Chelsea 4-3 Brighton in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge

Match officials during Chelsea's 4-3 win against Brighton at Stamford Bridge operated in the second half without their communication packs.

Chelsea enjoyed a 4-3 win against the Seagulls as goals from Roméo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer sealed victory.

Brighton though more than played their part in an entertaining encounter with Malick Yalcouye, Pascal Gross and an own goal from former Albion man Pedro replying for Fabian Hurzeler's team.

Luckily, the communication issues for the official didn't have a major impact on the match.

The Premier League Match Day Centre posted: "#CHEBHA Match Officials are operating in the second half without communications packs due to an ongoing technical issue.

"VAR remains in operation via a back-up system using messages sent to the referee's watch and radio communication to the fourth official if required."

Martinez enjoys debut

Chelsea goalkeeper Emi Martinez, spoke to Sky Sports, after his debut: "I spoke with Chelsea legends John Terry and Petr Cech. I know how big this club is and what we want to achieve this season. I came here to help.

"I had an amazing seven years at Aston Villa. I have come here to challenge and to try and win the Premier League.

"I trained only one day with the team. The guys have treated me really well in the last day or two. I know the talent we have up front. I try to bring that solidity in the back."

Martinez on Brighton

On the win against Brighton: "A win is a win. I know it wasn't a perfect game. But in the end, winning and moving on is what we need. We've got 36 games left and it's one week after another.

"I am here for a reason. The front three is amazing. When we go forward, we can hurt teams. We had a lot of chances to finish the game. Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro had chances to kill the game. At the back, we need to bring the goals down."