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,

The visitors were gifted an early goal at the Amex Stadium, but Brighton roared back and take their place in Monday's fifth round draw

Joao Felix completed a deadline day switch to Serie A outfit Milan, having made just 12 Premier League appearances for the Blues this season.

KAORU MITOMA fired home after poor Chelsea defending as Brighton fought from a goal down to lead in the FA Cup! Bart Verbruggen’s HOWLER gave Chelsea the lead in their FA Cup fourth round

Kaoru Mitoma sealed Brighton & Hove Albion's 2-1 comeback home victory over Premier League rivals Chelsea to send the south- coast club into the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday. Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen gifted Chelsea a fifth-minute lead when he bundled a Cole Palmer cross into his own net.

In one of the few fixtures of the FA Cup's fourth round between two Premier League sides, Chelsea will travel south to square off against Brighton. The Blues are hoping to reach a Wembley Stadium final for the fourth time since 2022,

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has bemoaned the lack of VAR in the early stages of the FA Cup. Kaoru Mitoma appeared to have handled the ball before lifting the ball over Robert Sanchez, for what proved to be the winner in the fourth round tie on Saturday night.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said "big clubs" are able to win games 1-0 as he branded his side's FA Cup exit at Brighton a "big shame". The Blues were gifted a fifth-minute advantage in the fourth-round tie at the Amex Stadium by a calamitous own goal from Seagulls goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.

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,