Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey was given a rating of 7.75Chelsea got off to a winning start in the Premier League this season but it was one of their former players who was rated the man of the match on the BBC Sport website.
Left-back Tariq Lamptey left Chelsea for Brighton in January and he impressed against his former club, making more tackles and interceptions than any of his team-mates as well as excelling going forward.
“He’s fun to watch, isn’t he?” said Seagulls manager Graham Potter afterwards, who said the 19-year-old’s approach is “refreshing”.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said the Blues “tried to keep him” after he made it into the first-team squad, but could not convince the defender to stay.
“You have to give him a bit of credit because he wanted to play games. He’ll be a great player here [at Brighton],” Lampard added.
Lamptey picked up the highest rating but how did Chelsea’s debutants Timo Werner and Kai Havertz get on? Find out below.
Reaction to Chelsea’s win over BrightonPlayer of the match
LampteyTariq Lamptey
with an average of 7.75
Brighton & Hove AlbionSquad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Squad number20Player nameMarch
Squad number3Player nameWhite
Squad number8Player nameBissouma
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number7Player nameConnolly
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number9Player nameMaupay
Squad number17Player nameAlzate
Squad number1Player nameRyan
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number16Player nameJahanbakhsh
ChelseaSquad number24Player nameJames
Squad number11Player nameWerner
Squad number7Player nameKanté
Squad number15Player nameZouma
Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number8Player nameBarkley
Squad number4Player nameChristensen
Squad number19Player nameMount
Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Squad number20Player nameHudson-Odoi
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number3Player nameAlonso
Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga