Chelsea swat away Seagulls to keep up chase for top four

Chelsea’s match against Brighton may have seemed like something of a sideshow compared to the festival going on up the road at Tottenham’s new ground, but their 3-0 victory could prove to be just as important in the race for the top four and for the future of their manager Maurizio Sarri.

Sarri has endured a tempestuous relationship with Chelsea fans recently, not least last weekend when they called for him to be sacked during a match at Cardiff in which his side went 1-0 down before scraping a fortunate 2-1 victory.