Chelsea were on the receiving end of a Valentine’s Day massacre following a 3-0 thrashing at Brighton – their second defeat at the Amex Stadium in six days.
The Blues had revenge on their mind after losing 2-1 to the Seagulls in their FA Cup fourth round clash last weekend.
And it got worse for Enzo Maresca‘s side on Friday night with the west London outfit humiliated on the south coast.
Goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh sent the hosts 2-0 up going into the break.
And Minteh sealed the victory with his second of the match in the 63rd minute to send Brighton up to eighth in the table.
But for Chelsea, it was another performance to forget as they failed to muster a single shot on target.
That is the first time that has happened in the Premier League since September 2021 after losing 1-0 to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
Incredibly, Chelsea had 70 per cent possession, but created next to nothing as the visitors missed the chance to boost their Champions League qualification hopes.
Their only shot on target proved to be Enzo Fernandez’s first half header which nestled into the back of the net – which was eventually ruled out.
The Argentine midfielder was correctly adjudged to have pushed Joel Veltman in the back just before he got his head on Malo Gusto’s cross.
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