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GRAHAM POTTER has transformed Chelsea into Brighton, with almost identical records. In September, Potter took over at Stamford Bridge from Thomas Tuchel. Graham Potter's tenure as Chelsea manager has been difficult.Credit: Alamy However, the Blues manager, 47, is struggling to get a song out of his mega-money squad, which includes £600 million in new signings this season alone. The stats now show that he is nearly replicating his campaign at Brighton from last season. Chelsea is tenth in the Premier League after 23 games this season. They have won eight, drawn seven and lost eight, scoring 23 and conceding 23. With 15 games remaining, they have 31 points, four points and three places behind Brighton, who also have a game in hand. In comparison, after 23 games in the 2021-22 season, Brighton had seven wins, 12 draws, and four defeats. They had 25 goals but had also given up 23 goals, giving them 33 points and a ninth-place finish. Tuchel oversaw Chelsea's first six games of the

  Roberto de Zerbi © Gallo Images The Premier League refereeing standard is'very bad,' according to Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto de Zerbi, who was shown a red card following his side's defeat on Saturday. After a 1-0 loss to Fulham, the Italian's frustration erupted, and he confronted referee Darren England in the tunnel. Brighton, who dominated the game, had two goals disallowed for offside, dropping them to seventh place behind Fulham. After his team's goal was incorrectly ruled out by VAR last weekend, De Zerbi met with Professional Game Match Officials Limited chief Howard Webb in midweek for a face-to-face meeting. He explained his altercation with England and stated that he would not meet Webb again. "Because I told the referee that we had a meeting with his boss (Howard Webb) this week, and I lost time and time again in my work and my job because I think the level of refereeing in the Premier League is very bad," De Zerbi told reporter