Chelsea now sit six points adrift of the top four positions after Brighton & Hove Albion secured a home victory on Sunday. The visitors suffered a setback when defender Wesley Fofana received a red card for a second bookable offence during the second half. This dismissal marks the third time a Chelsea player has been sent off in the league this season, according to the Premier League.
Brighton took advantage of their numerical superiority to score twice from set-pieces. Kaoru Mitoma and Lewis Dunk provided the goals for the home side, while Nicolas Jackson scored the solitary goal for the London club. Statistics from Opta show that Chelsea have conceded 10 goals from set-piece situations during the current campaign.
Head coach Enzo Maresca described the discipline and set-piece issues as a cultural problem that the squad must address, per The Guardian. The result leaves Chelsea in sixth place with 10 matches remaining in the season. Brighton move up to eighth in the standings following the win.
