Chelsea 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Danny Welbeck heads stoppage-time equaliser for Seagulls

Substitute Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser for Brighton to deny Chelsea victory and deal a blow to their hopes of keeping pace with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

Chelsea looked set to move three points clear of fellow title contenders Liverpool when Romelu Lukaku marked his first top-flight start for two months by giving his side a lead, which they held until the 91st minute.

Brighton carved out 18 chances in total at Stamford Bridge but looked set for disappointment before Welbeck met Marc Cucurella's chipped cross.

On a bad night for Chelsea, they also lost defenders Reece James and Andreas Christensen to injury.

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Player of the match

WelbeckDanny Welbeck

Chelsea

Squad number9Player nameLukaku

Squad number19Player nameMount

Squad number7Player nameKanté

Squad number16Player nameMendy

Squad number2Player nameRüdiger

Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta

Squad number24Player nameJames

Squad number4Player nameChristensen

Squad number14Player nameChalobah

Squad number10Player namePulisic

Squad number8Player nameKovacic

Squad number20Player nameHudson-Odoi

Squad number3Player nameAlonso

Squad number5Player nameJorginho

Brighton & Hove Albion

Squad number18Player nameWelbeck

Squad number8Player nameBissouma

Squad number3Player nameCucurella

Squad number2Player nameLamptey

Squad number14Player nameLallana

Squad number20Player nameMarch

Squad number33Player nameBurn

Squad number34Player nameVeltman

Squad number10Player nameMac Allister

Squad number17Player nameAlzate

Squad number1Player nameSánchez

Squad number12Player nameMwepu

Squad number15Player nameModer

Squad number9Player nameMaupay

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-2-1

16Mendy

28Azpilicueta4Christensen2Rüdiger

10Pulisic8Kovacic5Jorginho24James

19Mount20Hudson-Odoi

9Lukaku

Substitutes

Brighton

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Sánchez

34Veltman33Burn3Cucurella

2Lamptey14Lallana8Bissouma20March

15Moder10Mac Allister

9Maupay

Substitutes

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Match ends, Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

Goal! Chelsea 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.

Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).

Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion).

N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Jakub Moder.

Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Dan Burn.

Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.

Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

Attempt blocked. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.

Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.

Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.

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