Chelsea have taken the lead over Brighton at Stamford Bridge through Romelu Lukaku on his return to the starting XI.
Lukaku, who has spent some time away from the action with both injury problems and COVID-19, returned as a substitute against Aston Villa at the weekend, scoring a goal and winning a penalty.
The Belgian was included from the start tonight as Chelsea faced off with Brighton, looking to move above Liverpool in the Premier League table, with the Reds having been defeated by Leicester City last night.
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Though Chelsea endured a difficult start to the game, with Reece James picking up a potentially serious injury, they have found a breakthrough through their £97m man Romelu Lukaku.
The corner was swung in and landed on the head of the former Inter Milan striker, who made no mistake in directing it into the back of the Brighton net. 1-0 to the Blues!
2️⃣ in 2️⃣ for Romelu Lukaku 🇧🇪
Chelsea strike first from a corner, and the Belgian gets his second in as many games 🔵#PLonPrime #CHEBHA pic.twitter.com/JdJ6ezNqwS
— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) December 29, 2021
🤤🤤🤤 LUKAKU pic.twitter.com/Z1bvN2xd6H
— Tijen/A💙 (@29tijener) December 29, 2021
What a sweet goal from Lukaku! pic.twitter.com/mHg9WXsS1M
— Ego Over You 💭 (@badassPMF) December 29, 2021
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