Brighton 4-1 Chelsea LIVE: Graham Potter suffers his first defeat as Blues boss in nightmare return to the south coast… as Pascal Gross’ late strike seals Roberto De Zerbi’s first win for the Seagulls
- Graham Potter endured a nightmare return to the south coast as Brighton thrashed Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday
- Leandro Trossard netted for Brighton in the fifth minute as the visitors made a terrible start at the Amex
- Unfortunate own goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevoh Chalobah put the Blues 3-0 behind at half-time
- Kai Havertz scored straight after half-time for Potter’s side but Chelsea could not complete the comeback
- The result marked Potter’s first defeat as Chelsea manager as well as Roberto De Zerbi’s first win at Brighton
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Graham Potter suffered a disastrous return to his old club Brighton as the south coast club thumped Chelsea 4-1 to claim their first win under Roberto De Zerbi.
Leandro Trossard struck in the fifth minut before own goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevoh Chalobah put Chelsea 3-0 behind at the break.
Although Kai Havertz’s goal quickly after half-time inspired hope for the visitors, Potter ultimately suffered his first Chelsea defeat as the Blues failed to mount a comeback.
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Graham Potter suffered his first defeat since joining Chelsea as his former club Brighton thumped the Blues 4-1 at the Amex
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