Chelsea 4 Brighton 3 LIVE RESULT: Seagulls strike first but Christopher Nkunku and crew lift Blues for Summer Series win
CHELSEA edged Premier League rivals Brighton in the first game of the Summer Series.
New signing Christopher Nkunku scored another goal for after putting one past Wrexham on Wednesday. For Brighton in the first half, Danny Welbeck slotted home the opener after a perfectly executed set piece from the Seagulls.
In the final 45 minutes, it all broke open after Seagull's defender Jan Paul van Hecke picked up his second yellow card, resulting in a sending-off.
Substitute Mykhailo Mudryk powered home a second for Chelsea with a thunderous outside-the-box shot to take the lead. Shortly after, Conor Gallagher tapped in Chelsea's third of the night to extend the advantage. Nicolas Jackson would put on the finishing touches, scoring a fourth.
But Brighton weren't ready to give up. After going down 4-1, they clawed back to bring the deficit down to one. It was a fantastic effort that fell just short for the Seagulls.
Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino picked up their second win of the preseason.
- Final result: Chelsea 4 Brighton 3
- UK TV channel/ live stream: Sky Sports Main Event/ NOW app
- US TV channel/ live stream: Peacock
- Chelsea team: Arrizabalaga, Gusto, Silva, Colwill, Chilwell, Santos, Gallagher, Sterling, Chukwuemka, Maatsen, Nkunku.
- Brighton team: Steele, Gross, Van Hecke, Webster, March, Gilmour, Dahoud, Hinshelwood, Lallana, Mitoma, Welbeck.
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Chelsea started their preseason with a comfortable and entertaining 5-0 win against side this week. Preseason results aren't the most important, but it's always a benefit to win - and do so in a commanding fashion.
New Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino will look to continue to pile on the wins against 2023 sixth-place Premier League finishers Brighton. Last season was Brighton's best season in club history.
The Seagulls were one of the best sides in last year and have finished as a top-10 Premier League club for consecutive seasons.
Tonight will be their first match of the preseason.
All the action starts at 7pm exclusively on Peacock.
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