Overview

• Trevoh Chalobah was sent off in the 53rd minute for denying a goalscoring opportunity on Diego Gomez after a VAR review, shortly after Enzo Fernandez had put Chelsea ahead.
• Danny Welbeck equalised in the 77th minute before Maxim De Cuyper headed a stoppage-time winner, with Welbeck adding a late third to seal Brighton’s 3-1 win.
• It was Chelsea’s second straight game with a red card following Robert Sanchez’s dismissal at Manchester United last weekend, prompting Maresca’s warning that his team “cannot continue to give away presents.”
• Co-owner Behdad Eghbali and senior recruitment chiefs went to the dressing-room area post-match; Maresca said such meetings are routine and that they did not address the players.
• Chalobah will be suspended for the Liverpool match as injuries leave Chelsea light in central defence, and reports of Moises Caicedo’s altercation suggest potential FA scrutiny.