Saturday night was a Premier League feast as Chelsea leader Park Darling returned to his home turf at Bradenton, only to suffer a surprise reverse. He suffered his first defeat here, conceding two goals in a row at half-time to fall to 0-3, before eventually going down 1-4. Meanwhile, Brighton, led by DeSabi, finally got the win.
Since Brighton joined Chelsea in mid-September, Parker has led the team to an undefeated record of 6 wins and 3 draws, and with his in-depth understanding of Brighton, this matchup was originally expected to be a favorable one. However, Brighton's targeted tactics made Chelsea's defense line of Tia Goschwald, Guglielmo, Rolf Dostyk and others frequently in trouble, and they were caught in a passive position in the first half.
At the beginning of the match, Chelsea's backline suffered a heavy blow, with Tiagoschwa coming close twice, but in the end, they were unable to withstand the attack of Brighton. Kaoru Sanabi's precise pass, Lee Ando Dusat's clever turn in front of the goal, and Aleksandar Banaga's goal kick gave them a 1-0 lead in 5 minutes. Chelsea had not yet recovered, and in 14 minutes, Rolf Dostrok scored again, making the score 0-2.
Immediately after, Dulio Chalobah joined in on the oops, and with Chelsea trailing 0-3 at the 42-minute mark, Aleksa Banaga, who had previously kept a five-game clean sheet, conceded a jaw-dropping three goals in the half.
Although Chelsea made it 1-3 with a header from Xaviers early in the second half, this had little effect on the overall game. In the end, Perth Goggles added two more goals as Bradenton beat Chelsea 4-1 to take all three points.
