The opening half of Chelsea’s Premier League match against Brighton Hove Albion at the AMEX Stadium on Saturday afternoon was lackluster. After 45 minutes of play, the London team is down by three goals.
Leandro Trossard, a Belgian international, gave the Seagulls the lead, and Trevoh Chalobah and Ruben Loftus-two Cheek’s own goals gave the home team a well-earned advantage midway through the first half.
Against the Seagulls, Chelsea unintentionally set a record for the Premier League. It was the first occasion in Premier League history that the Blues scored two own goals.
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Chelsea will try to overturn the three-goal advantage held by the home team in the second half, but they will need to step up their game to do so. Additionally, this is the first time ever in the Premier League that Brighton is ahead of the Blues.
Recall that Roberto Firmino, Darwin Nunez, and Mohamed Salah were three forwards who had four of them, and you would have expected them to score when given a great opportunity.
Alexander-Arnold is only 0.03 critical passes per 90 below his rate from 2019/20, the season in which he racked up 13 assists, even if he is producing somewhat less opportunities than last year in the league (per Understat). The Reds’ first-choice right back, though, is yet to contribute to a league goal this season, according to some recently shared shot involvement data from The Analyst.