DBasia.news – Chelsea won 3-1 when they traveled to Brighton & Hove Albion headquarters in the first week of the 2020-2021 Premier League match, at Amex Stadium, Tuesday (15/9) am, WIB. The victory was marked by the action of a number of new players.
Frank Lampard played a number of new players since the start of the match, namely Kai Havertz and Timo Werner. Meanwhile, the Jorginho and N’Golo Kante duo became the motor for the game from the midfield.
This decision paid off after Timo Werner became an actor in Chelsea’s first goal. The German forward stabbed into the Brighton area. The home goalkeeper, Matt Ryan, made a mistake by tackling Werner. The referee also pointed to the spot.
As usual, Jorginho was trusted to be the executioner. The Italian international player also did a good job. Jorginho put the ball to the left, while Ryan moved to the right. Chelsea took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute.
These goals made the game run more openly. Brighton grabbed a chance to equalize in the 27th minute.
Unfortunately, Tariq Lamptey’s cross failed to be put to good use by Neal Maupay. The ball that hit the striker’s shoulder was still secured by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Brighton threatened again in the 36th minute with Steven Alzate’s shot into the bottom left corner. However, Kepa was still able to stop the action.
Chelsea, who did not want to lose, also grabbed a golden opportunity to double their advantage in the 45 + 3 minute. Unfortunately, Ryan still managed to secure Werner’s shot to the near post. The 1-0 score for the Blues’ superiority lasted until halftime.
After the interval, Brighton kicked off. The Seagulls equalized to 1-1 with Leandro Trossard’s left-footed strike in the 54th minute. The loud shot made Kepa unable to reach him.
However, the 1-1 score did not last long. Two minutes later, Chelsea was back ahead.
This time, Reece James became the actor. The player fired hard from outside the penalty box. The ball pointed straight into the right corner of Brighton’s goal. Ryan, who tried to make a save, could only take the ball from inside the net.
Chelsea received the upper hand after Kurt Zouma scored a goal in the 66th minute. Taking advantage of Reece James’ corner, the defender fired a right footed shot.
The ball from Zouma’s shot touched Adam Webster and changed direction. As a result, Matt Ryan was fooled.
Being left behind 3-1, Brighton tried to chase the victory. Graham Potter brought in Alireza Jahanbakhsh to further step up on attacks.
With 10 minutes remaining, Brigton grabbed a number of opportunities through Aaron Connolly’s shot. However, until the long whistle sounded, no goals were scored. Chelsea ended the match with a 3-1 win.
In the meantime, Chelsea is currently in third place in the 2020-2021 Premier League standings. Next, Frank Lampard’s troops will host Liverpool on Sunday (20/9).
The composition of players:
Brighton and Hove Albion (3-5-2): 1-Matt Ryan; 3-Ben White 80 ‘) (13-Pascal Gross, 4-Adam Webster, 5-Lewis Dunk; 2-Tariq Lamptey, 14-Adam Lallana (7-Aaron Connolly 45’), 8-Yves Bissouma, 17-Steven Alzate (16-Alireza Jahanbakhsh 79 ‘), 20-Solly March; 9-Neal Maupay, 11-Leandro Trossard
Manager: Graham Potter
Chelsea (4-3-3): 1-Kepa Arrizabalaga; 24-Reece James, 4-Andreas Christensen, 15-Kurt Zouma, 3-Marcos Alonso; 12-Ruben Loftus-Cheek (8-Ross Barkley 61 ‘), 5-Jorginho (28-Cesar Azpilicueta 85’), 7-N’Golo Kante; 29-Kai Havertz (20-Callum Hudson-Odoi 80 ‘), 11-Timo Werner, 19-Mason Mount.
Manager: Frank Lampard