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  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:02 GMT 29 December 2021

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    Neil: Good decision and good goal, if it was disallowed it surely would have been a penalty and red card.

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  2. Postpublished at 20:01 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 1-0 Brighton

    This is a familiar feeling for Brighton - losing to Chelsea. What have they got to try and remedy the situation?

  3. Postpublished at 20:00 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 1-0 Brighton

    Me and Nikki have both spent too much time watching Friends.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:00 GMT 29 December 2021

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    Re: 19.49 not everyone will get that but great Friends reference.

    Nikki

  5. Postpublished at 19:59 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 1-0 Brighton

    Brighton wanted the goal chalked off. They think Romelu Lukaku fouled Neal Maupay. But Maupay was holding the striker, who just threw him off to reach the ball.

    VAR agrees. The goal stands.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Chelsea 1-0 Brightonpublished at 19:57 GMT 29 December 2021

    Romelu Lukaku

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    Despair to joy!

    Romelu Lukaku drives to the front post to meet a corner and glance a header past Robert Sanchez.

    This, just moments after Marcos Alonso came on for the injured Reece James.

  7. Postpublished at 19:57 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    James is done for the night. And it does not look good. He's having to be helped down the tunnel by two medical staff.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:55 GMT 29 December 2021

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    Dara Sheahan: I presume that as United need a quality attacking right-back and I've now seen Lamptey playing really well for 14 mins, United will buy him for £120m in January. Also, I'm a shoe-in for replacing Woodward.

    Richard H: Re 19:49 he literally assisted in the last game.

  9. Postpublished at 19:55 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    Reece James is down now. This will be doing nothing for Thomas Tuchel's 'the schedule is unfair' mood.

  10. Postpublished at 19:54 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    Chance! A Chelsea one.

    Mason Mount has time and space to shoot, but he's on an angle and Robert Sanchez pushes it behind.

  11. Postpublished at 19:54 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    Antonio Rudiger to the rescue. Brighton break and send a pass through for Tariq Lamptey to chase, but across comes Rudiger to head off the danger.

  12. Postpublished at 19:53 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    Actually, Christensen is back on. Make up your mind.

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  13. Postpublished at 19:52 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    Or maybe not. Looks like a change is coming.

  14. Postpublished at 19:52 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    Andreas Christensen is down and getting a bit of treatment. Looks like the medical staff looking after him are signalling to give him a minute.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:51 GMT 29 December 2021

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    Re Richard Browne: Man City have a 22 man squad with three of them keepers, one a youth team player and a 36 year old. Torres was homesick and City were offered a decent amount.

    Steve, Manchester

    Without Kante, Chelsea are very average!

    Alan T, Preston

  16. Postpublished at 19:50 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    Callum Hudson-Odoi proves Fran's point by crossing over a load of players in the box and straight out of play.

  17. Postpublished at 19:49 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    But apart from that he's great, right Fran?

    How are your diamond shoes? Bit too tight? Not enough room in the wallet for all those 50s?

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:49 GMT 29 December 2021

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    Fran Adam: Not sure how Hudson-Odoi keeps getting in the XI. Doesn’t score, doesn’t assist, doesn’t really track back, gives the ball away. Yet still plays?

  19. Postpublished at 19:49 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    And now Reece James has a pop at goal, but fails to catch it, sending his angled drive straight at Robert Sanchez.

  20. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 19:47 GMT 29 December 2021

    Chelsea 0-0 Brighton

    They so nearly do!

    Robert Sanchez tips the ball away but it comes straight back in, with the ball then getting poked towards goal and off the post by Cesar Azpilicueta.

    Chelsea keep the attack alive and cross for Antonio Rudiger to head right at Sanchez.

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