Chelsea vs Brighton Results Premier League 2021: Brighton held Chelsea on 0-0
Chelsea vs Brighton Results Premier League 2021 – EPL Result: Brighton held Chelsea on 0-0, Chelsea move to 4th on points table
Chelsea had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in Week 32 of the Premier League at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, Tuesday local time (Wednesday IST), amidst the still heated European Super League polemic .
Protests from supporters outside Stamford Bridge had made the Chelsea bus unable to enter the stadium complex and even had to postpone the kick-off for 15 minutes.
This match was delayed for 15 minutes from the original kick-off schedule as hundreds of Chelsea fans gathered outside the stadium to block the road in protest against the European Super League.
Chelsea vs Brighton Results Premier League 2021
Thanks to this 0-0 draw, Chelsea have the right to move up to fourth in the standings with 55 points, while Brighton has risen to rank 16 with 34 points.
In the midst of the controversy that erupted, Thomas Tuchel’s team performed poorly and only fired three attempted shots throughout the first half.
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This number is the lowest since September last year when Chelsea were beaten by Liverpool and the Blues’ performance did not improve in the second half.
Chelsea vs Brighton Results Premier League 2021
Brighton tried to take advantage of it and in the 78th minute Adam Lallana almost gave the visitors the lead, unfortunately his curved shot flew narrowly outside the net.
A minute later, Danny Welbeck fired a speculative shot from outside the penalty area, unfortunately the ball hit the post after turning against Antonio Ruediger’s body.
Lallana tried to use the vomit ball, unfortunately his shot was still secured by goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea vs Brighton Results Premier League 2021
The scoring lasted until dispersal, but Brighton had a slight misfortune as Ben White received a second yellow card in the second minute of injury time.
The draw was quite beneficial for both teams, because Chelsea temporarily moved up to fourth in the standings displacing West Ham United with the advantage on goal difference despite both collecting 55 points.
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Meanwhile, Brighton (34), who was stuck in 16th place, has now widened the distance from the relegation zone to seven points, according to the official Premier League website.
Chelsea vs Brighton Results Premier League 2021
In the next match on Saturday (24/4), Chelsea will determine their position in the hunt for the top four when they visit West Ham headquarters.
While Brighton will at the same time travel to the home of the key team standings Sheffield United, who have been relegated from the highest caste.
Lineups of Players
Chelsea: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger; Reece James, Jorginho (c), Mason Mount, Marcos Alonso (Callum Hudson-Odoi 67 ′); Hakim Ziyech (Olivier Giroud 77 ′), Kai Havertz (Timo Werner 67 ′), Christian Pulisic.
Chelsea vs Brighton Results Premier League 2021
Brighton: Robert Sanchez; Ben White, Lewis Dunk (c), Adam Webster; Joel Veltman, Pascal Gross, Yves Bissouma, Dan Burn; Alexis Mac Allister (Neal Maupay 74 ′), Danny Welbeck (Jakub Moder 86 ′), Leandro Trossard (Adam Lallana 60 ′).
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