Brighton 2 Chelsea 1: Misfiring Blues dumped out of FA Cup despite Seagulls keeper Verbruggen giving them head start

KAORU MITOMA's stunning decorativeness spared Bart Verbruggen's blushes arsenic Brighton roared backmost to KO Chelsea.

Keeper Verbruggen's ain extremity was overturned by a Georginio Rutter header and Mitoma's deft lob connected 57 minutes.

The Seagulls stopper someway fumbled successful Cole Palmer's debased changeable successful conscionable the 5th minute.

But Brighton responded perfectly, Georginio Rutter soaring betwixt Blues defenders Trevoh Chalobah and Tosin Adarabioyo to caput location Joel Veltman's cross.

And connected 57 minutes the location broadside stole successful beforehand with a goal.

Kaoru Mitoma brilliantly latched onto a done walk for a deft lob implicit Robert Sanchez.

But Yankuba Minteh was mostly the main attacking menace for Brighton, portion Chelsea relied excessively overmuch for inspiration connected Palmer.

The Blues had plentifulness of possession but the Seagulls defied them with beardown organisation.

Chelsea stormed guardant precocious connected - but leaving gaps.

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