Chelsea kicked off the new campaign with a 3-1 win against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on Monday night.
Jorginho scored Chelsea's first goal of the new season from the penalty spot after Timo Werner was brought down by Maty Ryan.
Brighton levelled in the 54th minute through Trossard, but it was immediately cancelled out 100 seconds later through a sublime strike from Reece James from distance.
Kurt Zouma put the game to bed in the 66th minute as he volleyed home a James corner, via a deflection, to double the visitors lead.
Match Events
0' Players are warming up before the game
0' The match is about to start!
0' Werner & Havertz make Premier League debut
5' Webster fires his shot into the sky
23' Penalty Goal! Brighton 0-1 Chelsea (Jorginho)
35' Alzate's long shot stopped by Kepa
42' Loftus-Cheek's cross blocked by White
45' Injured! Lallana subbed off
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47' Werner's shot denied by Ryan
47' Connolly's shot hits the side-nets
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54' GOAL! Brighton 1-1 Chelsea (Trossard)
56' GOAL! Brighton 1-2 Chelsea (Reece James)
60' Dunk misses a good chance
61' Subs! Loftus-Cheek out, Barkley in
66' GOAL! Brighton 1-3 Chelsea (Zouma)
71' Trossard's effort blocked by Christensen
80' Subs! Havertz out, Hudson-Odoi in
85' Azpilicueta replaces Jorginho
Line-ups
Brighton XI: Lallana, Webster, Dunk, Ryan, Trossard, Maupay, March, Bissouma, B. White, Alzate, T. Lamptey
Subs: Steele, Stephens, Gross, Veltman, Burn, Jahanbakhsh, Connolly
Chelsea XI: Alonso, Zouma, Jorginho, Kepa, Christensen, Kante, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Havertz, Reece James
Subs: Azpilicueta, Caballero, Giroud, Barkley, Rudiger, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi
sufyrumu
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Reece JAMESโ JAMES Bond โ
The-Cules
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Werner's performance tonight deserved a goal.. 1). Won Chelsea a penalty 2). Unreal work rate 3). Made great runs but quality of pass was poor Despite not scoring tonight I think it's safe to say Chelsea have found their striker for the next 5+ years..
MrSadat
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The new era begins today at Chelsea Football Club ๐ต๐
JohnWick7
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Bruno after seeing series of penalty in PL previous games
kizzzzy
921
For Chelsea fans. Baby, you are the Thaigo silva in my defense, my Pulisic in my attack... My love for you will last like Mount, please don't leave me like Hazard. I won't take u back like Abraham. My love, in time of trouble I will save you like Kepa. My love for you is like the love Kante has for Chelsea I will be consistent like Kovacic and patiently wait for you like Oliver Giroud I will always be hardworking like Zouma even though people will say I'm not good like John terry, I will definitely prove them wrong like Recce James. Even when u pass through pains like Gilmour and Ziyech, I will always look out for you. You have no worries baby because I will make your dreams come true like Timo werner. ๐๐
urboring
762
Havertz wasn't at his best today, he really looked sad when he was subbed off, he is, surely, going to be a star!
D-Maestreo
660
My name is Reece James We are Chelsea... We defy the law of Physics ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ
_Lampard8
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this was just a trailer...the real thing is coming
whykallar
531
The force of ยฃ200 millions, Klopp is more worried, Chelsea just needed to add another ยฃ100 to take over Newcastle...
LucaKay27
500
Chelsea won the game but this guy Tariq Lamptey out shone every one... A true talent ๐
Mosanya
475
Kai Havertz when he sees the linesman open for the switch.
bhavya18
447
James' goal remained me of this screamer from Kompany. Would've really loved to see the goal being celebrated by fans
โคRร shnรฎcโค
440
Chelsea fans right now: Next opponent pls๐
Beatricees
406
GIF link Here: https://bit.ly/2ZA5EhU
MohaAltenata
348
Chelsea won the game but this man won our hearts , what a player he is and i can't believe he is a defender โ
sufyrumu
314
Reece James o c k e t ๐๐ฅ
Nesaiknruy_Legend
290
Good game. Not great but expected. My prediction was 4-1 and 3-1 wasnt off the mark. Surprisingly the goalscorers I got 3 right lmao. Werner despite no goal was electrifying working hard up top and winning the penalty that changed the game. Kai was a bit quiet but that's natural for someone with no preseason who has to slot into a team when not even the best line up is playing. Overall just a clean sweep and I'd expect nothing less from the team. Cant argue with a win. Reece James was on fire though I should note, he is arguably a top 3 right back in the league of he plays like this throughout the season. Jorginho and Loftus Cheek cant start in the new look Chelsea, they slowed down any threat we had going forward...
Mosanya
259
Frank Lampard With Chelsea's Biggest OBSTACLE This Season.
Absolutegenius
212
6Things we learned 1. Werner looks sharp and plays like an experienced Premier League player 2. Havertz needs time to adapt and shouldn't be criticized for his performance today 3. Loftus Cheek has to improve or else he''ll be going on loan 4. Reece James is an absolute baller and will become one of the best right backs in the Premier League if not the best 5. We need to play better if we can seriously challenge for the league title or even win it 6. Mason Mount has no reason to be unhappy about the arrival of Havertz because he was very good today
MrJEY
62
Kai after struggling In his debut in EPL be like; Is that how it is here๐๐๐
abolarinwasamuel17
16
For Chelsea fans. Baby, you are the Thaigo silva in my defense, my Pulisic in my attack... My love for you will last like Mount, please don't leave me like Hazard. I won't take u back like Abraham. My love, in time of trouble I will save you like Kepa. My love for you is like the love Kante has for Chelsea I will be consistent like Kovacic and patiently wait for you like Oliver Giroud I will always be hardworking like Zouma even though people will say I'm not good like John terry, I will definitely prove them wrong like Recce James. Even when u pass through pains like Gilmour and Ziyech, I will always look out for you. You have no worries baby because I will make your dreams come true like Timo werner. ๐๐
Please donโt save me like kepa ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
masadlmrtu
8
Chelsea won the game but this guy Tariq Lamptey out shone every one... A true talent ๐
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He is a former blues so he was really proving a point tonight to his former employers