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This time it was not even about Chelsea’s wastefulness. They barely created anything after taking the lead through Romelu Lukaku’s header in the first half and could have no complaints after this costly draw with Brighton, who thoroughly outplayed the European champions before Danny Welbeck came off the bench to earn them a deserved point in stoppage time.Brighton had done everything but score before equalising and Thomas Tuchel did not look particularly surprised when Welbeck’s beautiful header sailed past Édouard Mendy. Tuchel knew that his side had not done enough. Chelsea were too timid after going ahead and their hopes of catching Manchester City are surely over after their third draw in four games. Continue reading...