BRENTFORD. Brentford finds its way back against Chelsea with a goal on the N. Jackson 35′ and a goal on the A. Disasi 83′. Chelsea was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in Brentford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 17,140 spectators. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the support of Darren Cann and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.09 degrees Celsius or 46.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 69% while Brentford was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Chelsea to win the match.
Brentford shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 3 yellow cards (Frank Onyeka, Zanka and Vitaly Janelt). Talking about the opposition, Chelsea received 1 yellow card (Conor Gallagher).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Brentford has 26 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Chelsea will has 36 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away with Arsenal on the 9th of March with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).
Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 9th of March with a 21-10 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (7 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
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87'
50'
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: Mark Flekken , Zanka , Kristoffer Ajer , Nathan Collins , Mads Roerslev , Frank Onyeka , Christian Nørgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Sergio Reguilón , Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa .
The home team had on the bench: Saman Ghoddos, Thomas Strakosha, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Shandon Baptiste, Yegor Yarmolyuk , Ji-soo Kim, Mathias Jensen and Neal Maupay .
Substitutions
Brentford made 3 changes: Frank Onyeka for Mathias Jensen (77′), Yoane Wissa for Neal Maupay (87′) and Vitaly Janelt for Yegor Yarmolyuk (87′).
Player of the match: Christian Nørgaard
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Christian Nørgaard.
His rating is with 40 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Djordje Petrovic , Axel Disasi , Trevoh Chalobah , Levi Colwill , Malo Gusto , Conor Gallagher , Moisés Caicedo , Enzo Fernández , Ben Chilwell , Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson .
They had on the bench: Robert Sánchez, Marc Cucurella, Thiago Silva, Mykhaylo Mudryk , Noni Madueke, Cesare Casadei, Alfie Gilchrist, Jimi Tauriainen and Raheem Sterling .
Substitutions
Chelsea made 2 changes: Enzo Fernández for Mykhaylo Mudryk (71′) and Levi Colwill for Raheem Sterling (79′).
Player of the match: Cole Palmer
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Cole Palmer.
His rating is with 48 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Crystal Palace – 3-1
- Nottingham Forest – Liverpool – 0-1
- Newcastle United – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 3-0
- Luton Town – Aston Villa – 2-3
- Fulham – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-0
- Everton – West Ham United – 1-3
- Brentford – Chelsea – 2-2
