Madueke, who was replaced by Jadon Sancho, was the beginning of a miserable night for Chelsea down on the south coast. Another injury setback for the Blues, as well as a performance dubbed by head coach Enzo Maresca as the worst of the season so far.

Enzo Maresca conceded that his Chelsea side need to ‘find different solutions’ quickly after they failed to register a single shot on target in a humbling 3-0 defeat to Brighton. Less than a week on from their FA Cup elimination at the hands of the Seagulls, the visitors were beaten all ends up by Fabian Hurzeler’s men in the Premier League.