Sports18 September, 20262 min read
Brentford Beat Chelsea 3-0 as Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago, Fabio Carvalho Score
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Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium, with Anthony, Thiago and Carvalho scoring. Chelsea suffered a 3-0 loss, extending their winless run to three in the league.
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Brentford sink Chelsea 3-0
Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium in the west London derby, with Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho scoring in the second half. Sky Sports said Brentford’s opener came when Mikkel Damsgaard’s corner was nodded across by Jannik Schuster, leaving Anthony to nod home unmarked from a few yards out. The BBC reported that after Anthony’s 61st-minute lead, Chelsea “collapsed to a 3-0 defeat,” with Thiago doubling the hosts’ advantage and Carvalho making it 3-0 with virtually the last kick.
Chelsea’s defensive problems continued under Xabi Alonso, and Sky Sports said the Blues have now conceded 12 goals—the most in the league—from five Premier League games. The BBC also noted that Joao Pedro was ruled out through injury with a knee problem, and Danny Welbeck replaced him but “was unable to make an impact.”
Alonso and Andrews react
After the match, Xabi Alonso told Sky Sports, "I'm disappointed with the second half and with the result. This is not enough to compete in the Premier League."
Sky Sports also quoted Alonso saying, "We were not able to maintain our level for the full 90 minutes and that's why we were punished today."
Brentford manager Keith Andrews said on Sky Sports, "I felt like there was something bubbling towards tonight," adding that he had “this unbelievable calm around the team because I trust them.”
The BBC framed the defeat as a defensive and tactical urgency for Alonso, noting that he is only the sixth manager to concede two or more goals in each of his first five Premier League matches in charge.
Chelsea’s official match report described the second half as decisive, saying Brentford scored what “felt like it would be a pivotal opener” through Anthony’s close-range header on the hour.
International break looms
Chelsea head into an international break after the loss, with Sky Sports saying the wait for their first top-flight clean sheet of the season goes on. The BBC reported that with the extended international break coming up, Chelsea have three weeks to “stew on this latest defeat,” after conceding 12 goals in five games. Chelsea’s official site said the result condemned them to a first defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium before the break, with the Blues remaining on seven points with five league games played.
Brentford, meanwhile, moved up to third and extended their unbeaten start, with Sky Sports saying they have become the first team to stop Chelsea scoring this season. In the BBC’s account, the match also came as Chelsea’s set-piece defending remained under scrutiny, with the team having conceded 23 goals from set-pieces since the start of last season and Anthony’s header from a corner taking the season’s total to five.