Chelsea clashed heads with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Blues made a solid start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 35th minute thanks to Nicolas Jackson’s well-directed header. Mauricio Pochettino’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Mads Roerslev equalised for the Bees in the 50th minute before Yoane Wissa put the home team ahead in the 69th minute. Axel Disasi managed to equalise for the Blues in the 83rd minute as the contest ended with Chelsea being held to an entertaining 2-2 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the clash against Brentford.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 6.5/10
Petrovic made a few solid saves at the back but won’t be pleased about conceding two goals today.
CB: Axel Disasi – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and managed to equalise for Chelsea in the 83rd minute.
CB: Trevoh Chalobah – 6.5/10
Chalobah earned the ball twice and won a couple of aerial duels.
CB: Levi Colwill – 6.5/10
Colwill cleared the danger when he could but still allowed two goals on his watch.
RM: Malo Gusto – 7.5/10
Gusto got stuck in with a few solid tackles and made two good runs with the ball. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Conor Gallagher – 7/10
He came back to defend when needed and was a good presence on the ball.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 7/10
Caicedo anchored the midfield well and made a decent run from midfield.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 7/10
He was not shy of a tackle and managed to engineer some promising openings for others around him.
LM: Ben Chilwill – 6.5/10
Chilwill worked hard in both halves but failed to make a difference in the final third.
ST: Cole Palmer – 8/10
Palmer was a constant menace in the final third and did well to secure an assist.
ST: Nicolas Jackson – 7.5/10
He was always willing to have a strike at goal and was responsible for scoring the opener in the 35th minute.
Substitutes:
ST: Mykhailo Mudryk – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 6.5/10
He added some pace to Pochettino’s attack.
