REACTION: WORK TO DO
Posted on: Sat 04 Aug 2012
It was an afternoon to forget on the south-coast as the Blues were beaten 3-1 by Gustavo Poyet’s Brighton & Hove Albion, and manager Roberto Di Matteo was clearly frustrated after a disappointing display.
Full story: http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2871671,00.html
Full match report: http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2871636,00.html
Snippet from end of match report:
The game ended on a sour note, with both Ashley Cole and Ivanovic involved in ugly exchanges as frustrations threatened to boil over, but all in all, it was an afternoon our players will want to forget in a hurry.
Chelsea: (4-3-3)
Cech (Turnbull 64); Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c) (David Luiz 60), Cole; Meireles (Mikel h/t), Essien, Lampard; Ramires, Torres (Lukaku 78), Hazard
Unused substitutes: Ferreira, Hutchinson, Benayoun, Piazon.
Goal: Lampard 35
Brighton & Hove Albion: (4-3-3)
Kuszczak; Bruno, Greer (c), Dunk, Calderon; Bridcutt, Crofts, Dicker (Harley 58); Buckley (Noone 64), Vicente, Barnes (Agdestein 89).
Unused substitutes: Brezovan, Ankergren, El-Abd, Sparrow, Vincelot.
Goals: Vicente 37, Barnes 44, Crofts 86
Crowd: 17,149
Referee: Dave Phillips