Chelsea made it two Premier League wins from two under Xabi Alonso at the start of the new season, putting Brighton & Hove Albion to the sword 4–3 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Blues, having also won with a rotated team against Luton Town in the Carabao Cup midweek, took an early lead through Roméo Lavia—the young Belgian’s first goal in a Chelsea shirt. There was something fortuitous about it, as Mats Wieffer headed the ball out of his own goalkeeper’s grasp at a corner, but Lavia was in the right place at the right to benefit.
