Dunk steps up to take the set-piece, but he can only tamely hit it straight at Kepa.
FULL TIME: Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Chelsea
90' +4
R. James gets yellow.
James trips over Trossard on the edge of the area and earns himself a yellow card. But more importantly, Brighton now have a prime opportunity to get a late shot at goal!
90' +1
N. Maupay gets yellow.
90'
Four minutes of stoppage time are added as Brighton continue to push for a winner.
Maupay is shown a yellow card after contesting a ball that the referee was dropping for Chelsea to restart play.
84'
A. Jahanbakhsh has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by L. Dunk.
BRIGHTON EQUALISE! 1-1! Jahanbakhsh nets a late leveler with a stunning bicycle-kick! Brighton swing another corner into the box that Dunk nods out towards Jahanbakhsh, who acrobatically swivels in the air before guiding an unstoppable volley into the bottom corner!
Dunk may have headed it over to Jahanbakhsh, but surely not even he could have expected the genius that followed!
82'
M. Kovačić gets yellow.
Kovacic trips Trossard just outside the box and earns himself a yellow card. However, the resulting set-piece is curled well wide.
78'
Brighton are steadily increasing the pressure on Chelsea right now. Connolly leads the latest attack by delightfully slipping Montoya in behind the defence, but his cross is desperately hacked clear.
76'
Hudson-Odoi darts into the box before hammering a shot straight into Webster who clears for the hosts.
75'
Brighton patiently roll it around just outside the Chelsea box, searching for an opening, before Jahanbakhsh blazes a shot well over the bar from 20 yards.
73'
M. Kovačić enters the game and replaces M. Mount.
Mount is replaced by Kovacic as Chelsea look to tighten the game up.
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72'
Well, Brighton certainly can't be accused of settling for a narrow defeat! Potter has courageously thrown on a number of attackers and his team are responding with a good spell of pressure.
71'
L. Dunk gets yellow.
Dunk joins Zouma in the book after hauling Abraham down as Chelsea looked to counter again.
69'
K. Zouma gets yellow.
Zouma is shown a yellow card after stopping a Brighton attack with a heavy challenge on Alzate.
68'
A. Jahanbakhsh enters the game and replaces A. Mooy.
Brighton make another aggressive substitution with Mooy making way for Jahanbakhsh.
66'
C. Hudson-Odoi enters the game and replaces C. Pulišić.
Hudson-Odoi replaces Pulisic on the left-wing.
63'
Maupay steals it off James and suddenly Brighton have a two-on-two, however, Maupay attempts a quick pass through to Connolly and Rudiger recovers to clear.
61'
Willian bursts past Bernardo and makes his way towards the byline before cutting back a cross that Dunk stabs clear. Brighton are controlling possession right now, but Chelsea seem content to sit back and wait for opportunities to counter-attack and finish the game off.
59'
Trossard and Mooy attempt an intricate one-two on the edge of the area but Rudiger stretches to intercept and clear.
57'
Chelsea are enjoying a bright spell now with Pulisic spearheading their latest attack. The wide man beats Montoya once again before attempting another low shot towards the near post that drifts comfortably off target.
55'
Mount attempts a speculative effort from 25 yards but Dunk throws himself in front of the shot and Brighton clear.
53'
Pulisic menacingly dribbles into the box before beating Montoya and drilling a shot at the near post that Ryan does well to gather without spilling.
49'
Connolly tirelessly presses the Chelsea defence before blocking a James clearance out of play - Brighton look totally re-energised right now.
47'
Brighton immediately start the half with intent as they force a throw-in deep inside the Chelsea half. Graham Potter clearly wasn't interested in letting the pattern of the first half continue!
46'
A. Connolly enters the game and replaces Y. Bissouma.
Brighton boldly replace a midfielder with a striker as Bissouma makes way for Connolly at the break.
Brighton get the second period underway.
45' +3
HALF TIME: Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Chelsea
45' +2
Pulisic flashes a shot across goal from the edge of the box but Ryan calmly watches it sail wide.
45' +1
Three minutes of stoppage time are added.
