In the early morning of December 30, Beijing time, another game related to the championship in the 20th round of the Premier League began to compete. Chelsea host Stamford Bridge stadium to Brighton. Chelsea suffered a draw, the whole game ended, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Brighton, and the point gap was further widened.
In this game, Lukaku led the start as a single striker, and Mount and Hudson-Odoi interspersed behind him to find opportunities. In the 28th minute, Chelsea won a corner kick on the right, Mount hoisted the ball into the box, and Lukaku nodded the ball to grab the goal, giving Chelsea a 1-0 lead. Lukaku continued to score consecutive goals in good shape despite the Blues' absence of a major general. At half-time, the score was 1-0 between the two sides.
In the second half, Chelsea made consecutive substitutions, but they never continued to expand the score. In the 50th minute, Pulisic burst into the box with the ball and made physical contact with Brighton defender Wertherman and fell to the ground, but the referee did not show any indication. In the 90th minute, Brighton attacked the left side of the field to pick out the penalty area, Welbeck pressed the defender's header to break the goal, and Brighton completed a 1-1 draw.
Tuchel was also quite unhappy with the referee's blowing penalty after the game, believing that the referee missed the penalty that Pulisic was violated, which was not a fair game. However, there is not much time left for him to remember, in addition to failing to take all three points in this game, Chelsea also lost two big players, Reese James and Christensen, and there is no suitable wingback in the team. And the next game Chelsea will have a direct dialogue with Liverpool, if the performance is not good, the Blues may withdraw from the title race early.