Yahoo Sports Chelsea vs Brighton LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Blues hold on after Conor Gallagher red
Chelsea played the entirety of the second half with 10 men as they clung on to defeat Brighton 3-2 after a tense finale at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side were already two up thanks to headers from Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill when Conor Gallagher was shown a second yellow card for fouling Billy Gilmour in stoppage time at the end of the first half.
Moments before Gallagher’s dismissal, Facundo Buonanotte had pulled Brighton back into it at 2-1 with swinging strike inside the post, and the stage looked set for a fightback by the visitors.
Instead, it was Chelsea that reasserted their charge, Fernandez converting from the spot midway through the second half after the excellent Mykhailo Mudryk had been fouled.
Joao Pedro came off the bench to head a goal back at the start of a lengthy period of added time, before Chelsea survived a penalty scare for a possible handball against Colwill with virtually the game’s final action.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League updates
FT! Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
90’ GOAL! Chelsea 3-2 Brighton (Pedro)
65’ PENALTY! Chelsea 3-1 Brighton (Fernandez)
45’ RED CARD! Conor Gallagher sent off
43’ GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Brighton (Buenanotte)
21’ GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Brighton (Colwill)
17’ GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Brighton (Fernandez)
Chelsea FC 3 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:13
Ten-man Chelsea hold on to get a vital home win as they beat Brighton 3-2. The Blues made a perfect start to the game, with two corners causing Brighton all sorts of problems. Fernandez headed in his first Premier League goal from the first, while Colwill thumped in his first Chelsea goal to double their lead. Their lead was halved just before the break, with Buonanotte curling in a wonderful strike before Gallagher received his second yellow card. Fernandez got his second of the game in the 65th minute from the spot after Milner fouled Mudryk, and it took Brighton until stoppage time to pull back another goal, with Pedro flicking it in at the near post. In the dying moments, the referee awarded a spot-kick to the Seagulls for handball, but it was overturned by VAR. It's a win that lifts Chelsea into 10th, and they'll be hoping to build some momentum off this as they travel to Manchester United on Wednesday. Brighton stay in eighth, with Brentford at home next up for them. That's all for today, goodbye!
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16:13
Sanchez is starting to dawdle on the ball, and the referee has had enough as he books him for time-wasting.
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16:08
FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 3-2 BRIGHTON.
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16:07
Yellow Card João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus
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16:07
NO PENALTY! After watching the replays of the penalty and seeing that it clearly smacks Colwill in the side of the head, the referee decides to overturn his original decision, and it's actually a drop ball to Chelsea, much to Brighton's disbelief.
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16:05
PENALTY TO BRIGHTON! In the dying seconds, Brighton have a major lifeline! Or do they? Adingra whips a cross in from the right, and Colwill's arm is level with his head. The penalty is given for a handball, but it looks like it actually hits him in the face. This might get overturned....
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
16:04
SAVE! There's still a couple of minutes to go in this tie, but Chelsea are standing firm for now. Pedro drops back to the edge of the box to get the ball before drilling a low shot on goal, but Sanchez gets down to hold this one too.
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16:03
SAVE! Still, Brighton push for an equaliser, and they look to their right again as Gross gets a yard on Badiashile. The German pulls it back to Ferguson, who improvises with a clever backheel flick, but there's no power on it and Sanchez holds on.
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16:00
There are so many bodies in Chelsea's six-yard box as Milner swings another corner into the box. This one misses everyone in the middle, and though Adingra keeps it in play on the far side, it's caught by Sanchez.
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15:58
Broja goes over the top of Baker-Boaitey trying to win an aerial challenge, and he's come out of it with his nose bleeding. He needs patching up but initially refuses to go off until the referee forces the issue.
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15:55
Assist James Philip Milner
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WIDE! Into the first of 10 added minutes here and the corner is whipped into the box. Chelsea have practically everyone back in their box, and Silva just manages to get in the way of Pedro's header to give away another corner.
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15:55
GREAT SAVE! Brighton are flooding forward into Chelsea's box, but Gross decides to have another go from range. He curls his shot through the crowd and it's sneaking into the far post until Sanchez tips it wide.
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15:54
Sanchez is starting to dawdle on the ball, and the referee has had enough as he books him for time-wasting.
