English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 2, 2022
Brentford LLWWL 4
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Chelsea WWWWW 1
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Stamford Bridge · 39,061 att.

Match Report

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Brentford rout Chelsea as Christian Eriksen's fairytale return continues

Christian Eriksen scored his first goal for Brentford as his side claimed a memorable 4-1 away win vs. Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
12
7
Saves
2
29.4
Possession
70.6
17
SHOTS
21
6
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
187
Accurate Passes
582
260
Passes
641
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
6
17
Crosses
33
0.4
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
52
21
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
6
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
6
34
Effective Clearances
14
34
Clearances
14

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 6Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 3Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekCM
  7. 7N'Golo KantéLM
  8. 19Mason MountRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 11Timo WernerLF
  11. 22Hakim ZiyechRF

BRE · 5-3-2

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 18Pontus JanssonCD
  3. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  5. 3Rico HenryLB
  6. 30Mads RoerslevRB
  7. 6Christian NørgaardCM
  8. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  9. 21Christian EriksenCM-R
  10. 17Ivan ToneyCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 48' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brentford 0. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the top left corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  2. 50' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brentford 1. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  3. 54' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brentford 2. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo following a fast break.
  4. 55' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Marcos Alonso.
  5. 60' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brentford 3. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a through ball.
  6. 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Timo Werner.
  7. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  8. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  9. 85' Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  10. 87' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brentford 4. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  11. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Rico Henry.

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