Brighton vs Chelsea LIVE: FA Cup result and reaction as Mitoma brilliantly seals Seagulls win

Brighton 2-1 Chelsea: The Seagulls got back to winning ways in style to edge Chelsea out of the FA Cup

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Brighton have bounced back from ignominy at Nottingham Forest in style as they came from behind to defeat Chelsea in all Premier League FA Cup fourth round clash.

It was a nightmare for the hosts as Bart Verbruggen produced a howler to gift Chelsea the lead, parrying Cole Palmer’s bouncing delivery into his own side-netting on five minutes.

However, Brighton responded superbly to falling behind, with Georginio Rutter latching on to a fantastic Joel Veltman cross to equalise just seven minutes later.

They continued to be the better team for much of the contest and got their reward after the break, with Kaoru Mitoma brilliantly flicking over Robert Sanchez to complete Brighton’s turnaround.

Relive all the action from the FA Cup with our live blog below:

Brighton vs Chelsea LIVE

• Brighton get back to winning ways to knock Chelsea out of the FA Cup
• 5' GOAL! Verbruggen howler gifts Palmer an opener for Chelsea [BRI 0-1 CHE]
• 12' GOAL! Rutter heads home equaliser in superb Brighton response [BRI 1-1 CHE]
• 57' GOAL! Mitoma flicks over Sanchez to put Brighton in front [BRI 2-1 CHE]

[8 February 2025 21:19 · Will Castle]

GOAL! Brighton 2-1 Chelsea

57 mins: GOAL! That is quite brilliant from Kaoru Mitoma!

After Tariq Lamptey’s shot is closed down, Rutter picks up the loose ball and chips it to Mitoma, who brings it down before dinking Sanchez with aplomb.

Cucurella’s attempt to clear the ball off the line gets an extra cheer from the Brighton crowd. The Seagulls lead!

[8 February 2025 21:16 · Will Castle]

Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

55 mins: After a Chelsea forward move comes to nothing, Brighton are allowed to break.

Rutter dances past Caicedo to the joy of the crowd before finding Mitoma down the left, whose delivery asks just too much of the on-running Minteh.

[8 February 2025 21:14 · Will Castle]

Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

54 mins: Brighton pressing high but Chelsea happy to tick it about - and they’re moving the ball well.

Patient play by the Blues.

[8 February 2025 21:10 · Will Castle]

Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

49 mins: Neto cuts in on his left and unleashes a vicious shot towards goal, bravely blocked by Hinshelwood who takes the brunt of the effort.

A soar one for the young midfielder.

[8 February 2025 21:07 · Will Castle]

BACK UNDERWAY! Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

46 mins: We’re off again at the Amex.

Dunk doesn’t make it off the half-time treatment table, coming off for Webster at the restart.

Neto, on the other hand, is still a part of the action.

[8 February 2025 21:01 · Will Castle]

HALF-TIME! Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

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[8 February 2025 20:49 · Will Castle]

HALF-TIME! Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

That’ll do it for the first-half. All square at the Amex.

It was a nightmare for the hosts as Bart Verbruggen produced a howler to gift Chelsea the lead, parrying Cole Palmer’s bouncing delivery into his own side-netting on five minutes.

However, Brighton responded superbly to falling behind, with Georginio Rutter latching on to a fantastic Joel Veltman cross to equalise just seven minutes later.

All to play for after the break.

[8 February 2025 20:48 · Will Castle]

Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

45+2 mins: Lewis Dunk might have been a beneficiary of the lack of VAR there after catching Palmer with a stray elbow.

Dunk felt the former City man went down softly, but you see them get checked.

[8 February 2025 20:47 · Will Castle]

Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

45+1 mins: Three minutes of added time indicated by the fourth official as Brighton break forward with numbers.

[8 February 2025 20:45 · Will Castle]

Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

44 mins: Rutter catches Tosin out on the break and drives towards the Chelsea goal.

Tosin stays with his man, not allowing him to get a proper shot away and forces Rutter to cut it back, only for Cucurella to hook it out for a corner.