Brighton Dominates Chelsea with 3-0 Home Victory

Kaoru Mitoma scored a stunning goal and Yankuba Minteh netted twice, leading Brighton & Hove Albion to a 3-0 victory over Chelsea in the Premier League on Friday. This win came just a week after Brighton eliminated Chelsea from the FA Cup.

Chelsea, missing strikers Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu due to injuries, controlled possession but failed to register a single shot on target, resulting in a defeat that leaves them fourth in the table with 43 points ahead of the weekend's matches. Brighton climbed to eighth with 37 points.

Mitoma opened the scoring with a moment of brilliance midway through the first half. He expertly controlled a long ball from keeper Bart Verbruggen, maneuvered past Trevoh Chalobah, and curled a shot into the far corner.

Chelsea's best chance came in the 35th minute when captain Enzo Fernandez headed home, but the goal was disallowed for a foul on Brighton defender Joel Veltman.

Just three minutes later, Brighton doubled their lead. After Chelsea failed to clear the ball, Danny Welbeck assisted Minteh, who sidestepped former Brighton defender Marc Cucurella and slotted it home.

With Chelsea struggling to create chances, Minteh scored his second in the 63rd minute, cutting inside Cucurella to find the net at the near post.

Mitoma nearly added a second in the 73rd minute during a Brighton counterattack but shot straight at the keeper, who made an easy save.

In the 85th minute, Joel Veltman hit the post following a pass from Yasin Ayari.

This marked Brighton's first Premier League home win since defeating Manchester City 2-1 on November 9.