Madueke, who was replaced by Jadon Sancho, was the beginning of a miserable night for Chelsea down on the south coast. Another injury setback for the Blues, as well as a performance dubbed by head coach Enzo Maresca as the worst of the season so far.

The sight of Noni Madueke hobbling off the pitch in the first half only added to Chelsea’s misery and Maresca confirmed that the winger was likely to be out ‘for a while’ at

Noni Madueke appeared to suffer a hamstring injury during Chelsea's clash against Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Friday night