Premier League: Brentford beats Chelsea 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
LONDON. Brentford managed to turn the table before demolishing Chelsea.
LONDON. Brentford was capable to turn the table before demolishing Chelsea. It was Chelsea to score first with a goal from A. Rudiger. However, later Brentford found the way to turn the table scoring 4 consecutive goals with V. Janelt (50′), C. Eriksen (54′), V. Janelt (61′) and Y. Wissa (87′). Chelsea was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley who was helped by Daniel Cook and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.22 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 56%.
Match Statistics
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 70% while Brentford was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Brentford managed to find the solution to win this match.
Chelsea shot 24 times, 2 on target, 22 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Chelsea. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Brentford.
After playing this match, Chelsea will stay with 59 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Brentford will have 30 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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48'48'
A. Rudiger
N. Kante
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50'50'
V. Janelt
B. Mbeumo
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54'54'
C. Eriksen
B. Mbeumo
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56'56'
R. James
M. Alonso
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61'61'
V. Janelt
I. Toney
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64'64'
M. Kovacic
T. Werner
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65'65'
R. Lukaku
N. Kante
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82'82'
M. Jensen
V. Janelt
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85'85'
Y. Wissa
B. Mbeumo
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87'87'
Y. Wissa
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90'90'
S. Canos
R. Henry
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Chelsea will play away with Southampton on the 9th of April with a 12-3 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (6 draws).
Brentford will host West Ham United on the 10th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Brentford (0 draws).
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Tuchel chose to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , César Azpilicueta , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , Marcos Alonso , Mason Mount , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , N’Golo Kanté , Hakim Ziyech , Kai Havertz and Timo Werner .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 3 changes: M. Alonso for R. James (56′), T. Werner for M. Kovacic (64′) and N. Kante for R. Lukaku (65′).
Top player: Hakim Ziyech
Probably the most impressive player in Chelsea was Hakim Ziyech.
His rating is with 51 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 16 crosses.
Brentford: Formation and Lineups
Brentford started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Thomas Frank played with: David Raya , Mads Roerslev Rasmussen , Kristoffer Ajer , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Rico Henry , Christian Eriksen , Christian Nørgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .
Substitutes
Brentford made 3 changes: V. Janelt for M. Jensen (82′), B. Mbeumo for Y. Wissa (85′) and R. Henry for S. Canos (90′).
Top player: Vitaly Janelt
Probably the most impressive player in Brentford was Vitaly Janelt.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
