Sunday's General News Report
Rounding up all your last Blues news!
Back in the UK now and rounding up all the latest Chelsea news from today!
Further reactions from Brighton
Conor Gallagher: "It’s a tough one to take. At the end of the day, we were not good enough individually or as a team. It seemed like they wanted it a bit more than us. We have to look at ourselves.
"We’re to blame and we are gutted, very disappointed in ourselves as a team as we know we’re so much more professional than that. Credit to Brighton, they were very good. They’re a top team, their fans were up for it.
"We were always in the game, even at half time when we were three down. It shows we did have chances and I should have scored in the first half which could have changed the game. It didn’t go that way.
"We had chances, but we need to defend better as a team. We shouldn’t be conceding that many goals so we’re very disappointed. We’re at fault. We need to look at the mistakes, learn from them, dust ourselves off and go again."
Pat Nevin: "I'm watching Raheem Sterling right now and I've said that Graham Potter has got the best from every player since he has been there - with one exception," the 59-year-old said.
"If he keeps playing the way he is right now, he's not even a consideration for the World Cup."
Thiago Silva: “Yesterday was a very difficult day, and today still is as we hate losing. However, we have to raise our heads and move on. We have to be even stronger in these 4 games that are missing before the World Cup! Let's go Chelsea.”
Ian Wright: “They [wingbacks] weren’t really helping Chalobah and Cucurella and they were getting pulled all over the place. There’s no real cover.”
Gary Lineker: “Is that [wingbacks] one for the dustbin?” Ian Wright: Yes, it is.”
Transfer news
Fabrizio Romano: “Chelsea targeting Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez again in January is a possibility but not something that is guaranteed yet. He remains highly regarded at Stamford Bridge.”
According to The Daily Mirror, Brighton will sell Moises Caicedo, but only for £85m! Chelsea and Newcastle are targeting the midfielder.
Contract news
Fabrizio Romano on N’Golo Kante: “I’m told there’s still nothing advanced between him and any club. He’s happy in London but negotiations with Chelsea are not easy, so he has serious chances to leave on a free transfer."
Misc
Fabrizio Romano: “Talks with Brighton's head of recruitment Paul Winstanley and former RB Leipzig director Christopher Vivell are progressing, and everything is expected to be completed with Chelsea in the coming days.”
Simon Phillips
Welcome back Simon!
Hope you enjoyed a Brandy Sour in Cyprus, you would need one watching the replay of the Brighton game, utter shambles does not come close