Frank Lampard was relieved to get a first Premier League home win as Chelsea boss under his belt after second-half goals from Jorginho and Willian sank Brighton 2-0. The Blues had peppered the Brighton goal throughout the first half but only made the breakthrough when Jorginho tucked in a penalty five minutes after half-time. Willian’s well-taken second secured a maiden three points at home for Lampard, while Brighton never really threatened to deny the hosts a first clean sheet of the season. Brighton somehow survived the first half, but five minutes into the second Adam Webster hit the self-destruct button. “We grew into the game a bit, hit the bar and had a chance to get a foothold but then the second goal killed us off a bit.

Source: Irish Examiner September 28, 2019 16:41 UTC