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Soccer-Brighton's Mitoma dumps Chelsea out of FA Cup

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

Posted on February 8, 2025

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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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