Chelsea v. Brighton | PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS | 4/15/2023 | NBC Sports

Chelsea have lost both games since asking Frank Lampard to return in an interim capacity. Kepara Rita Balaga remains first choice in goal, even though Edouard Mendy is available again after injury. A hamstring injury for Kalidou Koulibaly in Wednesday's defeat at Real Madrid means a back four showing three changes from the Wandel defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, only Wesley Fofana keeping his place. With the second leg against the Champions League holders here on Tuesday, Lampard has rested Mateo Kovacic and drafted in Denis Zakaria. For his first starts, he's defeated Fulham on January the 12th. Kaj Havertz is nursing a slight injury, so along with N'Golo Kante and Thiago Silva is not involved. Christian Pulisic and Miquelo Mudre now have the chance to impress. Six changes in all from the fixture at Molyneux. Brighton have Roberto Deserbi in the technical area, despite a red card during the 2-1 defeat at Spurs. The dismissal deemed sufficient punishment. Robert Sanchez is back in goal with Jason Steele feeling a slight injury. Sanchez likely to feature in the FA Cup semi-final next weekend against Manchester United. Adam Webster is back with N'Golo Koulibaly unable to feature against his pairing club. Christian Grosso and Moises Caicedo anchor the midfield, but Brighton's flexibility means those two can push forward to support Soli March, Kairo Matouma and Alexis McAllister, directly up against Enzo Fernandes, his Argentine international team-mate. Evan Ferguson, the 18-year-old Republic of Ireland international striker, is preferred up front to Danny Welbeck, who scored a stoppage-time equaliser here last season. Brighton, as you'd expect, with March and Matouma really stretching the pitch as wide as possible. More changes for the Chelsea team, a different front three that I fully expect to rotate during the game, but Trevor Chalabert in at right back has a massive job today, trying to keep Matouma, one of the best dribblers in the league, quiet. Brighton in their change-strip, Crimson. Chelsea's decision to bring back Frank Lampard might help to improve the mood around Stamford Bridge. It hasn't been a great season, and given the need to make the right appointment next time, the owners have probably been wise not to rush into making a decision. Good anticipation by Mudrik. Hacked over the top of the crossbar by Louis Stunt. Stirling was threatening. Yeah, this is good pressure from Chelsea, set up to win that ball. Mudrik gets his head up, and there's a little touch from Webster there. I think it just made it harder for Louis Stunt to react and just get height on the clearance away from the goal and have a go at his teammates afterwards, which I think he did. In by Chilwell. Punched away by Sanchez in a fashion. Mudrik. Score for goal. An early test for Robert Sanchez. It does quite well here. Sanchez comes into the bodies. A lot of people there. Gets a decent punch from outside the box. I like the mindset of Mudrik here. He could play that wide, but he thinks, no, there's space inside, I'm going to show a bit of confidence. Matoma. Again, McAllister well forward. Ferguson through the middle. Brilliant run by Matoma. Another chance for McAllister. Another big chance for Brighton. The look on McAllister's face tells you a story. He knows he's better than this. Matoma just slows it up lovely there, and then that little burst of acceleration, the cutback, awareness to see McAllister is there. And I think he just needs to hit the target. He tries to really pinpoint that far post and just sit it inside there. It's always quite difficult when the ball's rolling across your body. Ferguson now. Off the top of the crossbar. Almost fell for Matoma when he came back. Chelsea on their heels. The right point is, to be honest, I think it's certainly to the end of the season, and then there's a lot to do, isn't there? Players in, players out. Mudrik. One of the big January signings. Galahad. Chelsea make the breakthrough. The driving run of Michaelu Mudrik setting up the chance for Connor Galahad. And a deflection on Luis Dunn, taking it beyond the reach of Robert Sanchez. Advantage to the Blues in West London. Well, it must be incredibly frustrating for Brighton, and Roberto Deserbi to see his team go behind. I mean, they've been so dominant in this game. It's a good driving run from Mudrik. Early shot from Gallagher, which, you know, I have to credit that. It's positive. Chelsea haven't been that in front of the goal in recent games. But the deflection's so cruel. Whether or not Robert Sanchez is in a position where he can just adjust his feet a little bit quicker and shuffle himself across the goal earlier, he just doesn't manage to get there. It's painful how the ball just bounces over the net, but possibly Sanchez reacting just a little bit quicker is the only way he can stop that going in. Matoma continuing his battle with Chalaba. Solih March. Surgical from Brighton here. Wide to Matoma. Continued run. Lovely weight of pass from him. Solih March inside, and you can totally understand why he hits this one with his left foot inside. High on confidence. Matoma. It's gone beyond for Farnex. Brilliant from Matoma. It's an excellent stop by Kepa Renretha Balaga to keep him out. But what a run by Matoma. Another big chance for Brighton. I don't know about you, Tony, but he sent me for a cup of tea here as well. What a run. Brilliant piece of play. Drops a shoulder inside Fernandes. Sends for Farner. Drops one on Badia Shaili. And that's a decent hand from Kepa. The only thing lacking from Matoma was real precision on that finish and power maybe. It's Ferguson! It's a magnificent save by Kepa Aretha Balaga. Again, he has come to Chelsea's rescue and at some cost for attacker and goalkeeper. Well, it's just total applause all round here. That little drop of the shoulder there to let the ball roll. The lay-off, the cross into the box, the desire to get in there and win the ball. What a save. Close range from Kepa as well. Super piece of football from both sides. And I think Ferguson's really hurt himself here. Looks like he just catches his arm as he heads that there. I'm not sure if it's when he lands. Now Brighton can make that change with Ferguson going off two first-half substitutions because of injury now. First Veltman and now Ferguson. McAllister. Helped on again towards Gross. It's