Jovial fans took to the stands at Stamford Bridge ahead of a "chaotic" defeat.

Clad in Albion blue and white, fans made the journey to London to support the Seagulls against Chelsea.

Although spirits remained high throughout, Brighton and Hove Albion faced a crushing 4-2 loss.

Big smiles in the stands Big smiles in the stands (Image: Simon Dack) Cole Palmer scored all four goals for Chelsea, while Georgino Rutter scored for Brighton in just seven minutes and Carlos Baleba followed in the 34th minute.

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Head coach Fabian Huerzeler said: “We had a good start in the game. We controlled in the game, we had very good positioning.

High spirits before kick off High spirits before kick off (Image: Simon Dack) “We scored and we deserved to score, then we gave the game away with easy little mistakes.

“We can’t win when you do these easy mistakes, especially in the first half.

“We have to analyse it, we have to improve and if necessary we have to adapt something.”