The Blues deservedly led at half-time through Enzo FFernández'sheader before Trevoh Chalobah was sent off in the 53rd minute.
Brighton’s Belgian defender, Maxim De Cuyper (R), celebrates scoring the team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in London on September 27, 2025.
For the second consecutive weekend, Chelsea were undone by a red card in a 3-1 defeat to Brighton.
The Blues deservedly led at half-time through Enzo FFernández’sheader.
However, the game changed when Trevoh Chalobah was sent off in the 53rd minute after a VAR review for chopping down Diego Gomez, who was racing clear on goal.
Chelsea’s English defender, Reece James, talks to Referee Simon Hooper as he shows Chelsea’s English defender, Trevoh Chalobah (not pictured), a red card during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in London on September 27, 2025.
Brighton made the man advantage count as Danny Welbeck headed in to level before Maxim De Cuyper and Welbeck secured victory in stoppage time.
Chelsea’s Italian head coach Enzo Maresca shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in London on September 27, 2025.