A furious Thomas Tuchel was left fuming at refereeing decisions in Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Brighton and insisted it is "stupid" to think his depleted side can compete for the title after they fell further behind leaders Manchester City.
Danny Welbeck's injury-time goal, nodded in from a Marc Cucurella cross, cancelled out Romelu Lukaku's first-half header at Stamford Bridge and left Chelsea eight points behind Pep Guardiola's side in second place.
The Blues, already depleted by Covid and injuries, also lost Reece James and Andreas Christensen to hamstring and back problems respectively, but it was the refereeing which most irked Tuchel.
The 48-year-old felt Chelsea should have had a penalty in the second half when Christian Pulisic went to ground following a tackle by Joel Veltman, and he was also frustrated by Mike Dean's decision to penalise Mason Mount before he put the ball into the empty Brighton net shortly before the equaliser.
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