect the fans do not have a full 90 minutes of this in them.
They do have it in them to turn up the noise as Cucurella drags his man back. Pretty cynical.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
4 mins: Madueke onto his left foot, decent strike and Verbruggen can’t hold it. Dunk punts it behind for a corner.
Swung to the near post by Palmer, not his best and Brighton can clear.
Brighton 0-0 Chelsea
3 mins: Chelsea confident enough so far, playing out from the back under pressure.
Going to be a match where it feels like both sides are one bad pass away from disaster.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Marc Cucurella is also getting booed with his every touch.
It’s fair to say it probably impacted him when he played here last season but he is in good form and should be ready for it today.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Brighton supporters booed Moises Caicedo’s name most of all when it was read out.
They didn’t treat their returning sons Marc Cucurella or Graham Potter too well here last season either.
KICK-OFF!
We are up and running!
The Blues are making a late charge for European football
Chelsea can take another step towards European qualification as they make the trip to face Brighton tonight. The Blues have finally found some form in the closing weeks of the season, with three wins on the bounce, and another one here would take them to within three points of Tottenham in fifth heading into the final day of the season.
It’s a big night for those European places, with Newcastle taking on Manchester United at Old Trafford. Chelsea could find themselves in sixth later tonight, but it just as easily could be eighth. The injury situation is at last improving for Mauricio Pochettino, with Ben Chilwell back in the squad and named on a strong bench, including the likes of Reece James, Raheem Sterling and Thiago Silva.
Brighton host Chelsea and Man United to round their season off, and they can effectively seal a top-half finish with victory over the Blues. The Seagulls have been fairly inconsistent, but only West Ham, Arsenal and Manchester City have beaten them at home. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Nizaar Kinsella at the ground!
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Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Marc Cucurella is also getting booed with his every touch.
It’s fair to say it probably impacted him when he played here last season but he is in good form and should be ready for it today.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
Brighton supporters booed Moises Caicedo’s name most of all when it was read out.
They didn’t treat their returning sons Marc Cucurella or Graham Potter too well here last season either.
KICK-OFF!
We are up and running!
Teams are out!
Here we go.
Players are out for the penultimate time this season.
Brighton looking to seal a top-half finish, Chelsea still eyeing a Europa League place.
Not long now…
Kick-off just over five minutes away.
Simon Adingra has been speaking at the Amex, insisting there is still plenty of motivation for Brighton.
Clubs to vote on scrapping VAR
Premier League clubs will vote on whether to remove VAR from the Premier League next season, after Wolves formally submitted a resolution.
The 20 member clubs will meet in Harrogate on 6 June for their annual general meeting and a vote will be held, with any rule changes requiring at least 14 teams in support of the proposal.
Wolves have been on the end of several controversial refereeing decisions this season and believe the decision review system is “undermining the value of the Premier League brand”. They are likely to canvas other clubs in order to gain support between now and next month’s meeting.
The Premier League do not believe scrapping VAR is the right way forward.
Wolves said in a statement: “The introduction of VAR in 2019/20 was a decision made in good faith and with the best interests of football and the Premier League at its heart.
“However, it has led to numerous unintended negative consequences that are damaging the relationship between fans and football, and undermining the value of the Premier League brand.“
Boehly: Chelsea have ‘exciting’ team
A decision has not yet been made on Mauricio Pochettino’s future at Chelsea, but co-owner Todd Boehly has suggested the club needs “stability”.
He said: “The number one thing is you have got to be patient.
“You are putting something together and expecting it come together really quickly, but the reality is anything really good takes a little bit time. Patience was always a thought for us.
“We think this is a really young and exciting team that will be together for a long time. If you look at franchises that dominate for a long time they have real stability in the team, front office and coaching staff.
“You have to have the resolve to not hear all the noise around you and remain committed to the plan. And since Boxing Day, we are the fourth best team in the Premier League. When you look at what is going on now, it feels better and better.”
Nizaar Kinsella at the Amex Stadium
All much happier in the Chelsea camp… for now.
De Zerbi ‘happy’ at Brighton
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber is confident that Roberto De Zerbi is happy at the club, insisting he is relaxed about the manager’s future.
“Privately, Roberto is quiet, calm, reasonable and sensible,” Barber said. “He understands what our limitations are. Behind the scenes, the model is very well known to him.
“He has got two more years to go. My understanding is that he is happy. He likes the club. He likes this group of players a lot. He knows he has a good owner.
“He knows he has good facilities. He knows it is a club that has a particular model and we won’t break it for anyone. Those are consistent. He also knows he can see me or Tony (owner Tony Bloom) at any time. There are no surprises.
“What we can’t control is a club anywhere in the world coming in and making an approach for him.”
Pochettino on Coldplay and ‘fake love’
Mauricio Pochettino has turned to Coldplay lyrics to explain why he needs to be positive but not ask for “fake love” from Chelsea supporters.
Just Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have picked up more points than Chelsea’s 35 since Boxing Day.
However, despite hauling his team back into the race for Europe, the Argentine remains in the dark over his future as manager and is still struggling to win over some sections of the club’s fanbase.
When asked about whether Chelsea’s season can be considered a success or failure, Pochettino said: “We are punished because of the first 10 games of the season.
“It’s now like we are stuck in reverse like the song of Coldplay. We always stop and go back [to negative times]. It’s like we are stuck in reverse. I like Coldplay, the song is ‘Fix You’.”
The Blues boss applauded when a journalist read out stats about Chelsea’s recent run, which sees them lie in seventh – level on points with sixth-placed Newcastle, ahead of a match against Brighton.
He further explained what he expects from fans, who have yet to show him their full support.
“It was difficult at the start at Tottenham. For me, what I don’t like is we are not fake people. I am not going to ask for fake love without an emotional link. It’s easy for me to arrive and start to kiss the badge.”
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