Brentford Secure 3-0 Victory Over Chelsea at Gtech Community Stadium

Match Overview

Brentford hosted Chelsea in a Premier League fixture at the Gtech Community Stadium, securing a commanding 3-0 victory. The match was officiated by referee Andrew Madley. At the final whistle, the home side claimed all three points with a clean sheet.

Goals and Key Events

The deadlock was broken in the second half. In the 61st minute, Jaidon Anthony scored the opening goal for Brentford, with Jannik Schuster providing the assist.

Substitutions

Both managers utilized their substitutions during the second half. For Brentford, Aaron Hickey replaced Michael Kayode and Mamadou Sangare replaced Yehor Yarmoliuk in the 69th minute. Later in the 81st minute, Dango Ouattara came on for Jaidon Anthony and El Hadji Malick Diouf replaced Keane Lewis-Potter. The final substitution for Brentford occurred in the 87th minute, with Fabio Carvalho replacing Mikkel Damsgaard.

Chelsea made their changes starting in the 71st minute, sending on Geovany Quenda for Danny Welbeck and Josh Acheampong for Wesley Fofana. In the 87th minute, Chelsea introduced Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli and Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves, replacing Valentin Barco and Pedro Neto respectively.

Disciplinary Actions

Yellow cards were issued late in the match to Brentford players. Igor Thiago received a yellow card in the 84th minute, followed by Mamadou Sangare in the 85th minute.

Statistical Comparison

Chelsea dominated possession with 60%, while Brentford held 40%. Despite lower possession, Brentford recorded 13 total shots with 6 on target, compared to Chelsea's 12 total shots with 2 on target.

Chelsea earned 12 corner kicks to Brentford's 4. In terms of passing, Chelsea completed 430 accurate passes out of 497 total attempts, whereas Brentford completed 274 accurate passes out of 344 total attempts. Goalkeeper saves stood at 3 for Chelsea and 2 for Brentford.