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Brighton gave Chelsea 'two early Christmas presents', admits Leon Balogun

Leon Balogun has described Brighton and Hove Albion's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in Sunday's Premier League outing as early Christmas gifts for the visitors.

Two first-half goals were all Maurizio Sarri's men needed to grab maximum points at the Amex Stadium despite a tensed finish.

Pedro and Eden Hazard fired Chelsea ahead in the 17th and 33rd minutes respectively but Solly March's second-half effort was enough to earn a point for the hosts.

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And Balogun who was involved in the build-up to Chelsea's second goal rued his side's second consecutive league defeat.

The Nigerian centre-back who played for the entire 90 minutes did not win a single tackle for his team but made four successful interceptions.