Chelsea FC lost in the Premier League against Brighton & Hove Albion – a possible setback in the race for the Champions League.
Due to the clear 0: 3 defeat in Brighton, Chelsea remains fourth in the table, but could be overhauled by Manchester City or Newcastle United on the weekend. The two teams play against each other on Saturday and both are two points behind Chelsea.
Chelsea missed international competition in 2023/24 and only played in the Conference League in 2024/25. The club is urgently dependent on the consumption from the Champions Leaguer.
Brighton’s second victory against Chelsea in a week
For the German team manager Fabian Hürzeler, Brighton was the second victory against Chelsea in a week. The 2: 1 in the FA Cup now followed the 3: 0 (2: 0), through which the Seagulls temporarily push themselves to eighth place.
The Japanese Kaoru witho (27th) put Brighton in the lead, Yankuba Minth increased only eleven minutes later. In the second half, the Gambian right wing then made everything clear with the double pack to 3: 0 (63.). For Hürzeler’s team it is the first victory in three league games, in the last one at Nottingham Forest there was a 0: 7 clap.