On September 28, Beijing time, the 6th round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League season ushered in a key duel, Chelsea sat at Stamford Bridge to face Brighton. In the first half, Chelsea's backline made a series of mistakes, allowing Brighton to seize the opportunity to take the lead. However, Chelsea counterattacked fiercely and Palmer scored four goals in the first half to help the team overtake the lead. Despite Brighton's attempts to regain the lead in the second half, Chelsea finally beat Brighton 4-2 with an excellent overall performance, making it their third consecutive win in the league.
Just seven minutes into the game, Chelsea's back line made a mistake. A back-pass from Caicedo was helplessly cleared by Colville, while goalkeeper Sanchez misjudged his strike and failed to intercept the ball effectively, leading to a header from Ruttle to give Brighton a dream start and Chelsea a 0-1 deficit.
However, Chelsea did not get discouraged and quickly adjusted their form to launch a counterattack. In the 21st minute, Brighton made a mistake at the back, Jackson's cross was snapped up by a Chelsea player, and Palmer seized the opportunity to score a goal to level the score at 1-1.
Chelsea's offense then intensified. In the 26th minute, Sancho broke through on the left and played a collision with Enzo, but was knocked down by a defender and the referee blew for a penalty kick. Palmer hit the penalty kick and Chelsea went back up 2-1.
Just a few minutes later, Palmer was at it again. In the 31st minute, he took a free kick that flew into the near corner of the net to make it 3-1 for Chelsea, a goal that showed Palmer's excellent footwork and precise shooting skills.
Brighton did not give up the resistance. In the 34th minute, Sanchez was robbed of the ball at the back post, and Balepa scored an easy equalizer to cut the deficit to 3-2. However, Chelsea's attack did not slow down.
In the 41st minute, Enzo made a breakaway and found Sancho, who fed Palmer, who scored again to make it 4-2 and seal the win for Chelsea.
In the second half, despite Brighton's attempts to turn the game around by adjusting tactics and personnel, Chelsea's defense was solid and sharp on the counterattack, with Jackson wasting chances and Cucueria's goal being disallowed for offside. In the end, Chelsea beat Brighton 4-2 and won their third consecutive league match.
