[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea *** Official Match Thread ***

[Eric the meek]

It took us a while to realise we played better if Maupay wasn't in the team.

Now we leave Welbeck out through injury and we beat Chelsea 4-1.

 

[Happy Exile]

First time I have ever seen him looking stressed on the touchline, he‘d better turn this around quickly or he he’ll find out what toxic fans really are. Hope so anyway

Noticed a few times him being ignored by Chelsea players when trying to direct play too. Notable how with us the players responded to him and he was one of the team but he seemed more isolated today. Different dynamics and egos and experience in the Chelsea squad but he's going to need a thick skin.

 

[A1X]

Good to see Potter has finally found the way to make sure Brighton score for fun at the Amex

 

[Boroseagull]

What a game! The players really wanted it - and it showed and the crowd, absolutely amazing! Hostile to the opposition, urging their own team own, doing exactly what was needed and so loud. What a day, what a fantastic, wonderful day. Thank you.

 

[Justice]

Anyone else think the ref started giving every 50/50 tackle as a free kick to Chelsea in the last 15?

Yep didn’t matter though

 

[A1X]

Today’s not about the result given we’ll inevitably lose, it’s about giving Them hell from the stands

Well I was wrong on the part I’m delighted to have been wrong about!

 

[Da Man Clay]

Twat

Right though, isn’t he? Our atmosphere is generally dreadful. We’d have got a few more results if we’d made the atmosphere we did today against other sides

 

[Boroseagull]

And I forgot to add we had to play the ref as well! On my superb stream, the comms remarked that the ref was being fooled by the Chelsea players falling like 9 pins.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Who got MotM?

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Isn't Potter used to losing at the Amex?

 

[Icy Gull]

I didn’t dare post this before the game. Seems you need to click on it

 

[Seagull58]

Anyone else think the ref started giving every 50/50 tackle as a free kick to Chelsea in the last 15?

Very noticeable. Maddley decided that we weren't allowed to tackle after the 70th minute. Any Chelsea player just had to fall over when pressed to get the free kick.

 

[Machiavelli]

But whatever way you look at it, it is potentially an untried new defence. I really don't fancy Webster as a straight up right back tbh.

Webster will do a cracking job wherever he plays. Seriously underrated player, which is why GP picks him, as does RDZ.

 

[Sheebo]

f***ing get in. Superb from Mitoma and Trossard.

I will love it, LOVE IT if we beat them.

Did you love it?

 

[Oh_aye]

And I forgot to add we had to play the ref as well! On my superb stream, the comms remarked that the ref was being fooled by the Chelsea players falling like 9 pins.

In the stadium I genuinely think it helped us in a weird way. It helped keep the anger levels up and kept the momentum going. He was terrible all through the second half. Their players would just move it round the back and when they were closed down and lost it would just sit down. And get a free kick. Loftus cheek, the size of a cruiser weight boxer, collapsing like a shìt soufflè after being leant on by Mitoma was the highlight but there were hundreds of them.

 

[hart's shirt]

 

[nickbrighton]

after a reasonable first half (didn't really notive him-a good sign for a ref) the ref seemed to have had a call from the refs union to remind him that Chelsea are a top six club, and he was being too fair and needed to give more to Chelsea, he certainly rectified that in the second half

 

[dazzer6666]

Who got MotM?

Solly - announced well after the game ended. Record attendance too.

 

[peterward]

Yep didn’t matter though

Ref and lino on the east stand side. Looked desperate to get Chelsea back in it.

Some ridiculous decisions, the one where Enciso toe poked it through to Tross and he was through, def not a free kick, one of many blunders. Poor officials.

 

[Frutos]

Did you love it?

I did.