Chelsea vs Brighton: Carabao Cup - LIVE!

Tonight, Chelsea will participate in the Carabao Cup again and they are in dire need of a win to bring some positivity back to Stamford Bridge. This season hasn't been easy for the Blues, having only won two out of seven matches across all competitions. Their last win was against AFC Wimbledon in the second round, who were from the fourth tier. The manager, Mauricio Pochettino, is hoping to turn things around and has decided to make significant changes to the team by bringing in five new players.

Many Chelsea supporters are feeling quite disappointed currently, and they would most likely be satisfied with even just a single goal, considering that their team has failed to score for three consecutive games. Chelsea's lack of discipline was costly during their latest match against Aston Villa. The team suffered yet another defeat at home, and this time due to the red card issued to their right-back, Malo Gusto. After a closer look via VAR, his yellow card was escalated to a red for making a bad challenge on Lucas Digne.

The situation for Chelsea is very different from Brighton's as they are succeeding under their manager, Roberto De Zerbi, despite him making seven alterations to the team. Brighton will be looking forward to worsening Chelsea's condition because the club has obtained many important players from them within the past year. You can keep up with the game between Chelsea and Brighton by following Standard Sport's live blog, which includes commentary from Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge.

After the first goal, the pace of the game has significantly picked up from both teams. It's been 54 minutes.

Palmer is currently performing exceptionally well for Chelsea this evening.

Brighton is still a danger, mainly because of Sanchez's poor kicking performance, as he appears to be very uneasy.

The visitors' attempt by Baleba was obstructed.

Nizaar Kinsella from Standard Sport was present at Stamford Bridge.

Nicolas Jackson has just scored a goal that was well needed for Chelsea. The team had been struggling to score for almost 350 minutes.

Cole Palmer provided a fantastic assist by passing the ball skillfully and accurately between the legs of the defender.

Chelsea Scores Against Brighton With Nicolas Jackson's Goal In 50th Min

In just 50 minutes, Jackson proved his critics wrong by scoring the opening goal of the match and his second goal for Chelsea.

Brighton made a mistake with their touch and gave up the ball, allowing the Blues to attack. Caicedo passed the ball to Maatsen, who then passed it to Palmer.

The ex-player of Manchester City shows off their skills by performing a beautiful maneuver where the ball passes through the legs of Van Hecke and reaches Jackson, who calmly and effortlessly scores with Verbruggen unable to move.

That will boost his confidence a lot.

Nizaar Kinsella from Standard Sport was at Stamford Bridge stadium.

Sanchez is currently performing with his back facing the away section of Brighton's stadium while hearing the crowd shout "you're a terrible Jason Steele."

After a difficult first half, the Spaniard faced a nerve-wracking test.

Chelsea is currently experiencing a lot of pressure, and they seem incapable of getting rid of the ball from their half.

Brighton is sending many balls into the box and making the Blues defence work hard. However, Chilwell is doing a great job of stopping them from getting another corner.

Brighton have started the second half with a strong offensive approach. Mitoma took the ball to the byline and delivered a cross that was deflected out by the opposing team. This all happened within 47 minutes of gameplay.

Van Hecke nearly hits the corner.

The second part of the game has started at Stamford Bridge.

The lineup for Chelsea remains the same, but Brighton has made a substitution with Solly March taking over for Fati.

Chelsea has experienced yet another half without goals, which marks their seventh consecutive one.

They have not managed to score any goals since their victory of 2-1 in the second round of this tournament on August 30, when they came back from behind against AFC Wimbledon.

During the first half, Brighton had two opportunities to score. Pedro's shot hit the roof of the net while Sanchez saved Fati's chance, making up for his earlier mistake.

Chelsea really needs to step up their game and improve drastically, as they are still struggling to make any significant impact in the attacking front. This seems to be a consistent issue for the team.

Nizaar Kinsella of Standard Sport was present at Stamford Bridge.

During the match, Ugochukwu tackled Baleba with a piledriver, which was very similar to Malo Gusto's tackle that resulted in a red card. However, the referee, Thomas Bramall, did not recognize it as a foul, and there was no video assistant referee (VAR) available to review the incident.

Ugochukwu had received a cautionary yellow card!