Chelsea 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: Player Ratings

Brighton & Hove Albion

Ryan made a few crucial saves for Brighton

Mathew Ryan - 7/10

The Australian shot-stopper made a few good saves to prevent Chelsea from adding a few more goals on the night. Ryan's performance was one of the very few positives to take away from the game for the visitors.

Ezequiel Schelotto - 6/10

The Italian fared much better than what was expected of him and found himself deep inside Chelsea's half on a few occasions. However, he could not muster any end product as the hosts started taking control in the second half.

Lewis Dunk - 6/10

The Brighton skipper did well to keep Chelsea at bay in the first half and did not allow any room whatsoever for Morata to feed off his teammates. Dunk made a crucial goal-line clearance in the second half and he can take heart from their first-half performance.

Shane Duffy - 6/10

Duffy was equally good at the back for the visitors when he was called into action in the first half. Despite conceding the goal early on in the second half, the defender was good in the air and was not shy about putting his body on the line.

Markus Suttner - 5/10

The Austrian did well in the first half but eventually struggled when he came up against a rejuvenated Victor Moses in the second half. Suttner had to be helped out on a few occasions by Izquierdo, forcing the winger to restrict himself to his own half.

Solly March - 6/10

March started the game brightly for the visitors and showed no nerves whenever he was on the ball. It is quite understandable that he would have enjoyed more involvement on the ball but the way Brighton were set up for the game didn't help him much.

Dale Stephens - 5/10

The midfielder was forced to cover a lot of ground while trying to track the Chelsea players who pushed forward on every single opportunity. Stephens could not operate effectively without the ball and was caught napping on a few instances.

Jose Izquierdo - 6/10

Izquierdo did a lot of the dirty work for Brighton as he was forced into his own half by Chelsea for the majority of the game. The winger could not break the shackles and get forward but he tried his best to carry out his defensive duties with responsibility.

Beram Kayal - 5/10

The midfielder could not impose himself on the game and lacked quality on the ball. Kayal faded off as the game progressed and was taken off in the second half to cap off a disappointing night.

Davy Propper - 5/10

The Dutchman also could not get into good positions deep inside Chelsea's half and struggled with the ball at his feet. Propper lacked the cutting edge and hardly posed a threat to the hosts.

Tomer Hemed - 4/10

Hemed was left out on his own for the majority of the night and did not enjoy a lot of involvement on the ball. The forward failed to get into the right areas and did not do well enough to stretch the Chelsea defenders.

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Substitutes

Pascal Gross - 4/10

Brighton's best player so far this season started the game on the bench and was introduced only in the 73rd minute. Gross was provided with too little time to make an impact for his side.

Glenn Murray - N/A

Came on in the 80th minute to replace Tomer Hemed.

Anthony Knockaert - N/A

Came on in the 82nd minute to replace Solly March.