Brentford vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals
· English Carabao CupChelsea into Carabao Cup semifinals with late win vs. Brentford
Chelsea sneaked into the Carabao Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Community Stadium in their quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 11': Jude Soonsup-Bell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 12': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 12': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Soonsup-Bell.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Jude Soonsup-Bell (Chelsea).
- 21': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
- 28': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 32': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 37': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 37': Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a headed pass.
- 38': Foul by Harvey Vale (Chelsea).
- 38': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Xavier Simons (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 40': Attempt saved. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a through ball.
- 40': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
- 43': Attempt saved. Harvey Vale (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 44': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Harvey Vale (Chelsea).
- 45': Harvey Vale (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Jude Soonsup-Bell.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 48': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 48': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Xavier Simons (Chelsea).
- 49': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 52': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 58': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea).
- 59': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
- 59': Xavier Simons (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Xavier Simons is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea).
- 64': Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Brentford. Ivan Toney replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Harvey Vale.
- 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Xavier Simons.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 66': Offside, Brentford. Ivan Toney tries a through ball, but Sergi Canós is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 67': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Sergi Canós (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 70': Offside, Chelsea. Kepa Arrizabalaga tries a through ball, but Mason Mount is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Rico Henry.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Shandon Baptiste.
- 75': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 75': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Ross Barkley.
- 77': Hand ball by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
- 77': Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 80': Own Goal by Pontus Jansson, Brentford. Brentford 0, Chelsea 1.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 84': Penalty Chelsea. Christian Pulisic draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Penalty conceded by Álvaro Fernández (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Goal! Brentford 0, Chelsea 2. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 89': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 90'+2': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Chelsea 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 67.3 | Possession | 32.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 645 | Accurate Passes | 269 |
| 733 | Passes | 351 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 24 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 12 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 17 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,577
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,577
Line-Ups
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 29 | Mads Bech Sørensen |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 26 | Shandon Baptiste |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Chelsea (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 31 | Malang Sarr |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 17 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 18 | Ross Barkley |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 54 | Xavier Simons |
| 64 | Jude Soonsup-Bell |
| 68 | Harvey Vale |
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