well we have the most perfect day for you a warm hello in every sense of the world the sun is out
and football has a special place on this most idyllic of days a fixture
ahead of us to which we've all been looking forward for so very very long
and it means so very very much the scene could not be more beautiful the pitch looks terrific
the players are ready to get started and we cannot wait for the contest that lies ahead
certainly this is a very very impressive venue quite a sight to behold this is the perfect game
for all parties not least the neutrals who've just come to enjoy it well get ready for some
high grade football peter two strong teams as you say full of wonderful individual talent
and we have every right to anticipate some really entertaining football as to whether we'll see a
high scoring contest that's a little harder to predict i'm not complaining though because there
are good players everywhere you look around this surface and that's a fine start in itself
so it's away we go then jim you've played in games of this nature who can make the difference
yeah thiago silva he's a player who doesn't seem to have any weaknesses at all peter he's
strong he's quick he's technically gifted and very comfortable in possession what i particularly find
impressive about him though is his consistency and his reliability he just never seems to
to make a mistake opposition strikers could be in for a hard time of it today i wonder
whether that has anything to do with you being a defender once upon a time jim
and here's lukaku look kaku
lookman good spell of possession this but very little to show for it yes the referee's given it
too close for comfort
and it's lukaku pulisic
lukaku well they would seem to be trying to expose the center of that defense to to runners
it makes for some terrific movement it does and they may be hit on the brake because
obviously it requires numbers forward to to stretch them out
rudiger
and here's lukaku
tries to get it forward quickly
and it's chill well
tries to get it clear indeedy
now it's all brighton going through
conte
now it's lukaku and it's it's lukaku he's pulled off a fine save lukaku
really must have felt he had the measure of the keeper then but how wrong he was
clear away goes for goal oh just lacked a decent finish hudson odoi
certainly displayed his fine technique but the keeper was never really in trouble
just brushed off the ball there
indeedy
well that's where he wants it
and here's vardy
such a good effort maybe the target really should have been hit
she knew
but it's not been a bad game by any means
there's the start of the second half chelsea can feel really happy with
themselves the scoreline doesn't back it up but they've played with urgency
and purpose and can't afford to lose patience in this second half they've got to persevere
forward it goes had a chance what a wonderful goal well one or two others were maybe a tad
slow at restarting this game then upsteps a big character who was simply switched on and
sparked another advantage for his team at an important stage it worked as well
ever any doubts well was there ever any doubt
it made it look like he's done it over and over and over again and yes
deadlock broken it's one nil well listen a few words of advice and encouragement
from the manager during the break can often straighten things out and it's paid off here
lookman and here's vardy chilwell pulisic kante well positioned to make that interception
everything they would have spoken about in that dressing room during
the break has a greater chance of happening
thanks to the early goal it's the perfect platform now to go on and try to win it
now the referee's pulled play back and has booked him for the original offense
h
century oh real danger here
all brighton goes looking lookman
and here's vardy not easily shrugged off the ball well it's good stuff
this is better well hitting hope is just about the sum of it isn't it jim just has to be done
tilaman's drives it forward great strength too strong for his opponent
pulisic
chillwell
and here's lukaku and he has been fouled there
looking to pull clear here he's shaping up to have a crack from here
he's good for the shots
madison tilamans
the only goal came in he's not played the ball that's a foul
it's a loose ball keep calm and carry on that's the job in a nutshell now
madison gets it back this is good ball retention
and it should be enough from here but they want to double their back
fell there
back into the middle lukaku cleared without complication
and it's perez and here's vardy
it's come loose indeedy
and it's been taken straight back rudiger brings the ball forward
chelsea can afford to settle on seeing this one out by running down the clock i think
the message is clear none shall pass
he's left his man
johnson goes back
looks at his watch and blows his whistle
terrific contest it really might have tipped either way the margin