Chelsea are celebrating a dramatic win over Brighton that takes them into the top half of the Premier League table. Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill both netted close-range headers from set-pieces to set the Blues on course for victory at Stamford Bridge, before things turned notably sour just before half-time as Facundo Buonanotte curled home to halve their deficit and stand-in captain Conor Gallagher was then quickly sent off for a second bookable offence.
Brighton could not drive home their numerical advantage after the break, however, with Fernandez notching his second goal of the afternoon from the penalty spot after a foul by James Milner on Mykhailo Mudryk. Joao Pedro headed in at the start of second-half stoppage time to spark a wild finish, with a last-gasp Brighton penalty award for handball against Colwill rightly overturned.
Chelsea now rise to 10th after responding well from the debacle at Newcastle, with a high-profile trip to Manchester United to come in midweek. Follow Chelsea vs Brighton reaction live below, with expert analysis from Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
Both sets of players are surrounding the referee after the full-time whistle.
Pochettino in there trying to calm it all down.
Brighton players presumably furious with that late penalty award being overturned. They shouldn't be.
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
Full-time
A crazy game draws to a finish!
10-man Chelsea have held on for a big three points... just.
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
105 mins: Joao Pedro into the book very late.
Brighton are finally going to run out of time here.
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
103 mins: Huge confusion and delays everywhere here.
Pawson checks the monitor and Brighton fans celebrate as if they've got the penalty.
To be clear, they don't. It should be a Brighton corner, but for some reason we are restarting with a drop ball.
In the rules I know, but still farcical. A weird episode to add to the late drama.
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
100 mins: Brighton want a last-gasp penalty for handball after Adingra's cross from the right is smashed into Colwill.
It looked to clearly hit his head, but I think Craig Pawson has given this as a penalty before VAR have a look.
You can clearly see it's hit his head and Pawson is sent over to check the pitchside monitor.
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
98 mins: Ferguson tries to flick goal-bound but Sanchez claims.
Pedro's low effort is then held by Sanchez.
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
97 mins: Yet another superb intervention from Silva to keep Brighton at bay.
And on the day he becomes the oldest centre-back in Premier League history!
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
96 mins: Palmer goes for the spectacular at one end before at the other Adingra drives in a front-post cross that is claimed by Sanchez.
Talk about a pulsating finish! You can't take your eyes off this...
Chelsea 3-2 Brighton
94 mins: Chelsea are now temporarily down to nine men with blood coming from Broja's nose.
This is incredibly nervy stuff for Pochettino.
GOAL! Chelsea 3-2 Brighton | Joao Pedro 92'
92 mins: A grandstand finish ahead!
Pedro flicks a header in at the back post after a cross from Milner.
Eight minutes of stoppage time still remain.
Can Chelsea's 10 men hold out?
