"It was a case of deja vu for Chelsea and Enzo Maresca as they once again crumbled to defeat following a red card, this time surrendering a first-half lead in a 3-1 home loss to Brighton and Hove Albion. The Blues had paid the price for Robert Sanchez's early dismissal at a sodden Old Trafford last week in losing 2-1 to Manchester United."
"But Chelsea utterly failed to rise to the challenge of doing so, Danny Welbeck restoring parity in the 72nd minute before Maxim De Cuyper sent the travelling fans into delirium 20 minutes later. Welbeck doubled his tally in the 10th minute of stoppage time as Brighton moved into the top half and level on points with seventh-placed Chelsea, whose hopes of seriously challenging for the title already look fanciful."
Chelsea took the lead in the 24th minute when Enzo Fernández nodded home from a deflected Reece James cross. Chelsea remained ahead until Trevor Chalobah was sent off in the 53rd minute after VAR overturned an on-field decision for a foul on Diego Gómez. Brighton increased pressure with chances from Yankuba Minteh and Danny Welbeck. Welbeck equalized in the 72nd minute and Maxim De Cuyper put Brighton ahead twenty minutes later. Welbeck then scored again in stoppage time to complete a 3-1 comeback that moved Brighton into the top half and left Chelsea’s title hopes diminished.
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