Soccer-Brighton's Mitoma dumps Chelsea out of FA Cup
Soccer-Brighton's Mitoma dumps Chelsea out of FA Cup
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 8, 2025

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 8, 2025

BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Kaoru Mitoma sealed Brighton & Hove Albion's 2-1 comeback home victory over Premier League rivals Chelsea to send the south- coast club into the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday.
Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen gifted Chelsea a fifth-minute lead when he bundled a Cole Palmer cross into his own net.
The hosts were not behind for long, however, as Georginio Rutter equalised seven minutes later with a glancing header.
Brighton were the better side after the break and Japanese winger Mitoma sealed the tie in the 57th minute with a neat flicked finish over Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
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