THE NOTEBOOK: Chelsea set all kinds of unwanted records in a torrid spell after Brighton defeat

Brighton kept their nerve to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and support their push for a European place.

The Blues scored a goal, a rare surprise for the home fans, but Conor Gallagher’s long-range strike was as good as it gets for the West London side.

Instead, Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls turned it around with goals from Julio Enciso and Danny Welbeck to secure an important three points.

It was Frank Lampard’s third straight defeat in his time in charge of Chelsea as Brighton continue to chase a high Premier League finish.

Jerry Kox breaks down some of the more unusual conversation topics that follow Chelsea 1-2 Brighton.

Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher had opened the scoring for the hosts, but the Blues were unable to win

The Blues break the wrong kind of records

Chelsea continue to break the wrong kind of records as their worst season in recent memory continues. Brighton rained in 26 shots on target from Kepa Arrizabalaga, the most by an opponent at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League era.

The Blues, on the other hand, made just eight shots, with only two on target – and it took a deflection from Lewis Dunk’s boot to give them their first goal in five games.

Brighton also enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and a much greater xG number: 2.9 compared to Chelsea’s 0.5.

Brighton shot 26 times at Kepa Arrizabalaga’s goal, a Premier League record for the visitors

Visiting fans express their anger at the Premier League

Brighton fans were much more cheerful at Stamford Bridge than during their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham a week earlier.

Last weekend they were furious at referee decisions going against them, not for the first time this season, and clearly hadn’t forgotten, chanting ‘The Premier League is corrupt’.

They also taunted Frank Lampard during his first home game as caretaker manager when they chanted ‘You’ll be fired in the morning’.

Brighton fans vented their anger at the Premier League side, mocking Frank Lampard’s job

Legends advertise mental health on the bridge

A trio of Chelsea legends sought to raise awareness for a Samaritan-backed mental health initiative – as well as boost morale – by appearing on the Stamford Bridge pitch at half-time.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Gary Cahill helped publicize the drive for men to talk about their problems, called #TalkMoreThanFootball.

Some supporters questioned whether the three aging legends would have strengthened the current starting line-up.

Gary Cahill, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen have spotlighted Samaritans

The Zerbi is happier… but still gets frustrated in the cooler

Roberto De Zerbi was much happier than in last week’s defeat to Tottenham Hotspur as the Brighton manager received his second red card of the season, on top of his four yellow cards.

This time De Zerbi was all smiles at the end of a well-earned win, although there were times when he seemed close to losing the win, at one point hammering in frustration on the lid of the sturdy plastic cool box in which the players were located. isotonic drinks.

Fortunately, no disciplinary action was necessary.

Roberto De Zerbi was happier than last week, but still lashed out at a cool box out of frustration

Ashley Cole is quick to give notes to his Blues protégés

Ashley Cole first sat in the Chelsea dugout at Stamford Bridge as Frank Lampard’s assistant, and he didn’t hesitate to make his presence known.

When The Blues defended a corner, the former England and Chelsea left-back ran to the edge of the technical room to make a point for Ben Chilwell, who now fills those roles.

And as a former winger, before turning to full-back, Cole was also quick to give advice to the Chelsea midfielders.

Ashley Cole was on hand to offer advice to those taking on his past roles in the Chelsea team

It’s not just Ashley Cole coming back to SW6…

Another former Chelsea star returning to Bridge is John Terry, who will be part of a legends match against Bayern Munich on September 9 to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer charity in memory of Gianluca Vialli, who passed away earlier this year. dead.

The two squads of former players will recreate the 2012 Champions League final, and Terry said in Saturday’s fixture: “I haven’t been on the pitch since I played my last game, so it’s been a while. ” It’s great for us ex-players to get back together and pay tribute to Luca. I can not wait.’

On the programme, John Terry talked about reuniting ex-players for a charity match in September

Gallagher breaks an eight-match streak with his goal

Conor Gallagher’s 13th-minute goal broke a streak of eight consecutive home games without a first-half goal in the Premier League, another unwelcome record equaling a similarly barren spell of 1992–93. Still, Gallagher’s shot needed a huge dose of luck as it hit Brighton captain Lewis Dunk’s boot and blasted over Robert Sanchez into the opposing goal.