Among the main men to feature was top scorer Cole Palmer, who was starting his first game of the season in any cup competition. Chelsea only managed seven shots, one on target. And two of them came before the fifth-minute goal. Now their focus is down to the Premier League - where they sit fourth - and the Uefa Conference League.

Chelsea's FA Cup campaign came to an end in the fourth round after falling 1–2 against Brighton, with a lackluster performance at Amex Stadium.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler got a memorable victory for his tenure as Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter scored and the Seagulls delivered a 2-1 comeback win over Chelsea at the Amex Stadium in FA Cup fourth round action on Saturday,