a teasing cross. And it's an equalising goal. Danny Welbeck just off the bench and doing at Stamford Bridge this season what he did last season. He's got Brighton's equaliser. All to say, Brighton deserve to be back in this game is an understatement. They've been totally dominant throughout. It's a poor clearance from Badia Shelley with his left foot. Needs to do better with that but the moment this ball goes wide onto the left foot from Gross. And this Danny Welbeck just backpedalling into that back post area. I think Fafana just gets in the way a little bit of Chalabert. Doesn't really compete for it Chalabert properly because Fafana's dropping back into that position. They're almost getting each other's way and it's just a tiny little touch from Welbeck off the post and in. Really good glancing header. Super delivery with his left foot as well from Pascal Gross. Perfect amount of contact. Mitomer on his way again. Caicedo. Gross. Solimarch to provide the width. And now to deliver the cross. Kepa scrambling across goal. Good work by Chalabert. That's been deflected wide and out for a corner. Another good hit by McAllister. The dominance just continues in this game in this first half. Solimarch can go either way. Drops the shimmy. Dinks it to the back post. And you think Mitomer's going to win that header. Gets up early. Onto the edge of the box. And that's a dangerous deflection off of Gallagher. Nearly loops into that far post. Sloppy by Dunk. Sterling. Found by Gallagher. Gallagher again. In by Chilwell. Off the post. And a flag is raised now for an offside anyway. The offside against Gallagher when the ball came back then. But a wake-up call for Brighton. Yeah, they just get caught out in possession. And then they stretch Brighton. Nice play from Chelsea. Good run from Gallagher. First time cross from Chilwell. And it's a decent header from Pulisic. Tries to get it inside that near post which you'd like to think Robert Sanchez would have had covered. Mitomer. Tormented Chalabert throughout the first half. Welbeck. Estupina. It's a great run by Estupina. And it is. It's Akariru who got in the way of the shot. The runs from this area, the pitch from Brighton are just superb. Look at that pass from Mitomer. Great run from Welbeck. And then Estupina on that inside run again. He never goes on the outside. Looking to hurt Chelsea into the box. And Zakaria has to get out and block that ball there. Some believable commitment he's had in the middle of the park today. Matisko. He's run Chalabert. And he's hit the inside of the post. Oh, and blasted over by Welbeck. How many more chances have Brighton and Hoval been going to get in this game? Nobody can quite believe it. They've been so dominant. Oh, it's just incredible. It starts with that win from Casedo there. The desire he has to win that ball in midfield makes the difference. And Rhys James and Chalabert make a real mess of this. And Sisso with the shot against the post. And it is a tricky one for Welbeck, in fairness. Just look at the speed with which that ball cannons back off the post onto his left foot. He just doesn't have time to adjust. Can't hit the target. But another chance for Brighton goes begging. Mitomer. Matisko. Mitomer again. Straight into Aretha Balaga's arms. Goes down. There's another save. And another effort on goal. So much has come from this left-hand side. Whether or not Sisso can lend that ball inside to McAllister he's probably in a really good position to get a shot off but... Ziyech. Rhys James again. Kept out by Sanchez not once but twice. Kept out. Mudrik second time around. Ziyech with the cross. Trill was had away. Well played. Double save by Robert Sanchez to keep Chelsea at bay. Just a little reminder that Chelsea are still in this game. Have a little look down at my notes to remember who come on from Chelsea because they've barely touched the ball for the last five minutes and all of a sudden they spring into action. Nobody across the face of that near post though where Robert Sanchez makes that save. Just great reaction from Brighton to win that ball back. They lose it and all of a sudden there's Brighton shirts everywhere. And Sisso. Oh it's magnificent. First Premier League goal. What a goal from Julio Antetokounmpo. Sensational. Top corner. Top draw. And Brighton in front. Shoulder high and no wonder he's enjoying every second. It was a goal for everybody to enjoy. Stunning. Simply stunning. Well I'm just going through all of those chances that Brighton have had in my mind. And it takes something like this to score this second goal. They've been knocking on the door all second half Brighton. Solih March steals the ball back. The space is there and he thinks okay I'm just going to hit one. And boy does he hit one. What a strike. Out of his feet. Not on the pitch that long but what a strike. Bang. Absolute perfection. I mean you're not going to hit one much cleaner than that. The strike is flat. It's decisive. Kepa at full stretch but the power on that hit there. Absolutely superb. Long from Kepa Aritha Balaga. Hopped on by Badia Shiel. And again he's won the header. But it's come too late. Brighton and Hove Albion celebrate their first ever league win at Stamford Bridge. And they did it in some style. No wonder Roberto De Zerbi and his team celebrate on the touchline. Julio Enciso can celebrate hardly believing perhaps that he has scored one of the goals of the season. And certainly the goal of his young career. Just 19 years of age. A stunning effort to ensure that Albion emerged with all three points. They'd gone behind early on despite their possession. It was Connor Gallo with the help of a deflection off Lewis Dunk who put Chelsea in front. But Brighton rallied even though Evan Ferguson was forced off after he'd hit the crossbar and see Kepa Aritha Balaga make a wonderful save. But Kepa beaten by Danny Welbeck for 1-1. But it's Julio Enciso is the man of the match. The player of the match. With one of the goals of the season. A real stunner. And at Stamford Bridge it is finished. Chelsea 1 Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Hi there. I'm Rebecca Lowe studio host for NBC's coverage of the Premier League. Don't forget to hit subscribe to watch more videos all season long. For even more Premier League content from original series to live matches head over to Peacock and be sure to tune in for Premier League mornings every weekend on USA Network and on Peacock. We will see you over there.