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  "id": 4455202,
  "title": "Chelsea beat Brighton in 7-goal thriller to extend Alonso’s perfect start",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/chelsea-beat-brighton-in-7-goal-thriller-to-extend-alonsos-perfect-4455202",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T15:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/30/chelsea-beat-brighton-in-7-goal-thriller-to-extend-alonso-s-perfect-start"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea extended Xabi Alonso's perfect start to the season with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge. Joao Pedro, Morgan Rogers, and Cole Palmer scored for the Blues, as Alonso's reign kicked off with a 3-2 triumph at Fulham on Monday. Rogers assisted Pedro Neto's goal, making it a 2-1 Chelsea lead. Brighton led 4-0 within the first 31 minutes, but the game turned around as Lavia capitalized on a mix-up between Verbruggen and Wieffer to score the opening goal. Neto followed up with a cross, and Pedro sealed the win with a brilliant counter-attack goal. Brighton fought back with goals from Yalcouye and Pedro, but Palmer's late goal secured the victory for Chelsea.",
  "summary": "Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer score in the 4-3 win over Brighton.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Team News: Xabi Alonso starts new signing in goal and makes full back decision in midfield",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/team-news-xabi-alonso-starts-new-signing-in-goal-and-makes-full-back",
        "published": "2026-08-30T12:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3 to extend perfect start under Xabi Alonso",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/chelsea-beat-brighton-4-3-to-extend-perfect-start-under-xabi-alonso",
        "published": "2026-08-30T15:19:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Chelsea beat Brighton in 7-goal thriller to extend Alonso’s perfect start",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/chelsea-beat-brighton-in-7-goal-thriller-to-extend-alonsos-perfect",
        "published": "2026-08-30T15:29:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}