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15:51
Ferguson gets the ball caught under his feet, but Silva can't get enough on his clearance. It bobbles out to Gross on the edge of the box, but his low shot is held by Sanchez again.
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15:49
SAVE! Fernandez just steps on Pedro's foot, and even though it's soft, Brighton have a free-kick in a good position. Gross curls his shot over the wall, but Sanchez has it covered as he holds onto it.
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15:48
Brighton's final roll of the dice sees 19-year-old Baker-Boaitey come on in place of Julio.
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15:47
Mitoma is starting to impose himself down the left a little more now, and he holds off Disasi as he makes another bursting run down the left. He picks out Pedro at the far post, but his thumping header is straight at Sanchez.
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15:45
Mudryk went down, and after a quick bit of treatment, Pochettino decides not to take a risk. He's taken off, with Broja on in his place.
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15:44
CHANCE! It looks like the chance is gone for Brighton when Gross lets it run, but Pedro just about manages to keep it alive. He spreads it out to Milner on the left, who picks out Adingra at the far post, but his header is so poor, he picks out the substitute once more.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
15:42
After soaking up Brighton's pressure, Chelsea move it upfield quickly, with Palmer picking out Caicedo in space just outside the D. He takes aim from distance, but doesn't trouble Steele as he fires it over.
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15:40
Again, Brighton have numbers in the box, but they can't make them count. Adingra chooses to go short instead of curling a cross into the crowd, and his pull back to Gilmour is cleared by Fernandez.
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15:39
Brighton are dominating possession at the moment, but they're still struggling to get in behind Chelsea. The Seagulls are trying to use their wide players, with Gross threading it forward for Pedro, but he's caught on his heels.
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Substitution Nicolas Jackson Ian Ethan Maatsen
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Adingra's latest cross is blocked by Badiashile, and Pedro keeps it alive, though fouls Fernandez in the process. The referee doesn't immediately award the foul, so Gilmour takes aim from range, but it's blocked by Silva.
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15:32
Brighton are still throwing bodies forward in an attempt to cut the scoreline down once more. Adingra is afforded so much space down the right, and sees Mitoma in a similar position on the left, but he overhits the cross.
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Substitution Raheem Shaquille Sterling Cole Jermaine Palmer
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15:28
PENALTY TO CHELSEA! After having another look at the incident, referee Craig Pawson comes back onto the pitch, and much to Chelsea's delight, points to the spot!
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Goal Enzo Jeremías Fernández
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After a long look at all of the angles, the referee is asked to go over to the monitor to have another look at the incident. At first, it looked like Milner just nudged Mudryk off the ball, but he was clumsy, clipping the Ukrainian's heels, and he could be in trouble.
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Yellow Card James Philip Milner
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Yellow Card Pascal Groß
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15:26
CHANCE! Jackson's lay off to Mudryk is perfectly-weighted, but his first touch shows too much to Milner. He just nudges the Ukrainian out of the way to see it back to Steele, but Chelsea are asking for a penalty here...
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Yellow Card Enzo Jeremías Fernández
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Yellow Card Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo
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Substitution Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba Pascal Groß
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Substitution Adam David Lallana João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus
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Substitution Facundo Valentín Buonanotte Kaoru Mitoma
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Fernandez has scored his first Premier League goal in his 31st appearance and from his 43rd shot in the competition. Before today. he'd attempted more shots than any player without a goal in the competition this season (22).
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15:16
Caicedo steps across Ferguson to stop his run, and immediately protests against the free-kick. He's also booked for the challenge.
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15:15
Brighton have started the second half on the front foot and are pushing Chelsea back into their own half. Baleba is allowed to carry the ball a long way, and decides to try his luck from range, but Sanchez gets down to hold it.
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15:12
Andingra weaves this way and that, only to overrun the ball out of play at the byline. Sanchez goes long from the resulting free-kick to pick out Sterling, but Van Hecke brilliantly cuts out his throughball into Jackson.
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15:09
Brighton get us back under way for the second half!
