Chelsea v Brentford, 02 April 2022

Score4-1 to Brentford
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,061

View Chelsea v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Chelsea won: 1 Drawn: 0 Brentford won: 1 Chelsea scored: 2 Brentford scored: 4 This result became Brentford's biggest-ever win against Chelsea. It was their first win in all competitions against their West London rivals since a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge in League Division One on 25 February 1939 when Tommy Cheetham (2) and Les Smith scored the Bees' goals.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

4 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Antonio Rüdiger 48 G

Goals:

Vitaly Janelt 50 G
Christian Eriksen 54 G
Vitaly Janelt 60 G
Yoane Wissa 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Timo Werner

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Pontus Jansson Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Mads Roerslev Defender/Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Midfielder
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Reece James for Marcos Alonso 55
Mateo Kovačić for Timo Werner 64
Romelu Lukaku for N'Golo Kanté 65

Substitutions:

Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 82
Yoane Wissa for Bryan Mbeumo 87
Sergi Canós for Rico Henry 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Forward Romelu Lukaku

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender Mathias Jorgensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Tariqe Fosu-Henry
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Sergi Canós
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Comments:

League position: 3rd This was the second time that Chelsea had now conceded four or more goals against a newly-promoted team in a home game in the Premier League; also versus West Bromwich Albion on 3 April 2021 (5-2). The Blues failed in their attempt to win six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019. They had conceded only 12 goals in the second-half in their previous 28 games so far in this Premier League season; the fewest in the division.

Comments:

League position: 14th This was the first-ever time that a newly-promted team had scored four or more goals in a league game at the home of the current European champions. This became Brentford's biggest-ever away win in the top division and the first time they had scored four or more goals in an away game in the top flight since a 4-3 win at Liverpool in League Division One on 6 November 1937. The Bees had lost eight of their preceding 11 games in the Premier League.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Antonio Rüdiger 48 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Timo Werner

Substitutions:

Reece James for Marcos Alonso 55
Mateo Kovačić for Timo Werner 64
Romelu Lukaku for N'Golo Kanté 65

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Comments:

League position: 3rd This was the second time that Chelsea had now conceded four or more goals against a newly-promoted team in a home game in the Premier League; also versus West Bromwich Albion on 3 April 2021 (5-2). The Blues failed in their attempt to win six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019. They had conceded only 12 goals in the second-half in their previous 28 games so far in this Premier League season; the fewest in the division.

4 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Vitaly Janelt 50 G
Christian Eriksen 54 G
Vitaly Janelt 60 G
Yoane Wissa 87 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Pontus Jansson Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Mads Roerslev Defender/Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Midfielder
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 82
Yoane Wissa for Bryan Mbeumo 87
Sergi Canós for Rico Henry 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender Mathias Jorgensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Tariqe Fosu-Henry
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder/Forward Sergi Canós
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Comments:

League position: 14th This was the first-ever time that a newly-promted team had scored four or more goals in a league game at the home of the current European champions. This became Brentford's biggest-ever away win in the top division and the first time they had scored four or more goals in an away game in the top flight since a 4-3 win at Liverpool in League Division One on 6 November 1937. The Bees had lost eight of their preceding 11 games in the Premier League.