Brighton 3 Chelsea 0: Enzo Maresca’s embarrassing Blues have ZERO shots on target as Seagulls run riot

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BRIGHTON put Chelsea to the sword on a night to forget for Enzo Maresca.

Goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh secured an emphatic three points as Chelsea’s new goalkeeping experiment backfired spectacularly.

Kaoru Mitoma got the party started for a rampant Brighton at the Amex[/caption]

The Japanese star curled in an exquisite opener[/caption]

Yankuba Minteh slammed in Brighton’s second as Chelsea wilted on the South Coast[/caption]

Minteh bagged his second after the break as Chelsea fell apart[/caption]

Maresca named Filip Jorgensen his new keeper, dropping error-prone Robert Sanchez to the bench.

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer netted four in one half against the Seagulls when the teams met earlier in the season.

The England star had the first chance of the game, blazing high and wide from 20 yards.

But he was a passenger for the remainder of the contest as Brighton took control.

Chelsea’s injury woes continued as Noni Madueke limped off just before the half-hour mark, replaced by Jadon Sancho.

And things get worse for the Blues minutes later, as Mitoma put the hosts into the lead.

The Japanese star controlled a long punt upfield with an exquisite first touch, before placing a first-time strike past Filip Jorgensen.

Chelsea responded well, with Enzo Fernandez having a header ruled out for a harsh foul just before the break.

But they were 2-0 down just seconds later, with Yankuba Minteh smashing home after a disastrous period of defending from the visitors.

Maresca stuck with the same XI after the break – but Chelsea were all over the place at the back.

Minteh took full advantage to make it 3-0 just after the hour, firing past a stricken Jorgensen from close range.

And Chelsea’s fans were soon heading for the exits, chanting for Roman Abramovich.

Filip Jorgensen was named the new No. 1 for Chelsea before KO – but had a game to forget[/caption]

Mitoma showed off an outrageous first touch to bring the ball down for the opening goal[/caption]

Enzo Fernandez thought he had equalised but saw his header ruled out for a foul[/caption]

Moises Caicedo had a night to forget on his return to the Amex[/caption] 2 shots, 1 goal.