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15:04
Pochettino won't be able to believe what's happened - his side looked to be in total control, but within two minutes at the end of the half, things flipped on their head. He knows it won't be easy to protect a lead against this Brighton side, especially with 10 men. De Zerbi won't be happy about the goals they conceded, but he can have no complaints about how they reacted. He'll know this game is there for the taking in the second half.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:59
Chelsea take a 2-1 lead over Brighton into half-time, but face a tough second half with only 10 men. It was a perfect start for the Blues, who dominated for most of the first half. It was two corners that caught out Brighton, with Fernandez heading in his first-ever Premier League goal from close range, before Colwill netted his first Chelsea goal with a thumping header. The Seagulls started to grow into the game, and Buonanotte pulled one back with a wonderful curling finish before Steele pulled off a marvellous save at the other end. The Chelsea captain, Gallagher, was then sent off for his second yellow card offence.
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14:54
HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 2-1 BRIGHTON.
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WIDE! Ferguson peels out to the left and drops a shoulder to wrongfoot Disasi before fizzing a low shot on goal from a long way out. A touch from one of his team-mates would've taken it past Sanchez, but instead, it rolls wide of the far post.
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14:52
Yellow Card Jack Luca Hinshelwood
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14:52
Chelsea clear their lines after Brighton's latest attack, and Sterling has space to run down the right. He plays it isn't to Fernandez, continuing down the wing, only to stray offside when it comes to him.
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14:51
Unsurprisingly, that red card has just tipped the momentum in Brighton's favour and they're putting Chelsea under pressure already. The Seagulls are pushing numbers forward and manage to win a corner out of it, but it comes to nothing.
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14:49
WHAT A SAVE! Straight from the restart, Chelsea want to restore their two-goal cushion and Mudryk surges down the left before sending his cross into the box. It deflects off Julio's trailing leg, and Steele is at full stretch to tip it away.
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14:47
Yellow 2nd/RC Conor John Gallagher
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Assist Adam David Lallana
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Goal Facundo Valentín Buonanotte
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14:43
Brighton have won a lot of similarly positioned free-kicks in midfield, but they haven't been able to take advantage of them. Buonanotte takes this one, but just like Gilmour before him, he can't pick out a team-mate in the area.
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14:42
WIDE! Mudryk gets away from Veltman with a lovely turn before bursting forward to the edge of the box. He has a quick glance up before fizzing a pacy low shot just wide of the far post.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:41
Chelsea almost get over-confident playing out from the back, and Fernandez is caught on the ball inside his own box. He just about manages to poke it back to Sanchez, who gets lucky that his own pass out to Disasi isn't cut out by Lallana.
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14:40
Lallana is a little sloppy with his first-time pass into Baleba, and Jackson is sniffing around him. The Chelsea forward threatens to break, but Baleba recovers well to stop him from getting over the halfway line.
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14:37
Chelsea look like they want it more in midfield, and their high press is causing Brighton all sorts of problems. Fernandez turns possession over once more, only to overhit the throughball into Jackson.
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14:36
Gallagher gives away another free-kick in midfield, and Gilmour lifts it long into the box once more. It's another comfortable clearance for Chelsea though, who look very at ease in this game.
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14:33
Yellow Card Conor John Gallagher
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14:31
Colwill makes a driving run through midfield and Van Hecke tries to block the path, getting a kick in the process. He stays down, but gets back to his feet after a little while without needing treatment.
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14:30
There's a very nervy moment at the back for Chelsea as Sanchez is far too casual when Fernandez knocks it back to him. The ball skims off his foot and rolls towards his net, but the keeper reacts quickly to prevent the own goal.
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14:27
Adingra wins a free-kick through the middle and Gilmour clips it into the box. Silva only half clears it, but Hinshelwood rushes in to try and keep it alive, only to lift it out of play under pressure from Caicedo.
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14:26
De Zerbi is pacing in his technical area, and he'll have concerns about how those two goals were conceded. Brighton are pushing upfield at the moment, but they don't seem to know what to do when they get into the final third.
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14:23
Assist Nicolas Jackson
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14:22
Goal Levi Lemar Samuels Colwill
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14:22
CHANCE! Chelsea have the feel for it now, and it's back with Sterling down the right side. He fizzes a low cross into the six-yard box, but Baleba slides in to deflect it just wide of the near post.
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14:22
BLOCK! Brighton just can't get out of their own half at the moment, and Jackson's darting run down the left has the visitors scrambling back into their box. He clips it in from the byline, but Van Hecke blocks it just ahead of Fernandez.
