Chelsea’s Jorginho opened the league match against Brighton with a penalty kick.
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Chelsea spent almost six billion crowns over the summer for new reinforcements, but of the newcomers, only the duo of German representatives Kai Havertz and Timo Werner intervened in the match. Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva, who came to Stamford Bridge for free, were not even on the bench.
The Blues took the lead in the 23rd minute after Captain Jorginh’s penalty penalty was awarded. After the change of sides, Leandro Trossard equalized in front of the penalty area. The often criticized goalkeeper of the London team Kepa Arrizabalaga has collected the nineteenth goal from a shot from behind the lime since his arrival in the Premier League in 2018, which is the most of all goalkeepers.
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga warming up before the match with Brighton.
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In less than two minutes, coach Frank Lampard’s charges took the lead back from a spectacular blow from a distance under the crossbar from Reece James’s football. Ten minutes later, the final score was set by Kurt Zouma, whose shot was directed by home back Adam Webster into his own net.
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George Baldock (left) of Sheffield in a header duel with Pedro Net of Wolverhampton.
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In Sheffield, last season’s top scorer Raúl Jiménez opened the scoring with a beautiful volley in the 3rd minute, and before the home team recovered, they lost by two goals after the head of the unguarded Romain Saiss. Sheffield goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale pushed another Moroccan Saiss chance to the pole in his second half debut in the Premier League.
| English Football League – Round 1: |
| Sheffield United – Wolverhampton 0:2 (3. Jiménez, 6. Saiss), |
| Brighton – Chelsea 1:3 (54. Trossard – 23. Jorginho z pen., 56. James, 66. Zouma). |
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