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  "title": "Chelsea maintain perfect start in seven-goal Brighton thriller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/chelsea-maintain-perfect-start-in-seven-goal-brighton-thriller",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T19:00:20.000Z",
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  "summary": "Chelsea maintained their perfect start to the season under Xabi Alonso with a 4-3 win over Brighton at Stamford Bridge. The Blues got off to a flying start with Romeo Lavia scoring in the fourth minute after a costly error by Brighton's goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro also scored for Chelsea, making it 3-0 by the 32nd minute.\n\nBrighton fought back, with Malick Yalcouye and Pascal Gross scoring to reduce the deficit. Cole Palmer scored a brilliant individual goal to ease Chelsea's nerves. According to BBC Sport, Chelsea held off a Brighton fightback to win the seven-goal encounter.\n\nEmi Martinez, Chelsea's new goalkeeper, conceded three goals in his first game for the Blues. Alonso was pleased with Martinez's first impact, saying he felt ready and had a positive connection with the rest of the team. Chelsea will look to continue their winning start against Arsenal in their next match.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/alonso-on-caicedo-injury-worry-pedro-netos-future-enzo-fernandez",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Fernandes treble inspires Man Utd rout, Chelsea beat Brighton in thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/fernandes-treble-inspires-man-utd-rout-chelsea-beat-brighton-in",
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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."
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