Chelsea have defeated Brentford at Stamford Bridge last night. The Blues dominated the game and ended it with 2-1, grabbing all 3 points. It was a very good win for Enzo Maresca who has helped Chelsea to to move 3 points closer to table toppers Liverpool.
Firstly, Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella was able to find the back of the net. Noni Madueke sent the ball inside the box where the Spanish defender was able to head it inside the Brentford post.
Second goal came late in second half where Jackson once agains scored for Chelsea. Enzo Fernandez picked yet another assist but Jackson did most about the second goal. He found the bottom corner with superb strike.
Brentford were able to pull one back in the 90th minute. Brayn Mbeumo was set by Schade who came on as a substitute. Mbeumo was able to find the back of the net and hampered Sanchez’s dream of recoding clean sheet.
Chelsea vs Brentford: Match Stats
The Blues dominated the game with 62% ball possession. They had 26 total shots out of which 8 were on target. Bees had 9 total shots and out of those, 4 were on target. Chelsea had an upper hand in attack.
The Blues also had an upper hand in passing department. They completed 443 passes with 83% accuracy along with 25 long balls and 10 crosses. Bees completed 250 passes with 76% accuracy along with 20 long balls and 3 crosses.
Bees did had an upper hand in defensive stats as they had to defend more in the game. They made 12 tackles, 8 blocks and impressive amount of 37 clearances. Chelsea made 8 tackles, 2 blocks and 20 clearances.
Chelsea did make more interceptions (8) than Bees who made 6. But, the visitors made 6 saves which is twice when compared to saves made by Chelsea keeper.
Chelsea had upper hand in winning ariel duels whereas Brentford were better at winning ground duels. The hosts also had upper hand in dribbling as they completed 5 dribbles which is 1 more than Bees. All stats are as per FOTMOB.
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Marc Cucurella was shown red card at the end of the match. He was already on a yellow and was involved in scuffle and comments after the final whistle. This saw him getting red card which means he will miss next game due to suspension. We may see Renato Viega starting the next game for Enzo Maresca.
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