Chelsea fans ‘annoyed’ at £52m star during Brighton defeat

Chelsea fans could beryllium heard getting ‘annoyed’ by Christopher Nkunku during their FA Cup decision to Brighton.

The Blues were dumped retired of the FA Cup connected Saturday evening, losing 2-1 to a Brighton squad who sold them respective of their players.

Chelsea took an aboriginal pb erstwhile Cole Palmer’s volleyed transverse was fumbled into his ain nett by Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.

But the hosts were backmost level conscionable 7 minutes aboriginal arsenic Georginio Rutter headed location from Joel Veltman’s cross.

Rutter played a important relation successful Brighton’s second-half victor arsenic Kaoru Mitoma was sent done and dinked a good decorativeness implicit ex-Brighton prima Robert Sanchez.

Enzo Maresca fielded a beardown squad but was near disappointed arsenic Chelsea’s mediocre tally of signifier since mid-December resulted successful a FA Cup exit.

£52m signing Christopher Nkunku started successful the lack of injured striker Nicolas Jackson but struggled to marque an impact, adjacent attracting groans of vexation from the travelling fans.

As the visitors were chasing a precocious equaliser, ex-Premier League winger Matt Jarvis said connected BBC Radio 5 Live: ‘Chelsea fans were annoyed with Christopher Nkunku.

‘He was driving forward, with Tyrique George wholly unfastened connected the left-hand side. He conscionable wholly stopped and turned backmost the different way. It is truthful disappointing.

‘If I americium George, I americium screaming astatine him to springiness maine the ball. He has not had a interaction aft coming on.

‘It was a sensational second-half show from Brighton. They besides showed plentifulness of courageousness and determination to travel backmost successful the archetypal fractional and they played their game.

‘They had to support successful numbers and they did that brilliantly. But it’s the attacking menace that they person that has impressed me.’

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