London, January 18 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea, which has been slightly sluggish recently, was forced to draw 1-1 by Brighton in the case of an advanced goal on the 18th, and the Premier League has not tasted victory in the past 4 rounds of 3 draws and 1 loss.
Just lost to Manchester City last weekend, Chelsea, who were double-matched by the "Blue Moon" home-and-away double this season, played Brighton away on the 18th. The away team, which did not have much of a glittering performance after the opening, was shot by Ziyech in the 28th minute and was lucky to take the lead.
However, Chelsea did not take advantage of this momentum, but Brighton repeatedly created dangers in the second half. In the 60th minute, the home team took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to be hit by Webster's head hammer to make the score 1-1.
After completing the first 23 rounds, Chelsea were in third place with 44 points, one point behind Liverpool, who played 21 rounds, and 12 points away from defending champions Manchester City in 22 rounds.
Chelsea manager Tuchel bluntly said there was nothing to blame the team for because the players had done their best and "but we were really physically and mentally exhausted". "The lads need to rest and there is no other solution." The German godhead said.
Brighton are already unbeaten in five Premier League games and are provisionally ninth with 29 points after playing 21 games so far.
Due to the covid-19 pandemic, a number of premier league games have been postponed this season, resulting in different schedules for each team. For example, Burnley, who ranks at the bottom, has only played 17 games, and Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City have just completed 18 rounds. (End)