English Carabao Cup

Brentford vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals

Brentford
    FT
    0 - 2
    Chelsea
    • 80': Pontus Jansson (OG)
    • 85': Jorginho (P)

    Chelsea into Carabao Cup semifinals with late win vs. Brentford

    Chelsea sneaked into the Carabao Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Community Stadium in their quarterfinal on Tuesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 12': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Harvey Vale (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Jude Soonsup-Bell.
    • 65': Substitution, Brentford. Ivan Toney replaces Yoane Wissa.
    • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Harvey Vale.
    • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Xavier Simons.
    • 66': Substitution, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
    • 68': Sergi Canós (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Rico Henry.
    • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Shandon Baptiste.
    • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Ross Barkley.
    • 77': Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 80': Own Goal by Pontus Jansson, Brentford. Brentford 0, Chelsea 1.
    • 81': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Mathias Jensen.
    • 85': Goal! Brentford 0, Chelsea 2. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 16,577

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 7
    67.3 Possession 32.7
    15 SHOTS 4
    7 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.8
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    645 Accurate Passes 269
    733 Passes 351
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    24 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    52 Long Balls 49
    22 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 4
    12 Tackles 8
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 18
    17 Effective Clearances 14
    17 Clearances 14

    Line-Ups

    BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    40 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
    18 Pontus Jansson
    29 Mads Bech Sørensen
    5 Ethan Pinnock
    26 Shandon Baptiste
    8 Mathias Jensen
    27 Vitaly Janelt Yellow Card
    3 Rico Henry
    7 Sergi Canós Yellow Card
    11 Yoane Wissa
    19 Bryan Mbeumo
    Substitutes:
    Saman Ghoddos, Ivan Toney, Matthew Cox, Marcus Forss, Christian Nørgaard, Fin Stevens, Myles Peart-Harris, Dominic Thompson, Frank Onyeka.

    CHE Chelsea (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
    14 Trevoh Chalobah
    31 Malang Sarr
    28 César Azpilicueta
    17 Saúl Ñíguez Yellow Card
    8 Mateo Kovacic
    18 Ross Barkley
    3 Marcos Alonso
    54 Xavier Simons
    64 Jude Soonsup-Bell
    68 Harvey Vale Yellow Card
    Substitutes:
    Antonio Rüdiger, Reece James, Lewis Hall, Charlie Webster, Mason Mount, Marcus Bettinelli, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Christian Pulisic.

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