Chelsea 4-3 Brighton ratings as Malick Yalcouye excels in surprise No 10 role | OneFootball

According to WeAreBrighton.com, Malick Yalcouye led Brighton’s ratings in the 4-3 loss at Chelsea. On a full Premier League debut as a surprise No 10, he impressed and looked the next Albion talent BlueCo might pursue.

Brighton’s back line unravelled, conceding three inside 32 minutes. Romeo Lavia tapped in after Bart Verbruggen and Mats Wieffer failed to deal with a corner, Pedro Neto added the second with Morgan Rogers prominent, and Wieffer shared blame for the third.

Yalcouye volleyed in after the goalkeeper denied Charalampos Kostoulas. His pass released Pascal Gross, whose cross-shot deflected in for an own goal, before Gross headed home from beyond 15 yards with the final touch for Brighton’s third.

Lewis Dunk avoided a red for stopping Joao Pedro as last man, officials ruling Luka Vuskovic was covering. Ferdi Kadioglu, recently back from a minor knock, was repeatedly exposed by Neto.

Hurzeler again used Wieffer at right back and stationed Olivier Boscagli in midfield, a compromise that hurt both areas. Diego Gomez missed good openings, one drawing the best save from the home keeper.

Hurzeler waited until the 75th minute to use his bench, bringing on Ibrahim Osman for a tiring Yalcouye. Costinha took a tactical yellow, and Promise David’s presence unsettled the hosts before Gross’s late header.

Yalcouye scored 7.67, with Gross on 7.25 and Maxim De Cuyper 6.00. Verbruggen’s 4.42 and Kadioglu’s 4.25 underlined the defensive malaise. Ratings were compiled from fan scores on social media.

Source: WeAreBrighton.com

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