Cole Palmer scored the winner at Stamford Bridge (Picture: Reuters) Chelsea continued their perfect start under Xabi Alonso with an entertaining 4-3 win over Brighton in the Premier League. Goals from Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro saw the Blues race into a three-goal lead just after the half-hour mark at Stamford Bridge. Brighton responded quickly through Malick Yalcouye to cut the deficit, before Joao Pedro deflected the ball into his own net after the break to give Fabian Hurzeler’s side real hope of a comeback. But a superb finish from Cole Palmer, his second in as many league games, helped Chelsea restore a two-goal lead and see off any comeback from Brighton despite a late goal in added time through Pascal Gross. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Relive an entertaining 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge with Metro’s LIVE matchday blog below: Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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