English Premier League

Chelsea vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Chelsea
    FT
    0 - 2
    Brentford
    • 58': Ethan Pinnock
    • 90'+6': Bryan Mbeumo

    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 Timeline

    • 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

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    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

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 34 +56 77
    2 Manchester City 33 +48 76
    3 Liverpool 35 +41 75
    4 Aston Villa 35 +21 67
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    Line-Ups

    CHE 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 Yellow Card
    23 Conor Gallagher
    15 Nicolas Jackson
    7 Raheem Sterling
    11 Noni Madueke
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Eddie Beach, Ian Maatsen, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Benoit Badiashile, Alex Matos, Deivid Washington , Lesley Ugochukwu, Djordje Petrovic.

    BRE 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 Yellow Card
    2 Aaron Hickey
    30 Mads Roerslev
    11 Yoane Wissa
    19 Bryan Mbeumo
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Ethan Brierley, Frank Onyeka, Mathias Jorgensen, Ben Mee, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Thomas Strakosha, Neal Maupay, Michael Olakigbe, Saman Ghoddos.

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