CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN has fired Brentford into a sensational lead at Chelsea.
Antonio Rudger had opened the scoring for the Blues with a long-range stunner before Vitaly Janelt equalised for the Bees.
Janelt has now added a second as Brentford lead 3-1.
- Kick-off: 3pm
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- Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Alonso, Kante, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Ziyech, Havertz, Werner.
- Brentford XI: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock, Henry, Norgaard, Janelt, Eriksen, Roerslev, Mbeumo, Toney.
Torrid day for Chelsea
Well that certainly wasn’t what the doctor ordered for the Blues today.
An awful day on all accounts. Brentford deserved their win and then some.
Rudiger’s goal looked like it would clear the way for Chelsea to get more, but it did the opposite.
The celebrations went to the German’s head, instead, as just 12 minutes later it was 3-1 to Brentford.
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford – Full-time
And that’s it. What a win for Brentford today.
Rudiger put the Blues up, but goals from Vitaly Janelt (2), Christian Eriksen and Yoanne Wissa roared the Bees into a commanding lead and ultimate victory.
Tuchel looks furious, the Chelsea players look deflated.
But the Brentford players and fans are on cloud nine.
Big, big win.
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford
90+1. Chelsea look completely deflated now. Just waiting for that final whistle.
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford
89. ‘We want five’ and ‘Can we play you every week?’ belting out from the Brentford end now.
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford
87. Wow, wow, wow.
It’s four for Brentford. What a day for the Bees. Yoane Wissa volleys in after more pinball in the box.
Brentford fans chanting ‘WE ARE STAYING UP, SAY WE ARE STAYING UP!’.
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford – Wissa makes it FOUR!
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
86. Brentford fans are singing and willing their side onto victory now. Not long to go.
Chelsea have barely had a sniff in the last five minutes.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
84. Time running out for the Blues now. It’s increasingly looking like Brentford’s big day.
Perhaps the win that finally secures their safety in the Premier League.
But it’s a corner to the Blues.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
81. Havertz heads wide from a Ziyech cross and he looks visibly angry on what’s turning out to be a nightmare day for Chelsea.
Jensen preparing to come on for Brentford.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
80. Reece James hasn’t had a good game since he’s come on. He’s looked a little flustered at times.
He’s just found himself on the right and had an easy pass inside to make but fluffed it straight to a Bees defender.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
78. Another big chance for Brentford as a corner comes in and the ball scrambles about for what seems like an eternity, before it eventually goes for a corner.
Eriksen receives a hero’s applause as he comes to take it.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
76. Havertz is fighting for every ball in there, playing the typical modern No 9’s role, but nothing is coming off for Chelsea at the moment.
Brentford win a corner and almost score again, before it’s cleared away for a Bees throw.
Just under 15 minutes left for Chelsea to get back into this.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
74. More Chelsea pressure but nothing comes of it again. Brentford hanging on in there.
Their fans haven’t stopped all day. And what a reward for them those three goals were.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
72. Reece James collects the ball this time but his layoff to Kovacic is loose.
Loftus-Cheek then takes command, passes to Azpilicueta but his ball into the box is cleared.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
69. Another chance for Chelsea as Raya goes to kick the ball out but it’s blocked by Havertz and his effort goes wide.
The German then receives the ball from Kovacic and he’s through on goal but he pokes the ball wide again!
What. a. game.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
66. Havertz has the ball in the net but it’s ruled out by VAR as he was just a smidgen offside.
But they’re showing threat again Chelsea.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
65. Timo Werner comes off, Mateo Kovacic comes on. And Romelu Lukaku comes on for N’Golo Kante.
Tuchel is going for it.
Chelsea 1-3 Brentford
62. Game wrapped up already? The Brentford fans think so.
Mbuemo plays a lovely one-two with Toney, the ball finds its way to Janelt at a tight angle, and he chips Mendy like he’s not there.
Bees fans in absolute raptures again.
What a game.
Credit: Reuters Chelsea 1-3 Brentford – Janelt makes it THREE!
Chelsea 1-2 Brentford
58. Chelsea will now spend this half how they spent the first, searching for a crucial goal or two.
It’s been all Brentford since Eriksen’s goal. But they can now calm things down and defend for their lives if they want to.
What a turnaround.
Chelsea 1-2 Brentford
56. Reece James is on for Chelsea, Alonso is off. The Blues win a corner.
Brentford fans sing ‘We’re just a bus stop in Hounslow’.
Chelsea 1-2 Brentford
54. I can’t quite believe the start to this half. It’s been an absolute treat.
Rudiger first of all volleys at Raya after Mount’s corner, the ball breaks away with Mbuemo on the left.
He skips past a couple of players before setting up Eriksen, who buries his ball into the roof of the net.
Brentford fans go absolutely potty.
Credit: AP Chelsea 1-2 Brentford – CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN!
Chelsea 1-1 Brentford
53. Finally, we have a game!
This time Timo Werner gets himself in on goal after Havertz’s through ball. His shot is blocked and out for a corner.
Reece James preparing to come on.
Chelsea 1-1 Brentford
51. Just unbelievable action to start the second half here.
Just a minute after Rudiger’s goal, Brentford break away with the ball, it finds itself with Janelt in the box.
He shifts to his left and unleashes a ripper into Mendy’s near top corner.
Breathless action.
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