Matchday LIVE: Chelsea draw Brighton, Juventus & Dortmund also feature

It's a well-deserved point for Brighton that they've won against the Blues, who really should've capitalised on their first-half goal. The Blues have missed the chance to go second in the table ahead of Liverpool, and it's their 11th draw of the season.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">One win in seven league games. Chelsea fans right now 😐 <a href="https://t.co/APloNPVMIX">pic.twitter.com/APloNPVMIX</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1483558104587505674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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FT: Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Brighton bite back! 🔥 Adam Webster bags his second goal of the season with an important header 💪 <a href="https://t.co/iF70vR48ix">pic.twitter.com/iF70vR48ix</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1483550189222825985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">LEVEL ON THE SOUTH COAST! Adam Webster's first Premier League goal ties the match for Brighton! 📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/usa_network?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USA_Network</a> <a href="https://t.co/6iBtPV17RP">pic.twitter.com/6iBtPV17RP</a>— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSportsSoccer/status/1483551205611778052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Brighton's stunning equaliser

HERE WE GO! Adam Webster equalies for Brighton after scoring from a corner, undoing all of Kepa's good work with the initial save.The Seagulls are level!

GOAL! Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

Juventus are cruising in Coppa Italia, with Daniele Rugani doubling the lead just minutes after half-time with a wonderful header.

GOAL! Juventus 2-0 Sampdoria

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">What a strike! 💥 Hakim Ziyech’s powerful hit finds the bottom corner and gives Chelsea the lead 👊 <a href="https://t.co/5VrjphG8tJ">pic.twitter.com/5VrjphG8tJ</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1483539815463280641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">1-0 Chelsea! Hakim Ziyech scores from distance inside the near post! 📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/usa_network?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USA_Network</a> <a href="https://t.co/qd2xCLK2Er">pic.twitter.com/qd2xCLK2Er</a>— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSportsSoccer/status/1483538429669433348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Ziyech scores screamer

And here we finally have it! Chelsea break the deadlock with a goal scored by Hakim Ziyech that had stunning pace and accuracy.The Blues lead after 28 minutes!

GOAL! Brighton 0-1 Chelsea

Juventus draw first blood in the Coppa Italia as Juan Cuadrado scores with a sublime free-kick.

GOAL! Juventus 1-0 Sampdoria

Thanks for sticking with us through the action today, and we'll be back tomorrow.Peace out!

That's all, folks!

Graham Potter to BT Sport: "We're really pleased and proud of the performance definitely. We gave Chelsea a good game. Our performance was full of everything. It's not easy because they have some top players but the courage of our defenders... The boys played on the front foot as much as they could. They scored from not much but it was a performance I really enjoyed."We were well in the game and the boys could feel it was a good performance. Chelsea don't give much away so you have to work for everything. We could maybe test the goalkeeper more but I thought we had everything."Adam Webster and Dan Burn were fantastic. We looked like we were enjoying our football which is important. The players give it everything and when they make a mistake they work hard and recover for each other. As a coach that's all you can ask for."You could see the reaction from the supporters. They paid good money and enjoyed the performance."

🗣 Potter: 'We're really pleased and proud of the performance'

Thomas Tuchel to BT Sport: "We looked tired and we are. It's like this. We knew they were well prepared, had more time to prepare and you saw at the end that the stadium celebrated like it was a victory. That is what you face. We tried everything but you could see we were mentally and physically tired."We need some days off. The boys need some days off there is no other solution."I did not see many teams control Brighton over 90 minutes. They play brave and bring people to your box to create chances. Of course if you can take a half-chance for a second goal you can go out and win and this is what we normally would be up to. At the moment it is difficult to be too harsh on our players as I know what is going on."I am happy. He can score 20 more and not celebrate I have no problem. It is normal that they [Lukaku and Ziyech] talk, are not happy and don't like it if we say we want more from them. Even in the reaction for the goal you can see they are tired. It is relief. That is my feeling of the team just now."

