English Premier League

Brentford vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League

Brentford
    FT
    0 - 1
    Chelsea
    • 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
    Full Table

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/363.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHE BREhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/337.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
    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
    Substitutes:
    Marcus Forss, Saman Ghoddos, Paris Maghoma, Mads Roerslev, Kristoffer Ajer, Mads Bidstrup, Dominic Thompson, Álvaro Fernández, Charlie Goode.

    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
    Substitutes:
    Ross Barkley, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso, Kai Havertz, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Saúl Ñíguez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Mason Mount.

    Premier League News

    Enzo Maresca: 'Too early' to tell if Chelsea can challenge Arsenal

    Enzo Maresca: 'Too early' to tell if Chelsea can challenge Arsenal

    Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca insisted it is "too early to tell" whether his team can challenge Premier League leaders Arsenal for the title.

    Arsenal's Mikel Arteta: More to come from 'special' Declan Rice

    Arsenal's Mikel Arteta: More to come from 'special' Declan Rice

    Mikel Arteta believes there is more to come from Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice ahead of Sunday's battle with Chelsea's formidable duo Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo.

    Chelsea employee admits defrauding club out of £200k

    Chelsea employee admits defrauding club out of £200k

    A Chelsea employee has admitted abusing her position to defraud the club out of more than £200,000 ($264,000).