At 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 30, 2021, the 20th round of the Premier League was underway, and Chelsea hosted Brighton. As a result, Chelsea led 1-0 before the 90th minute, and in the 91st minute they were tied by Brighton forwards, and finally 3 points turned into 1 point, thus trailing Manchester City by 8 points in points.
In the starting line-up, Chelsea offered a 510 million euros grand starter, while Brighton's starting line-up was worth a total of 137 million euros. Since the start of the 2017 season, Chelsea have maintained an eight-game unbeaten run against Brighton, and of course, the two teams met on April 21 this year to draw 0-0.
After the game began, Chelsea first had Hudson-Odoi complete the breakthrough shot, but was blocked by the defender. Three minutes later, Brighton's shot from the edge of the fast Maramptai was deflected off target, but it was threatening. Manager Tuchel has been writing something on the sidelines in the first half, seemingly focused. In the 26th minute, Chelsea defender Rees James was injured and was replaced by Marcos Alonso without being able to hold on to the game, and this situation also became a hidden danger for Chelsea to be eliminated.
In the 27th minute, Mount drove a corner kick on the right, Lukaku shrugged off Mopai's defense and nodded his head and broke the net, scoring in succession, giving Chelsea a 1-0 lead!
In the second half, Chelsea suffered a seemingly unfair penalty. In the 49th minute, Pulisic burst into the box and fell to the ground, and referee Mike Dean did not award a penalty, which became an aspect of Chelsea fans complaining after the game. After the game, Chelsea manager Tuchel also said: The referee is just a joke today.
In the 91st minute, just as the fans thought Chelsea would end with a victory, Brighton's Kucurella sent a brilliant cross, and substitute Welbekliar Trevo Chaloba scored a header to complete the draw, 1-1.
The biggest culprit of this goal was Chelsea No. 10 striker Pulišić, when he retreated to his own half to defend, when Kucurella took the ball, he was only symbolically doing a defensive wall, did not come forward to block, which led to Kucurelia smoothly passing the ball.
This game also set 3 new records. First, Chelsea have conceded 11 points in the Premier League this season, more than last season combined; second, Chelsea have conceded goals in five consecutive home games for the first time since April 2017; third, despite a draw, Chelsea have maintained a record of nine unbeaten games against Brighton.