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14:19
Assist Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya
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14:18
Goal Enzo Jeremías Fernández
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14:17
Sterling makes another surging run down the right, and he has the beating of Hinshelwood once more. He loops a cross into the far post, but it's just behind Mudryk.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:16
Brighton are struggling to keep hold of the ball in the final third, with their attacks fizzling out and turning into Chelsea breaks. Sterling leads the latest charge and has options ahead of him, but can't pick any of them out.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:14
Chelsea do well to pass it out from the back around Brighton's high press, but Sterling is tripped by Hinshelwood to win a free-kick. The Blues take it short, but it comes to nothing as Mudryk loses the ball when it gets to him.
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14:12
Brighton have failed to score in eight of their 10 away games against Chelsea in all competitions, including a 1-0 defeat already this season in the EFL Cup.
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14:10
Gallagher sweeps it out to Sterling, who plays a one-two with Jackson to lose his marker so he can square a low cross into the box. He's looking for Mudryk at the far post, but doesn't get enough on it, and Baleba intercepts.
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14:09
It's better from Chelsea here as Sterling holds off Hinshelwood long enough to play a reverse pass down the left for Jackson. He isn't strong enough though, and Julio is able to clear the danger for Brighton.
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14:07
Brighton have made a bright start to this game and they're putting Chelsea under some early pressure. Veltman links up well with Buonanotte down the right, but Silva reacts quickly to stop him from cutting inside.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:05
Brighton do well to win it back in midfield and quickly counter, though Adingra can't get into the box. Ferguson is nudged off the ball by Badiashile, but it rolls towards Adingra again, who is wiped out by Sanchez. After a quick VAR check, there's no penalty.
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14:01
Jackson gets the game under way for Chelsea!
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The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
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13:56
Roberto De Zerbi makes five changes to his team after their win over AEK Athens on Thursday. Steele starts in goal, with Van Hecke, Baleba, Buonanotte and Lallana also being brought in. Verbruggen, Gross, Mitoma and Pedro start on the bench, while Lewis Dunk serves the first game of his suspension after being sent off against Forest last weekend.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:54
Pochettino makes four changes from the loss to Newcastle last Saturday, as Disasi, Colwill, Caicedo and Mudryk all come into the side. Reece James was sent off in that game, while Marc Cucurella picked up his fifth booking of the season, so they're both suspended. Palmer drops to the bench, while Lesley Ugochukwu isn't in the squad.
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13:50
BRIGHTON SUBS: Mark O'Mahony, James Milner, Kaoru Mitoma, Benicio Baker-Boaitey, Bart Verbruggen, Joao Pedro, Jakub Moder, Leigh Kavanagh, Pascal Gross.
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BRIGHTON STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Jason Steele; Joel Veltman, Jan-Paul van Hecke, Igor Julio, Jack Hinshelwood; Carlos Baleba, Billy Gilmour; Facundo Buonanotte, Adam Lallana, Simon Adingra; Evan Ferguson.
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13:46
CHELSEA SUBS: Lucas Bergstrom, Alfie Gilchrist, Alex Matos, Deivid Washington, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Armando Broja, Ian Maatsen, Dorde Petrovic.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:42
CHELSEA STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Axel Disasi, Beniot Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Levi Colwill; Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo; Raheem Sterling, Conor Gallagher, Mykhailo Mudryk; Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:38
Brighton come into today on the back of a midweek high having secured their place in the knockout rounds of the Europa League with a 1-0 win over AEK Athens on Thursday. They also ended a run of six without a win in the Premier League last weekend after holding on for a 3-2 over Nottingham Forest. They've enjoyed success in the league against Chelsea in recent years, going unbeaten against them in their last five such meetings (W2 D3), including doing the double over them last season.
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13:34
With an upturn in form, things had started to look up for Chelsea in recent weeks. Going into last weekend, they'd lost just one of eight games in competitions (W5 D2), with that run including a 1-0 win over Brighton in the EFL Cup in late September. They followed it up last weekend with a heavy 4-1 defeat at Newcastle United. Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping his team can bounce back today and turn around their home form as they've won just one of their last 14 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge which came against promoted Luton Town (3-0).
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