Chelsea vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
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Brentford stun Chelsea with 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge
Brentford snatched a 2-0 win away at Chelsea on Saturday thanks to a header by defender Ethan Pinnock and a last-minute breakaway goal by Bryan Mbeumo.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 4': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 6': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 9': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a through ball.
- 10': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 12': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 13': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 13': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
- 20': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 21': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 21': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 21': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 30': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 36': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 36': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
- 39': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 41': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 43': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 43': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Brentford 0.
- 47': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 47': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 50': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 55': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 55': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 58': Goal! Chelsea 0, Brentford 1. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 64': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 65': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 65': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Axel Disasi.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Noni Madueke.
- 69': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Chelsea).
- 74': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 74': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmolyuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 76': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 77': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 77': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 80': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Moisés Caicedo.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Deivid Washington replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 84': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Aaron Hickey because of an injury.
- 85': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 85': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 86': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford).
- 88': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James.
- 88': Attempt missed. Deivid Washington (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 90': Attempt saved. Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neal Maupay with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 90'+3': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Saman Ghoddos.
- 90'+5': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Goal! Chelsea 0, Brentford 2. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neal Maupay following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Brentford 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Brentford 2.
Statistics
 BRE |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 31.2 | Possession | 68.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 652 |
| 333 | Passes | 730 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 35 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,575
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,575
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | +43 | 73 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 30 | +30 | 61 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | +15 | 57 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | +17 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 26 | Levi Colwill |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 2 | Axel Disasi |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo  |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 2 | Aaron Hickey |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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