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Thomas Tuchel calls on Chelsea to 'recharge the batteries' after labouring to a draw at Brighton - with Blues boss giving his side two days off ahead of crunch clash with rivals Tottenham

Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea need to 'recharge the batteries' after blaming tiredness for their lacklustre performance in the 1-1 Premier League draw at Brighton.

The European champions' fading title hopes suffered another setback after Hakim Ziyech's first-half opener was cancelled out by stand-in Albion skipper Adam Webster.

Chelsea topped the table as recently as the start of last month but have spectacularly fallen out of contention having now won just two of their nine top-flight outings since.

Thomas Tuchel has called on his Chelsea side to 'recharge the batteries' after draw at Brighton
Chelsea were pegged back in the second half having gone 1-0 up at the Amex Stadium

Blues boss Tuchel once again bemoaned his club's punishing schedule and now plans to give his players two days off ahead of Sunday's home game against Tottenham.