Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Chelsea, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings – We Ain’t Got No History
Filed under:The opposite of progressChelsea made a good start to the match, monopolizing possession and creating a couple dangerous chances in the opening few minutes. Unfortunately, we would not even test the goalkeeper (and his butterfingers), let alone actually take advantage.Brighton were slow to get a foothold in the match, even as we tried to help them in that regard with a couple cheap giveaways and turnovers as well. Still, we remained in the ascendancy, and saw another great chance go begging in the 18th minute.That moment would prove quite pivotal unfortunately, with Noni Madueke hurting himself on the play and Chelsea’s levels dropping significantly thereafter.Brighton would take the lead on a simple route-one goal from Mitoma just before the half hour (great touch, to be fair, but should’ve been easily dealt with), then doubled their lead before the half after yet another poor giveaway led to panic stations in the box.In between those two goals we did see an equalizer ruled out, technically for a push by Enzo on his marker, but more so because the defender flopped perfectly after feeling two hands on his back. Them’s the breaks, I suppose. We were second best by a long margin on the balance of play.Chelsea huffed and puffed in the second half, but it were the hosts who kept blowing our doors down, and would eventually get their third — the excellent Minteh with his second. And they could’ve easily had more.What an horrendous night.Carefree.PLAYER RATINGS:Check your inbox for a welcome email.Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again.Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537). Hope is here. GamblingHelpLineMA.org or call (800) 327-5050 for 24/7 support (MA). Visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). Call 877-8HOPE-NY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY). 21+ (18+ D.C.) and present in select states (for KS, in affiliation with Kansas Star Casino). Call 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT) or visit FanDuel.com/RG.
