Brighton vs Chelsea
Chelsea faced off with Graham Potter’s Brighton on Tuesday evening.
Chelsea headed into the game a full 13 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City, who the Blues lost to last weekend.
As a result, Thomas Tuchel and co. really needed a win to ensure they kept some sort of pace with the champions.
However, when all was said and done at the Amex, Brighton were able to earn a 1-1 draw, and may even feel somewhat aggrieved by the fact they didn’t end up with all three points.
Very much against the run of play, Hakim Ziyech fired Chelsea into the lead after 28 minutes on Tuesday.
What a strike! 💥
Hakim Ziyech’s powerful hit finds the bottom corner and gives Chelsea the lead 👊 pic.twitter.com/5VrjphG8tJ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 18, 2022
Brighton, though, did not give up and continued to cause Chelsea all sorts of issues on the day, eventually being rewarded for their efforts 60 minutes in when Adam Webster smashed a free header into the back of Kepa Arrizabalag’s net.
Brighton bite back! 🔥
Adam Webster bags his second goal of the season with an important header 💪 pic.twitter.com/iF70vR48ix
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 18, 2022
The result means Chelsea could fall a full 15 points behind Manchester City if the Sky Blues win their game in hand.
Why Tuchel was livid with Azpilicueta
During the game, Thomas Tuchel would, understandably, cut a frustrated figure.
And now, football.london have revealed why the German was livid with Cesar Azpilicueta.
They report that Tuchel was livid with his players from the get-go and whilst he usually aims fire at the players nearest to him, Cesar Azpilicueta bore the brunt of it to begin with, and he was all the way on the other side of the pitch.
They add that a number of wasteful passes from Azpilicueta drew the ire of his head coach.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 22 | 41 | 56 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 37 | 45 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 22 | 28 | 43 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 22 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 20 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 28 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 18 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 21 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Brentford FC | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 19 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 21 | -35 | 13 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 20 | -23 | 12 |
| 20 | Burnley FC | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 7 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 7 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 7 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 6 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 6 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 7 | |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 6 | |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 | |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 6 | |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 6 | |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 4 | |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 | 4 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 5 | |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 5 | |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 1 | 4 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 5 | |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 5 | |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 5 | |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 6 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 4 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 4 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 3 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |