Chelsea Held Scoreless as Brighton & Hove Albion Secures Victory

Chelsea now have five straight defeats.

In a memorable outing at The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton & Hove Albion put on a goal-scoring clinic, notching three goals while keeping a clean sheet against Chelsea in the Premier League. The match concluded with a comprehensive 3-0 win for the home team.

With 56 minutes on the clock, Brighton's Jack Hinshelwood found the net following a Georginio Rutter assist to double their lead.

Brighton further increased the lead as Danny Welbeck found the net, with an assist by Maxim De Cuyper, in the 90th minute.

With four games remaining, Brighton & Hove Albion are in sixth place in the table and Chelsea are in seventh.

The next Premier League games for Brighton & Hove Albion are Newcastle United (away) on 2 May, Brighton & Hove Albion (home) on 9 May and Leeds United (away) on 17 May. Chelsea play Nottingham Forest (home) on 4 May, Liverpool (away) on 9 May and Tottenham Hotspur (home) on 17 May.

Brighton were quickest out of the blocks, and went 1-0 up when Ferdi Kadıoğlu netted in the third minute.