🗣 Tuchel: 'We are mentally tired'

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">2 - Adam Webster's equaliser was just the second headed goal Chelsea have conceded in the Premier League this season, with Brighton's Danny Welbeck responsible for their only other such concession back in December. Bullet. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BHACHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BHACHE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1483550544476217344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Brighton goalscorer Adam Webster to BT Sport: "I think for the whole game we were the better team. They had a spell at the end but other than that we were the dominant team and on another day hopefully get three points."In the first half we were by far the better team. It was a goal from nowhere. It was a bit of a low blow for us but we stuck in there. We have always shown character to come back and get something from the game."The whole squad... Steven Alzate came in tonight and played out of his skin. He's not played 90 minutes in a long time and did outstanding. We have quite a few missing through injuries so it shows the strength in depth we have got in the squad and it gives the manager a headache."We like the physical battles. Romelu Lukaku is a world-class player. I'd never played against him before so it was a challenge but we showed we could deal with him.""About time!" he said on his goal. "I had a couple at the weekend which I was disappointed with. It was pleasing tonight to get off the mark and chip in."

 🗣Webster: 'We were the better team'

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">4 - Chelsea (D3 L1) are now four Premier League matches without a win, the first time a Thomas Tuchel side has embarked on such a run since October 2016 during his time in charge of Borussia Dortmund. Discomfort. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BHACHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BHACHE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1483558854654894083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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It's a case of the winter blues for the Blues...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">For the first time since 2010/11, neither <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayernEN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCBayernEN</a> nor <a href="https://twitter.com/BlackYellow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlackYellow</a> will feature in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DFBPokal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DFBPokal</a> final 🥊💥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Berlin2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Berlin2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/pGosNpjdBJ">pic.twitter.com/pGosNpjdBJ</a>— The DFB-Pokal (@DFBPokal_EN) <a href="https://twitter.com/DFBPokal_EN/status/1483558675482660872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Juventus cruise to to the next round of the Coppa Italia after crushing Sampdoria 4-1.

FT: Juventus 4-1 Sampdoria

Four minutes of added time for either side to clinch a last-gasp winner.

Brighton 1-1 Chelsea

It's all over for Dortmund! St Pauli have defeated the Bundesliga outfit 2-1 in the third round of the DFB Pokal. What an upset!<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Dortmund have been knocked out the DFB-Pokal by St Pauli ❌ <a href="https://t.co/0stDrcvGHP">pic.twitter.com/0stDrcvGHP</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1483555493801046017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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FT: St Pauli 2-1 Dortmund

Now it's Alvaro Morata's time to finally get in on the fun, scoring the fourth goal in tonight's Coppa Italia victory for Juventus.

GOAL! Juventus 4-1 Sampdoria

Romelu Lukaku has his first shot all game, and it's a wonderful ball that he gets delivered – but it's saved and goes out for a corner.All three ensuing corners are cleared.

Paulo Dybala scores to extend Juventus' lead to 3-1 against Sampdoria! Never in doubt.

GOAL! Juventus 3-1 Sampdoria

Reminder that Brighton have never, ever won a Premier League game against Chelsea.Will that change this evening? 👀

Marcos Alonso with a desperate shot on goal, but it's skied way over the crossbar.

Brighton have their first good chance of the game, but it's saved well by Kepa.

Brighton 0-1 Chelsea

Chelsea's goal has really thrown Brighton off, as they haven't been able to muster the kind of energy that they started the game with.

Erling Haaland scores from the penalty spot to halve Dortmund's deficit to 1-2 against St Pauli! He was never going to miss!

GOAL! St Pauli 2-1 Dortmund

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Incredible. Ghana 3-2 down to Comoros with just two minutes remaining and heading out of AFCON at the group stage. Awful news for Thomas Partey, but a massive boost for Arsenal, who could even potentially have him back for the Burnley game.— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) <a href="https://twitter.com/charles_watts/status/1483541220353880065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Partey update 🇬🇭

And that's it! Comoros have beaten Ghana 3-2 to knock them out of the Afcon group stage – what a result for Comoros, who are appearing in their first-ever Afcon tournament!It's the first time in 16 years that Ghana have failed to progress to the knockouts.What a game, Comoros! This also means the end of the tournament for Arsenal's Thomas Partey, who will most likely be due to return to the Gunners squad sooner now rather than later.A moment of joy for both Comoros and Arsenal fans.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">FT: Ghana 2-3 Comoros WHAT A MOMENT FOR COMOROS IN THEIR FIRST AFCON 🇰🇲 <a href="https://t.co/tx2cAFoVsQ">pic.twitter.com/tx2cAFoVsQ</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1483542900373925895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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FT: Ghana 2-3 Comoros

Chelsea lead at the break against Brighton, though it really has been a rather lacklustre match. Callum Hudson-Odoi has missed a chance to double the Blues' lead just before half-time, following good play between goalscorer Hakim Ziyech and Romelu Lukaku.

