English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 15, 2024
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Chelsea WWWWW 2
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Stamford Bridge · 39,751 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Chelsea beat Brentford 2-1 to keep pressure on Liverpool

Chelsea moved within two points of leaders Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday as goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson earned them victory over Brentford.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
3
38.3
Possession
61.7
9
SHOTS
26
4
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
250
Accurate Passes
443
327
Passes
518
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
10
18
Crosses
34
0.2
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
51
20
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
37
Effective Clearances
20
37
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:53 Marcotti questions Cucurella's leadership after red card Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BRE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 19Jadon SanchoAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  4. 4Sepp van den BergCD-R
  5. 24Mikkel DamsgaardCM-L
  6. 18Yehor YarmoliukCM-R
  7. 6Christian NørgaardAM
  8. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLM
  9. 30Mads RoerslevRM
  10. 11Yoane WissaCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Chelsea 1, Brentford 0. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
  2. 63' Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  3. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  4. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa.
  5. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Mads Roerslev.
  6. 80' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brentford 0. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a fast break.
  7. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  8. 86' Substitution, Brentford. Jayden Meghoma replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  9. 90' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brentford 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a through ball following a fast break.
  10. 90'+5' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+6' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+8' Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+8' Second yellow card to Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).

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