LONDON. Chelsea tops Brentford 1-0 after B. Chilwell scored just 1 goal (45′).
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 7 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 110
- 66 Dangerous attack 50
- 82 Ball safe 97
- 11 Free Kicks 14
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Brentford was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Chelsea that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Brentford was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Chelsea found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Brentford shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 1 yellow card (S. Canos). On the other side, Chelsea received 1 yellow card (M. Kovacic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Brentford will stay with 12 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Chelsea will have 19 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host Leicester City on the 24th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Leicester City (0 draws).
Chelsea will host Norwich City on the 23rd of October with a 9-0 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (4 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya , Zanka , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Sergi Canós , Frank Onyeka , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Rico Henry , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .
The home team had on the bench: Kristoffer Ajer, Álvaro Fernández, Charlie Goode, Dominic Thompson, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Saman Ghoddos , Marcus Forss , Edmond-Paris Maghoma and Mads Bidstrup.
Substitutions
Brentford made 2 changes: F. Onyeka for M. Forss (67′) and S. Canos for S. Ghoddos (72′).
Best player: Ethan Pinnock
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Ethan Pinnock.
His rating is with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Chelsea – Formation
Also Chelsea adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy , Trevoh Chalobah , Andreas Christensen , Malang Sarr , César Azpilicueta , N’Golo Kanté , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Mateo Kovačić , Ben Chilwell , Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku .
They had on the bench: Ross Barkley, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Saúl Ñíguez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Kai Havertz , Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount , Reece James and Jorginho.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: M. Kovacic for M. Mount (65′), R. Lukaku for K. Havertz (77′) and C. Azpilicueta for R. James (89′).
Best player: Edouard Mendy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy. His rating is 8.35. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Watford – Liverpool – 0-5
- Aston Villa – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-3
- Leicester City – Manchester United – 4-2
- Manchester City – Burnley – 2-0
- Norwich City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-0
- Southampton – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brentford – Chelsea – 0-1