EPL: Chelsea thrash Brighton; Spurs win in new stadium, Man City go top

Chelsea defeated Brighton at Stamford Bridge to climb to fifth place in the English Premier League on Wednesday night.

The Blues thrashed their visitors 3-0 and leapfrogged Manchester United in the League table.

Oliver Giroud opened the scoring when he flicked home Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross in the 28th minute.

Eden Hazard curled home from the edge of the box from Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s pass to double the lead on the half hour mark.

Chelsea was cruising at this time and it got even better as Loftus-Cheek scored an excellent 25-yard strike three minutes after to seal the victory.

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Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur claimed a deserved victory at their new stadium after beating Crystal Palace 2-0.

After a goalless first half, Son Heung-min scored Spurs’ first goal at their new £1bn stadium when his shot deflected off Luka Milivojevic on 55 minutes.

Christian Eriksen added a second from close range 10 minutes from time to seal a winning start for Spurs in front of 59,215 fans.

With the victory, Tottenham climb to third on the table.

At the Etihad Stadium, champions Manchester City defeated Cardiff City 2-0 to return to the top of the Premier League.

Goals by Kevin de Bruyne and Leroy Sane made it possible for City to reclaim the top spot, one point above Liverpool, with six matches remaining.

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