5 Chelsea players who underperformed against Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League 2021-22

#3 Christian Pulisic

Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion - Premier League

Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has not been at his best lately. The USA international had the opportunity to make his mark in the absence of Romelu Lukaku and co., but failed to do anything of note.

Last night, he was used as a right wing-back, carrying the responsibility of juggling both attack and defense.

Surprisingly, Pulisic was rather brilliant at the back. He pressed valiantly and even completed a couple of tackles to thwart Brighton’s advances.

Marc Cucurella, who was having the game of his life, kept Pulisic on his toes all night long and kept the American from venturing forward.

Pulisic had 20 passes inside the opposition half, completed two long balls and played one key pass. He did not register a single shot against the Seagulls on Wednesday night.

For a player playing out of position, he did pretty well, but Chelsea needed more from their high-flying American.

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#2 Jorginho

Brentford v Chelsea - Carabao Cup Quarter Final

Chelsea’s ever-reliable central midfielder Jorginho stuck to the right side of midfield against Brighton. The Italian international started well and passed the ball around with ease in the opening minutes. He did not have much to do in the first half and decided to take it easy.

Eventually, Brighton caught up to him and exposed his defensive weaknesses with mazy runs and quick passes. The pressure took a toll on the player as he started giving the ball away carelessly.

He lost possession a whopping 15 times against the visitors on Wednesday. The double European champion also contributed nothing to Chelsea's attack against the Seagulls.

His fatigue was painfully evident in the final quarter, but Tuchel did not have any more substitutions left in the bank.

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#1 Callum Hudson-Odoi

Leicester City v Chelsea - Premier League

Callum Hudson-Odoi did well in the Boxing Day win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Tuchel, who was thoroughly impressed with the Englishman's work at Villa Park, decided to keep him in the lineup for Chelsea’s final game of the year.

Sadly, he failed to build upon his weekend performance and looked out of gas.

As always, Hudson-Odoi’s runs with the ball were spot on. He regularly picked up the ball in his own half and tried to take the game to the opposition. The openings were there, but his final ball always let him down.

In the 56th minute, Hudson-Odoi and Mason Mount found themselves in a two-on-one situation. He had all the time in the world to have a go at goal but ended up trying to set up Mount instead. His cross was poor and was dealt with easily by Joel Veltman.