Chelsea star singled out for praise despite draw with Brighton
Last Updated: January 19, 2022 4:07 pm
Brighton vs Chelsea
Chelsea faced a trip to the Amex on Tuesday evening, taking on Brighton.
Chelsea headed into the game having won just one of their last five Premier League matches, a record which had seen their 2021/22 Premier League title hopes all but disappear.
And, vs Brighton, Chelsea once again looked well off the pace in the first 45.
The Blues were struggling to keep the ball and created very little. However, just when the away side were crying out for one of their attackers to step up, Hakim Ziyech scored a lovely goal, smashing his effort into the bottom corner of Robert Sanchez’s net:
What a strike!
Hakim Ziyech’s powerful hit finds the bottom corner and gives Chelsea the lead pic.twitter.com/5VrjphG8tJ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 18, 2022
Taking the lead did not seem to boost Chelsea’s mood on the evening, however.
Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech appeared to be having words when they walked off the pitch at half-time, whilst Thomas Tuchel came out very early for the second half and was reportedly sat ‘with a face like thunder’.
Hakim Ziyech and Romelu Lukaku are having a difference of opinions heading into the break, despite the Blues’ lead…
HT: Brighton 0-1 Chelsea pic.twitter.com/P3mGXTg9bp
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 18, 2022
Brighton then came out and dominated the opening of the second 45 and were eventually rewarded for their dominance when Adam Webster smashed a header past Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Brighton bite back!
Adam Webster bags his second goal of the season with an important header pic.twitter.com/iF70vR48ix
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 18, 2022
Thiago Silva praised
In the end, Chelsea were able to keep the score level at 1-1, with Brighton probably feeling somewhat aggrieved they did not end up with all three points.
As for Chelsea, despite most of the side putting on a poor showing vs Brighton, one man did standout for his impressive performance on the night.
That man was Thiago Silva, who has since been praised heavily online by Chelsea fans, with just some reaction shown below:
Thiago Silva has been immense again tonight. What an incredible player and professional still dropping world class performances af 37 years of age. Aging like fine wine.
— CfcSheikh (@CfcSheikh) January 18, 2022
Thiago Silva is 37 years old.
The guy is phenomenal.
— TweetChelseaUK (@TweetChelseaUK) January 18, 2022
Thiago Silva is the only one so far that I can say has played well
— C A R E F R E E (@CarefreeEdition) January 18, 2022
I’d trust Thiago Silva with my life man, what a player pic.twitter.com/Ew9SoMLpRg
— (@CFCRYDER_) January 18, 2022
I don’t know how this game is gonna turn out, just wanna say this before the game ends. God bless Thiago Silva. We see you sir! pic.twitter.com/LBI6cAh9zW
— Mason Mount Mum(The meek one) (@Fortunecares) January 18, 2022
~ THIAGO SILVA !!!! What a player!!!!
Wow ! How come he’s this good at this age?!!!
— Diji (@directordiji) January 18, 2022
Thiago Silva is flawless
— Wee (@weeskiii) January 18, 2022
Thiago Silva is Top Tier
— Despicable D (@Despicabled23) January 18, 2022
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| 1 | Manchester City | 36 | 72 | 89 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 36 | 65 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 42 | 70 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 24 | 68 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 11 | 66 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 36 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 35 | -4 | 45 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 4 | 44 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 35 | -1 | 43 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 36 | -8 | 43 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 36 | -21 | 43 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 36 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 35 | -19 | 36 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 36 | -18 | 34 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 36 | -38 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 36 | -38 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 36 | -56 | 21 |
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| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 13 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 10 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 10 |
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| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 10 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 9 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| James, Daniel | Leeds United | 1 | 7 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 8 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 8 |
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| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
