Chelsea Vs Brighton 0-0: The Blues Do Not Perform Well In The Middle Of European Super League Polemic

Chelsea vs Brighton (Twitter @ChelseaFC)

JAKARTA - Chelsea were held by Brighton & Hove Albion with a score of 0-0 in the 32nd Premier League match at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, Tuesday local time (Wednesday western Indonesia time), amidst the still heated polemic of the European Super League.

Protests from supporters outside Stamford Bridge had made the Chelsea bus unable to enter the stadium complex and even had to postpone the start of the match for 15 minutes.

𝐉𝟓 on a charge, as we look to break the deadlock at the Bridge.

🔵 0-0 🟡 [61'] #CHEBHA pic.twitter.com/t3mhY7jlrK

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 20, 2021

In the midst of the controversy that erupted, Thomas Tuchel's team performed poorly and only fired three attempted shots throughout the first half.

This number is the lowest since September last year when Chelsea was beaten by Liverpool and the Blues' performance did not improve in the second half.

Brighton tried to take advantage of it and in the 78th minute Adam Lallana almost gave the visitors the lead, unfortunately, his curved shot flew narrowly outside the net.

A minute later, Danny Welbeck fired a speculative shot from outside the penalty area, unfortunately, the ball hit the post after turning against Antonio Ruediger's body.

Lallana tried to use the vomit ball, unfortunately, his shot was still secured by goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

The scoring lasted until dispersal, but Brighton had a slight misfortune as Ben White received a second yellow card in the second minute of injury time.

The draw was quite beneficial for both teams because Chelsea temporarily moved up to fourth in the standings displacing West Ham United with the advantage on goal difference despite both collecting 55 points.

Meanwhile, Brighton (34) who is stuck in 16th place has now widened the distance from the relegation zone to seven points, Antara noted on the official Premier League website.

In the next game on Saturday, April 24, Chelsea will determine their place in the top-four race when they visit West Ham.

While Brighton will at the same time travel to the home of the key team standings Sheffield United, who have been relegated from the highest caste.

A point apiece tonight with a goalless draw at the Bridge! 🤝 pic.twitter.com/uMBbIqzQ7l

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 20, 2021