Goals from Alvaro Morata – got wind of all over again by Cesar Azpilicueta – and a second from Marcos choreographer, teed up by Cesc Fabregas, attained Chelsea a routine win against urban center.
Chelsea were below par within the half and struggled to interrupt urban center down.
But they found the simplest way through at the beginning of the last half and did not recall.
Defender Azpilicueta provided the breakthrough by fitting Morata for the sixth time this season as Chelsea's No.9 marked his come from suspension with another headed goal.
And on the hour it absolutely was game over once choreographer got a flick header to Fabregas's corner to form it 2-0.
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| Chelsea mob Alvaro Morata after he scores the opener |
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| Alvaro Morata celebrates his goal in the 46th minute |
1. Antonio Conte wakes up Chelsea
Whatever the Chelsea boss said to his players at half-time it worked wonders.
They were lacklustre in the first half and showed little sign of finding a way through Brighton's resolute defence.
But just a minute into the second half they were a goal up and that sparked a much-improved flowing and dominant second-half display from Chelsea.
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2. Chelsea's winning combo
When Chelsea need a goal they have a tried and trusted double act who can deliver the goods nearly every time.
For the sixth time this season Cesar Azpilicueta sent in a cross that was headed in by Alvaro Morata.
And with that, the deadlock was broken and Chelsea were on their way against Brighton.
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| The ball beats Morata at the front post but Alonso flicks it home |
3. Tiemoue Bakayoko
Once again there have been signs of what Tiemoue Bakayoko will wake Chelsea. His teammates do their bit, he currently simply needs to do his.
The presence of N'Golo Kante and Cesc Fabregas aboard him permits Bakayoko to point out off his vigour and skill to burst forward from center and support Chelsea's attack.
Too usually his disposition deserts him at the top and he was disappointed by his finishing against metropolis over once.
There were additionally a number of occasions once he showed he's not on an equivalent wavelength as his teammates once Chelsea tried to retain possession and string a number of passes along.
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| Marcos Alonso celebrates scoring Chelsea's second |
4. Moussa Dembele
Brighton have done well in the first half of the season to get themselves to 21 points and a mid-table position.
But there is no doubt they could still benefit hugely from adding a clinical striker to their ranks.
The talk of an offer for Celtic's Moussa Dembele was being played down by Brighton sources but he has attributes they need.
Tomer Hemed showed again against Chelsea that he is a willing worker and Glenn Murray is a wily target man.
But too often they lacked an option capable of stretching a team and as a result the posed lite threat in behind Chelsea and struggled to get out.
If it is not Dembele, a player of his ilk would certainly be a welcome addition for the second half of Brighton's season.
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5. Dale Stephens
Dale Stephens is the type of underrated midfielder whose contribution to a game can often go overlooked. It shouldn't against Chelsea.
The Brighton midfielder deserves singling out for the composed way he marshalled the visitors midfield at Stamford Bridge.
Stephens sat at the base of it, nipped in to win the ball numerous times, used it well nearly every time, was always an option for his teammates when they needed to get out of trouble and was never panicked which was important considering how much possession Chelsea had in and around him.
He was unfortunate to end on the losing side after such a tireless shift.
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