Chelsea locked horns with Brighton and Hove Albion at the American Express Community Stadium earlier this afternoon as they looked to earn a good result away from home in the Premier League. The Blues made a poor start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the fifth minute courtesy of Leandro Trossard’s goal. Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored an unfortunate own goal in the 14th minute before Trevoh Chalobah netted another own goal in the 42nd minute. Chelsea went into the half-time break 3-0 down on the scoreline.
Kai Havertz pulled a goal back for the Blues in the 48th minute. However, Pascal Gross scored another goal for Brighton in injury-time as Chelsea ended up suffering a humiliating 4-1 defeat on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the match against the Seagulls.
GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 5/10
The Spanish keeper struggled to give a good account of himself in the Chelsea goal and conceded three goals in the first half. He was substituted at half-time.
CB: Trevoh Chalobah – 5/10
Chalobah was disappointing at the back and scored an unfortunate own goal just before the half-time break.
CB: Thiago Silva – 7/10
The Brazilian centre-back was strong when defending inside his half and made some important contributions on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Marc Cucurella – 5.5/10
He had a really tough first half defensively and got replaced after the hour mark.
RM: Christian Pulisic – 6.5/10
Pulisic did his fair share of defending and engineered a couple of decent chances in the final third.
CM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 5.5/10
He scored an unlucky own goal in the 14th minute and had a difficult game at the centre of the park.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 5.5/10
Kovacic struggled to get a stranglehold in the game and produced a lackluster display in midfield.
LM: Raheem Sterling – 6/10
The English wide player looked defensively vulnerable but made a couple of inviting chances from the left flank.
RAM: Conor Gallagher – 7.5/10
He had a few lively moments on the attacking third of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LAM: Mason Mount – 6/10
Mount was a threat in the final third but lacked quality in front of the opponent’s goal.
ST: Kai Havertz – 7/10
Havertz had a few bright moments in the contest and did well to get his name on the scoresheet early in the second half.
Substitutes:
GK: Edouard Mendy – 7/10
He made a few solid stops at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet in the second half.
ST: Pierre-Emile Aubameyang – 6/10
Aubameyang offered very little after coming off the bench.
LM: Ben Chilwell – 6/10
He was accurate with his passing.
RAM: Hakim Ziyech – 6/10
Ziyech was a bit untidy with his link-up play in the opponent’s half.
ST: Armando Broja – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
