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  • Injury-time own goal gives Brighton win over Everton

    Injury-time own goal gives Brighton win over Everton

    Lucas Digne scored a dramatic own goal in injury time at Brighton to consign Everton to their sixth defeat of the season.

    In a topsy-turvy encounter, the 94th-minute goal, turned in from Leandro Trossard’s cross, provoked jubilant scenes at Amex Stadium with Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan sprinting the length of the pitch to celebrate with his team-mates.

    Pascal Gross had put the Seagulls ahead with a thunderbolt of a free-kick early in the first half, but Everton were level just minutes later through Adam Webster’s own goal.

    Substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored within minutes of coming on to send Everton towards their first away win of the season.

    But, just three minutes later, the video assistant referee (VAR) ruled Aaron Connolly had been fouled in the box by Michael Keane, Neal Maupay making no mistake from the penalty spot to level the score once again.

    It was the first penalty awarded in the Premier League by VAR that the referee had not initially given, and Everton’s frustrations were made even worse through captain Digne’s mistake deep into added time.

    The win was only Brighton’s third of the season and seals successive home Premier League victories for the first time since October 2018.

    BBC

  • Leon Balogun missing in action as Brighton hammers Spurs 3-0

    It was a sit and watch setting for Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun as Brighton and Hove Albion beat visiting Spurs 3-0 on Saturday.

    The Nigeria international has not seen action in five straight Brighton matches including the 3-1 loss to Aston Villa in the league cup.

    The former Werder Bremen ace who joined Brighton just before the last World cup in Russia has only managed eight appearances for the side and was an unused substitute on Saturday as teammate and French import Neal Maupay opened scoring for Brighton in the 3rd minute of the match while Aaron Cornolly scored brace to shoot the tie beyond Spurs.

    Balogun who was part of the Super Eagles squad to both the last world cup and the last Nations cup in Egypt played combined seven matches in both competitions in which the Eagles crashed out in the group stage and finished in the third place respectively.

    He has however been left out of the Eagles squad for this month’s friendly against Brazil in Singapore. His exclusion may not be unconnected with his lack of playing time in his club. The 31 year old appears to be suffering the same fate with compatriot and Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho who has continued to be on the sidelines, managing in a few cases to have single digit playing time at the King Power Stadium.

    Interestingly the last time Brighton scored more than goal in a league match dates back to December 2018 against Crystal Palace.

  • EPL: Chelsea beat Brighton to get first home league win

    EPL: Chelsea beat Brighton to get first home league win

    Second-half goals from Jorginho with a penalty and Willian’s deflected shot earned Frank Lampard’s Chelsea a 2-0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

    Victory for Chelsea meant it was their first home Premier League win of the season.

    Jorginho slotted the penalty into the bottom corner after Brighton defender Adam Webster had miscontrolled the ball and brought down Mason Mount as the young Chelsea midfielder rushed in to take advantage.

    Willian hit home after a cross-filed ball from substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi in the 76th minute. Goalkeeper Mat Ryan, who had held Chelsea at bay for most of the game, was wrong-footed by a deflection off Dan Burn.

    Chelsea had 17 attempts on goal in the first half alone but were unable to turn their pressure and high tempo possession into goals.

    Mount hit the post from a free kick and Ryan made two fine close-in saves from Ross Barkley and Pedro. Willian, Marcos Alonso and Tammy Abraham also fired wide from good positions.

    Brighton were forced to attack after the penalty but failed to make their few chances count.

    Steven Alzate had a shot deflected wide and Burn headed down a corner that bounced high and hit the crossbar in the 73rd minute.

  • Chelsea thrash Brighton to bolster Champions League hopes

    Chelsea thrash Brighton to bolster Champions League hopes

    Chelsea boosted their chances of a top-four finish by beating Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 at home on Wednesday.

    The blues were helped by an impressive first Premier League start from winger Callum Hudson-Odoi.

    The 18-year-old, who last month made his first start for England but has struggled to feature for Chelsea, created the opener when he crossed for Olivier Giroud to score with a flick of the outside of his boot in the 38th minute.

    Belgium’s Eden Hazard made it 2-0 on the hour when he collected a pass from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and curled a shot from the edge of the box past Mat Ryan.

    Three minutes later, Hazard repaid the favour, feeding Loftus-Cheek to fire home.

