English Premier League

Brentford vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 45': Ben Chilwell

Chelsea edge past Brentford after Ben Chilwell stunner, Edouard Mendy saves

Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League after a nervy 1-0 victory at Brentford on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 18': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Sergi Canós (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Goal! Brentford 0, Chelsea 1. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 67': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Frank Onyeka.
  • 72': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces César Azpilicueta.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Chelsea 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,940

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+18 Arsenal 12 29 1
+12 Chelsea 12 23 3
+14 Manchester City 12 22 4
+4 Aston Villa 12 21 3
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 0
56.1 Possession 43.9
5 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
458 Accurate Passes 305
540 Passes 405
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 8
16 Crosses 26
0.0 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 55
14 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 7
20 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 4
41 Effective Clearances 13
41 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson
5 Ethan Pinnock
22 Mathias Jørgensen
8 Mathias Jensen
15 Frank Onyeka
6 Christian Nørgaard
3 Rico Henry
7 Sergi Canós Yellow Card
17 Ivan Toney
19 Bryan Mbeumo

CHE Chelsea (3-5-2)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
4 Andreas Christensen
31 Malang Sarr
14 Trevoh Chalobah
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
7 N'Golo Kanté
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
21 Ben Chilwell
28 César Azpilicueta
9 Romelu Lukaku
11 Timo Werner

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