Brighton vs Chelsea results, the Blues start the 2020-2021 season perfectly

KOMPAS.com – Chelsea to initiate Premier League 2020-2021 perfectly. They conquer the hosts Brighton and Hove Albion.

Laga Brighton vs Chelsea which was held at the American Express Stadium, Monday (14/9/2020) or Tuesday morning WIB, ended with a score of 1-3.

Three goals scored by the Blues Jorginho (23′ -p), Reece James (56 ‘), and Kurt Zouma (66’).

As for Brighton’s return goal contributed by Leandro Trossard in the 54th minute.

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Brighton vs Chelsea match review

Chelsea went down with a 4-3-3 formation in this match. Two of their new recruits from the Bundesliga, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, immediately started.

Chelsea’s decision to lower Werner from the early minutes proved right. The German national team player immediately made a real contribution in the 21st minute.

Werner stabbed into the opponent’s penalty box illegally tackled by Brighton goalkeeper Matt Ryan. The referee immediately pointed to the spot.

Jorginho, who was the executor, managed to complete his job well. He put the ball to the left, while the Brighton goalkeeper moved the other way. 1-0 Chelsea took the lead in the 23rd minute.

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After Jorginho’s goal, Brighton played more attacking. They dare to hold the ball and several times create dangerous opportunities.

One of them happened in the 35th minute. Steven Alzate releases a kick from outside the penalty box.

It was on target, but the direction of the ball was predictable by Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Until the end of the first half, Brighton continued to pound the Chelsea defense, but was unable to score the equalizer.

The 1-0 position for Chelsea’s advantage lasted until the first half ended.

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Entering the second half, Brighton immediately kicked off. They managed to equalize in the 54th minute through Leandro Trossard.

Trossard releases a left footed kick from outside the penalty box into the left corner of the goal. Kepa tries to reach it, but the ball comes too fast.

However, two minutes later, Chelsea was back ahead 2-1. The Blues’ second goal in this match was scored by Reece James.

The player with the back number 24 fired a rocket from outside the box 16. The ball kicked towards the top right corner of the goal without being able to reach Ryan.

Ten minutes later, Chelsea moved 3-1 away with a goal from their center back Kurt Zouma.

Zouma takes advantage of Reece James’ corner. He kicked off a half volley with his right foot.

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The ball from Zouma’s shot hit Brighton defender Adam Webster, making goalkeeper Matt Ryan fooled.

After scoring the third goal, Chelsea played more patiently. They try to maintain ball possession.

Meanwhile, the host Brighton was a little more aggressive. Graham Potter’s squad is eager to catch up.

However, their efforts were fruitless until the referee Craig Prawson blew the long whistle to signal the end of the match.

The composition of players for Brighton vs Chelsea:

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

Proposal: 6-Dale Stephens, 7-Aaron Connolly, 13-Pascal Gross, 16-Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 23-Jason Steele, 33-Dan Burn, 34-Joel Veltman

Coach: 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

Proposal: 2-Antonio Ruediger, 8-Ross Barkley, 9-Tammy Abraham, 13-Willy Caballero, 18-Olivier Giroud, 20-Callum Hudson-Odoi, 28-Cesar Azpilicueta

Coach: Frank Lampard

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