Kaoru Mitoma's second-half winner sent Brighton through to the FA Cup fifth round at Chelsea's expense, with the comeback victory easing the slight pressure on Seagulls manager Fabian Hurzeler.
Match report as Brighton came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round; Bart Verbruggen's horrendous own goal gave the Blues the lead after five minutes, but Georginio Rutter equalised seven minutes later; Kaoru Mitoma's clever finish completed the comeback
The Seagulls were in the firing line after their dismal 7-0 loss to Nottingham Forest last week and started this cup tie in horrific fashion - with goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen fumbling Cole Palmer's harmless cross into his own net after five minutes.
But Chelsea have had their issues recently and one of them is letting leads slip. They were pegged back seven minutes after that early Verbruggen gift as Georginio Rutter nodded Joel Veltman's delicious cross past former Seagulls goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
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