Brighton Beat 10-Man Chelsea; Santos Ruled Out

Brighton came from behind to beat 10-man Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge after Trevoh Chalobah was sent off in the 53rd minute following an Andrey Santos error and a VAR review. Enzo Fernández had put Chelsea ahead before substitutes Danny Welbeck (two goals) and Maxim De Cuyper (stoppage-time header) completed Brighton’s turnaround. Andrey Santos has been ruled out until after the October international break and joins a growing injury list that includes Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana, Dario Essugo, Cole Palmer and Liam Delap. Manager Enzo Maresca is still assessing the fitness of Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League tie with Benfica, where former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge as Benfica’s coach. The defeat — Chelsea’s second successive red-card game and the end of a 12-match home unbeaten league run — has intensified scrutiny on Maresca’s tactics and the squad’s discipline, with some fans booing and reports of abuse, although the club says it is monitoring the situation and is not preparing an immediate managerial change.