44'
Maupay almost engineers enough space in the box to fire off another shot but Rudiger does well to stay with him and block the shot away.
40'
Abraham loses possession to Webster before tripping the defender out of frustration. Chelsea will be hoping to just secure their lead heading into the interval now, without any late drama.
38'
Kante clatters into Alzate on the halfway line, but the referee is content to just award a free-kick and not punish the midfielder any further.
36'
Brighton are starting to build a little pressure, as Mooy swings in another worrying cross that Abraham is forced to head behind for another corner.
34'
Brighton win a succession of corners, but Chelsea just about manage to clear every delivery.
32'
Propper almost gifts Willian possession in a dangerous area again but his touch is too heavy: Chelsea have done an excellent job of pressing and hassling the hosts in this first half.
28'
Abraham dispossesses Mooy before rashly electing to shoot from distance rather than slipping Willian in behind and his shot deflects off Webster and drifts over the bar.
26'
Jorginho releases Mount down the left flank where he hits in a cross that Ryan claims comfortably. Since the goal, both sides have failed to establish any rhythm going forward and the result has been a tight, slow game.
24'
Trossard slaloms his way past Azpilicueta before chipping in a cross that Kepa does well to claim ahead of Maupay.
22'
Bernardo enters the game and replaces D. Burn.
Bernardo replaces the injured Burn after a lengthy delay.
16'
Jorginho attempts to angle a lofted throughball to Pulisic but it's overhit and runs away for a goal kick.
14'
Brighton have started slowly and they'll be disappointed to tamely surrender the lead to Chelsea. The away side have largely controlled possession, but they hadn't created any chances of note before Azpilicueta's opener.
12'
Maupay makes a clever run down the channel before holding it up and waiting for support, but the Chelsea defence crowds him out and the away side build from the back once more.
10'
César Azpilicueta has scored a goal for Chelsea!
CHELSEA TAKE THE LEAD! 1-0! Mount whips in a corner that Brighton struggle to clear, before it drops to Abraham who pokes a shot at goal that Mooy initially blocks on the line, but Azpilicueta is there to blast home the rebound!
9'
Willian incisively plays James in behind the Brighton defence where he drills in a dangerous low cross that Dunk slices away for a corner.
6'
Kante intelligently picks up a loose ball 30 yards from goal before slipping James in down the right but the defender wastefully bobbles a shot well wide from the edge of the area.
3'
Abraham gets to the byline before curling in a cross that Brighton can only clear as far as Mount on the edge of the box, but his volley is bravely blocked by Dunk.
2'
Chelsea settle into the game with a long period of possession before Rudiger attempts to clip a pass through to Pulisic but the attacker just fails to control it.
1'
Chelsea get the first half underway.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Premier League fixture between Brighton and Chelsea. The hosts enter this one 14th in the table after a comfortable win against Bournemouth: they’ll now be looking to build upon their resolute home form and push on with a victory over an exciting Chelsea team.
Chelsea arrive in Brighton after an inconsistent spell. In just the last four games they’ve been defeated by Bournemouth and Southampton, while also picking up signature wins over Arsenal and Tottenham! They’ll be desperate to strengthen their grip on a top-four place and correct their volatile performances with a solid three points today.
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION (4-2-3-1): Mat Ryan; Martin Montoya, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn; Davy Propper, Yves Bissouma; Steven Alzate, Aaron Mooy, Leandro Trossard; Neal Maupay.
CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Reece James, Antonio Rudiger, Kurt Zouma, Cesar Azpilicueta; N’Golo Kante, Jorginho; Willian, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic; Tammy Abraham.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
You'd expect Brighton to throw another striker on if the score remains the same later on in the half, but for the moment it appears as though both teams are accepting that this one will be a nervy, cagey game.
That's all for now though, goodbye!
The result means that Brighton climb to 13th as they continue to edge away from the relegation zone. Chelsea, meanwhile, extend their lead over fifth to five points but both Manchester United and Tottenham will eagerly see this as an opportunity to reel them in slightly today.
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