LONDON. Brentford conquers Chelsea with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Pinnock (58′) and a goal from B. Mbeumo (90′). Chelsea was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 7:30 am local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the support of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Chelsea had a superior ball possession 69% while Brentford was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea had a more offensive attitude with 123 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Brentford was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Chelsea shot 17 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brentford shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (Moisés Caicedo). On the other side, Brentford received 4 yellow cards (Christian Nörgaard, Frank Onyeka, Saman Ghoddos and Neal Maupay).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Chelsea will stay with 12 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Brentford will have 13 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 4th of November with a 23-9 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (16 draws).
Brentford will host West Ham United on the 4th of November with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Brentford (0 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
81'
78'
Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Enzo Fernández, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Robert Sánchez , Axel Disasi , Thiago Silva , Levi Colwill , Marc Cucurella , Conor Gallagher , Moisés Caicedo , Noni Madueke , Cole Palmer , Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson .
The home team had on the bench: Malo Gusto, Benoît Badiashile, Lesley Ugochukwu , Reece James , Djordje Petrovic, Ian Maatsen , Deivid Washington , Eddie Beach and Alex Matos.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 4 changes: Noni Madueke for Ian Maatsen (67′), Axel Disasi for Reece James (67′), Moisés Caicedo for Lesley Ugochukwu (81′) and Marc Cucurella for Deivid Washington (81′).
Best player: Cole Palmer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Cole Palmer.
His rating is with 83 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
58'
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken , Kristoffer Ajer , Ethan Pinnock , Nathan Collins , Mads Roerslev , Mathias Jensen , Christian Nörgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Aaron Hickey , Bryan Mbeumo , Yoane Wissa .
They had on the bench: Frank Onyeka , Neal Maupay , Zanka, Saman Ghoddos , Ben Mee, Thomas Strakosha, Yegor Yarmolyuk , Michael Olakigbe and Ethan Brierley.
Brentford could not rely on the presence of Yegor Yarmolyuk (injured) and Saman Ghoddos (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 4 changes: Mathias Jensen for Frank Onyeka (64′), Vitaly Janelt for Yegor Yarmolyuk (76′), Yoane Wissa for Neal Maupay (76′) and Aaron Hickey for Saman Ghoddos (84′).
Best player: Bryan Mbeumo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Bryan Mbeumo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Newcastle United – 2-2
- Chelsea – Brentford – 0-2
- Arsenal – Sheffield United – 5-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Burnley – 2-1