HT: Brighton 0-1 Chelsea

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">4 - All four of Hakim Ziyech's Premier League goals for Chelsea have come away from home, netting at Turf Moor, the Etihad Stadium, Vicarage Road and now the Amex Stadium. Leathered. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BHACHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BHACHE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1483538093839953921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Oh dear! Comoros have just scored a third goal with five minutes left of regular time!

GOAL! Ghana 2-3 Comoros

Ghana have now equalised against Comoros in Afcon, after they found themselves 2-0 down and 45 minutes away from crashing out of the competition. Richmond&nbsp;Boakye and Alexander&nbsp;Djiku with the goals!

GOAL! Ghana 2-2 Comoros

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Wowzas. Totally against the run of play but when you can shoot like that, you can do damage. Brighton goalkeeper Sanchez doesn't cover himself in glory though. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CFC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BHACHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BHACHE</a> <a href="https://t.co/PTMDGMWXHC">https://t.co/PTMDGMWXHC</a>— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) <a href="https://twitter.com/NizaarKinsella/status/1483536998405189641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Thoughts from our Chelsea correspondent 💭

Alvaro Morata thinks he's doubled the lead, but VAR says that there was a foul in the build-up and the goal's not counted.

Juventus 1-0 Sampdoria

It goes from bad to worse for Dortmund in the DFB Cup, as they've just conceded an own goal to make them trail 2-0.Uh oh!

GOAL! St Pauli 2-0 Dortmund

A bit of activity in the Chelsea box as Brighton try to get a shot away, but the Seagulls can't find the space and it's eventually cleared by Thiago Silva. Not much life injected into this fixture yet.

Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

Still goalless after 10 minutes here, with neither side really posing much of a threat.Chelsea have just had their first real attempt on goal with Romelu Lukaku laying it up for Cezar Azpilicueta, but the defender's shot is saved.

It's Brighton who get the first shot of the game away, with Moder's effort going just wide of the goal. It didn't have that much power on it, but it should at least have been aiming for the goal.

We are underway at the AmEx!"Hey Jude" is being sung by the stands for some reason.Juventus have also begun their Coppa Italia game against Sampdoria.

Kick-off: Brighton vs Chelsea

St Pauli lead against Dortmund in their German Cup game! Amenyido with the strike after just four minutes.

GOAL! St Pauli 1-0 Dortmund

Dortmund have kicked off their game against St Pauli in the DFB Cup, while Juventus will get their Coppa Italia game against Sampdoria in 15 minutes.

Kick-off: St Pauli vs Dortmund

Chelsea are currently third in the table heading into the game, so a win against Brighton would put them a point above for Liverpool – albeit with two games in hand. The Blues have failed to win their last three Premier League games, losing to Manchester City and drawing to Liverpool and Brighton. They've had more success in their Cup games, but will they be able to do enough to claim all three points against Seagulls?

Pre-match pre-amble

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Lamptey, Veltman, Webster, Burn, Lamptey, Groos, Alzate, Cucurella, Moder, Allister, WelbeckChelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rüdiger, Hudson-Odoi, Kanté, Jorginho, Alonso, Ziyech, Mount, Lukaku

Team news: Brighton vs Chelsea

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">0 - Chelsea have never lost in 13 league meetings with Brighton (W10 D3) – it’s the most the Blues have faced an opponent without ever losing in their league history. Might. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BHACHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BHACHE</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1483516222654361603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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A good sign for tonight?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Edouard Mendy keeps his first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFCON2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFCON2021</a> clean sheet as Senegal progress to the Round of 16 💪 <a href="https://t.co/wegD70m52F">pic.twitter.com/wegD70m52F</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1483498872987164675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Safe hands!

Welcome back to our live coverage of the matches today, which include Chelsea's Premier League visit to Brighton and Juventus taking on Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia.Stay tuned for team news and all the build-up!

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