Chelsea FC vs Brighton LIVE! Pre-season friendly match stream, team news, lineups, TV, prediction today
Chelsea continue life under Mauricio Pochettino against Brighton in Philadelphia. The Blues are part of the Premier League Summer Series alongside the Seagulls, Aston Villa and Newcastle as English giants head across the pond to prepare for the new campaign.
Pochettino oversaw a 5-0 win over Wrexham during his first game in charge of the club but Brighton will undoubtedly offer a much sterner test. While not much can be read into pre-season games, it will be fascinating what early signs the Argentina has imposed on the team against another Premier League team.
Another interesting subplot is Moises Caicedo. The midfielder has been the subject of offers from Stamford Bridge rising up to £70m this summer but remains a Brighton player. The south coast club, meanwhile, are keen on Levi Colwill. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog! Nizaar Kinsella will be providing expert analysis from the ground!
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Chelsea vs Brighton: Nizaar Kinsella in Philadelphia
Both goals have come against the run of play but Christopher Nkunku just oozes star power already. The one signing who is no doubt ready to make an immediate impact at Chelsea. Not his most difficult goal but he was alive to the ricochet.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Brighton | Christopher Nkunku ‘19
GOAL!
19 mins: Nice work from Chukwuemenka in the box allows Nkunku to hit a scappy finish.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Brighton
12 mins: Well-worked set-piece.
Short corner to Gilmour, who crosses deep to Mitoma and his header finds Welbeck in the box, who fires home emphatically.
Chelsea vs Brighton: Sterling goes a little early
10 mins: Chukwuemenka plays a really nice ball to Sterling but the England forward goes a little early and is ruled offside after shooting at Steele from a tight angle.
Chelsea vs Brighton: Nizaar Kinsella in Philadelphia
It’s not a sellout though here in Philadelphia. The 68,000 arena is probably about 10,000 short of full capacity.
Chelsea vs Brighton: Brilliant skill from Nkunku
08 mins: Brighton were threatening to camp out in the Chelsea half but a brilliant flick from Nkunku helped ease the pressure.
Chelsea vs Brighton: Great defending from Gusto
03 mins: Mitoma gets free down the right-hand side but Gusto does well to stop him.
High-energy start here.
Chelsea vs Brighton: Early chance for the Blues
02 mins: Great work from Chilwell down the left eventually finds its way back to Maatsen, who shoots just wide.
Chelsea vs Brighton: Kick-off!
Away we go!
Chelsea vs Brighton: Nizaar Kinsella in Philadelphia
The Lincoln Financial Field where Chelsea are playing against Brighton is predictably excellent. It is pretty cool to see the Premier League anthem being played in the United States for the first time.
The Rocky theme is being played in Philadelphia, the home of the boxing series.