    Chelsea overtook Manchester United to sit in fifth place in the Premier League on 63 points, level with fourth-placed Arsenal who have a game in hand, and one point behind Tottenham Hotspur in the chase for places in next season’s Champions League.

    Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri, who said he understood the frustration of fans with his team’s inconsistent form before the kickoff, made seven changes from the starting 11 on Sunday when the Londoners laboured to a 2-1 away win at Cardiff.

    Brighton, which parades Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun is fighting to avoid being dragged into the relegation fight.

    They remain 15th, five points above the relegation zone.

  • Hazard, Moses, William cap Chelsea victory against Brighton

    Super Eagles forward Victor Moses provided the icing on the cake on Saturday, converting 89th minute chance to round up Chelsea demolition of Brighton and Hove Albion.

    The Antonio Conte led side had no atom of mercy for their hosts as they ran away with a 4-0 victory. Signs that it was going to be a bad day for the host emerged in the 3rd minute when Eden Hazard shot the Blues into the lead.

    Teammate William increased the tally three minutes later after enjoying a a time assist from Belgium international Michy Batshuayi

    Chelsea were not only enjoying the goal feast but also enjoyed 58% possession in front of 30,600 spectators at The American Express Community Stadium.

    Brighton and Hove Albion coach Chris Hughton and his boys had no answer had no solution to their woes as Chelsea continued the feast on resumption of the second half as Hazard returned in the 77th minute for his second goal of the match thanks to Williams assistance. The 89th minute strike by Moses capped the Blues party after getting an assist from Musonda.

    While Chelsea were busy counting their goals Brighton and Hove Albion were counting their cautions as three of the players received yellow cards in the 36th, 56th and 79th minutes respectively. The contribution of Moses is no doubt likely to tickle the fancy of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr who is hoping that his players enjoy good playing time in their clubs with a view to remaining in super form ahead of the World Cup where they will face Argentina, Croatia and Iceland. Moses was in action for the entire duration of the match.

    Meanwhile Chelsea attacker Willian marked his 50th consecutive appearance in the Premier League, the longest current run of successive games in the division among outfield players, with a fine goal.

    Willian was named in Antonio Conte’s starting line-up for Saturday’s trip to Brighton and Hove Albion, with fellow forwards Pedro and Alvaro Morata missing through suspension after they were sent off in the midweek FA Cup replay against Norwich City.

    The 29-year-old Brazilian featured alongside Eden Hazard and Michy Batshuayi – given a rare start deputising for Morata – in the Blues frontline as Conte seeks to arrest a run of five straight draws in all competitions.

    And Willian scored his 23rd Premier League goal in the sixth minute, rounding off a stunning team move with a 20-yard finish after Hazard had put Chelsea ahead.

  • Firmino brace inspires Liverpool rout of Brighton

    Firmino brace inspires Liverpool rout of Brighton

    Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool made it five wins from their last six Premier League games with a 5-1 drubbing of Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

    In spite of making six changes to the Liverpool starting line-up, Juergen Klopp’s side started the game strongly and enjoyed 74 percent of possession in the opening half an hour.

    They were rewarded when Philippe Coutinho’s corner kick picked out Emre Can.

    He rose above two Brighton defenders and headed the ball past Mathew Ryan for his first Premier League goal of the season to enliven the Amex Stadium.

    The Brighton defence went to sleep and conceded a second just over a minute later.

    This was when Coutinho turned provider once again and played the perfect ball into Firmino who made no mistake by striking the ball past Ryan.

    Glenn Murray blew a golden chance to get his side back into the game just after halftime when Simon Mignolet produced a superb save to deny the Brighton forward.

    Liverpool raced down the other end and Mohamed Salah’s ball picked out Firmino who made no mistake with another clinical finish.

    Murray pulled a goal back for Brighton from the penalty spot after Jordan Henderson was adjudged to have pushed Shane Duffy, but Liverpool scored two late goals.

    Coutinho netted a clever low free kick and Lewis Dunk headed the ball past his own goalkeeper to complete the rout.

    Meanwhile, in other English Premier League matches played on Saturday, hosts Everton beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 while Leicester City beat visiting Burnley 1-0.

    Tottenham also held hosts Watford 1-1, while hosts Stoke City beat Swansea 2-1 and West Brom drew goalless with visiting Crystal Palace.