BRENTFORD. Brentford was ultimately too good for Chelsea with the goal of Jaidon Anthony (61′), Igor Thiago (83′) and Fábio Carvalho (90′). Chelsea lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Gtech Community Stadium stadium in Brentford on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 17,193 spectators. The referee was Andy Madley with the assistance of Nicholas Hopton and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Lewis Smith. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 13 Total 12
- 6 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 7
- 76 Attack 111
- 36 Dangerous attack 60
- 70 Ball safe 73
- 9 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 12
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 59% while Brentford was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Brentford was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Brentford shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 12 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 2 yellow cards (Igor Thiago and Mamadou Sangaré). On the opposite side, Chelsea didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Brentford has 9 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. On the opposite side, Chelsea stays with 7 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away with Aston Villa on the 10th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Chelsea will host AFC Bournemouth on the 10th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
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Brentford started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Keith Andrews decided to play with the following team: Caoimhín Kelleher , Michael Kayode , Jannik Schuster , Kristoffer Ajer , Keane Lewis-Potter , Yegor Yarmolyuk , Vitaly Janelt , Jaidon Anthony , Mikkel Damsgaard , Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago .
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Hickey , Mamadou Sangaré , Rico Henry, Dango Ouattara , Callum Wilson, Fábio Carvalho , El Hadji Malick Diouf , Ellery Balcombe and Benjamin Fredrick.
Substitutions
Brentford made 5 changes: Michael Kayode for Aaron Hickey (69′), Yegor Yarmolyuk for Mamadou Sangaré (69′), Keane Lewis-Potter for El Hadji Malick Diouf (81′), Jaidon Anthony for Dango Ouattara (81′) and Mikkel Damsgaard for Fábio Carvalho (87′).
Player of the match: Jannik Schuster
The most impressive player for Brentford was Jannik Schuster even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7.
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Emiliano Martínez , Wesley Fofana , Maxence Lacroix , Levi Colwill , Pedro Neto , Reece James, Jordan Henderson , Valentín Barco , Pep Chavarría , Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers , João Pedro, Danny Welbeck .
They had on the bench: Jorrel Hato, Malo Gusto, Roméo Lavia, Josh Acheampong , Jamie Gittens, Geovany Quenda , Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Mike Penders and Estêvão.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: Wesley Fofana for Josh Acheampong (71′), Danny Welbeck for Geovany Quenda (71′) and Pedro Neto for Estêvão (87′).
Player of the match: Morgan Rogers
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Morgan Rogers.
His rating is with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
