In the early morning of January 19, Beijing time, the 24th round of the Premier League match was played first, and in this round Chelsea played away from home, and their opponent was Brighton. After 90 minutes of fierce matchmaking, Chelsea drew 1-1 with their opponents. After this round of matches, Chelsea have suffered a four-round winless in the league, they are 12 points behind the top of the table in one more game, and their hopes for the title this season are gradually decreasing.
Chelsea lined up 4-2-3-1. The goalkeeper is No. 1 Kepa, the four at the back are No. 3 Marcos Alonso, No. 2 Rudiger, No. 6 Thiago Silva and No. 28 Azpilicueta, the double back is No. 5 Jorginho and No. 7 Kante, the three in the front are No. 20 Odoi, No. 19 Mount and No. 22 Ziyech, and the top is No. 9 Lukaku.
Just two minutes into the first half, Welbeck passed the ball and Modell slid a low shot from the edge of the penalty area. The deadlock was broken in the 28th minute when Ziyech fired a sudden shot from the perimeter and the ball went straight into the dead corner of the goal to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead. In the 44th minute Lukaku made the ball and Hudson-Odoi fired high over the crossbar.
In the 59th minute, Kepa delivered a brilliant save, blocking the opponent's close shot. In the 60th minute Brighton drove a corner kick and Webster nodded the ball inside the penalty area to make it 1-1. In the 72nd minute, Rudiger picked out a pass in the penalty area and Lukaku stopped the ball and turned halfway to shoot and was blocked.
In the end, the 90-minute match ended, and both sides scored one goal each in the first and second halves, and the final score was 1-1. After the draw in this round, Chelsea have not won in the last four league games, and the team currently has 44 points from 12 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats, and 12 points behind Manchester City in 1 game. Brighton reached 29 points after scoring one point in this round, and is still in 9th place in the league for the time being.