Chelsea’s roller-coaster rolls on in latest high-scoring thriller

Chelsea’s season to date has been described as stop-start and a work in progress but one thing it can no longer be called is dull – Sunday’s 3-2, 10-man home win over Brighton & Hove Albion took the goals total in their last four league games to 23. When the final whistle blew, players and […]

Chelsea’s roller-coaster rolls on in latest high-scoring thriller

Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea’s season to date has been described as stop-start and a work in progress but one thing it can no longer be called is dull – Sunday’s 3-2, 10-man home win over Brighton & Hove Albion took the goals total in their last four league games to 23.

When the final whistle blew, players and coaching staff rushed onto the pitch as much in relief as celebration after the visitors pushed the Blues all the way in another roller-coaster game.

The 12 goals scored by Mauricio Pochettino’s men in their last four games – against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Brighton – have raised hopes among Blues fans that their long barren run in attack is behind them.