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AXEL DISASI spared Mauricio Pochettino’s blushes as his late header rescued a point at Brentford.Chelsea fans had turned on the board and manager after goals from Mads Roerslev and Yoane Wissa had the Bees ahead having recovered from Nicolas Jackson’s header.Axel Disasi saved a precious point for Chelsea against BrentfordCredit: PABrentford almost handed Chelsea another miserable defeatCredit: AlamyMalo Gusto stood out for Chelsea against BrentfordCredit: ReutersBut Disasi rode to the rescue, crashing his header home at the far post to avoid another Chelsea catastrophe.After a couple of first-half howlers, Jackson redeemed himself to bag the opener for the Blues.The striker rose highest to guide a wonderful Malo Gusto cross home with a well-placed header.Chelsea looked to be coasting towards another London derby victory after the goal, but were knocked back early in the second half as Roerslev equalised for the hosts.Read More on FootballThe Blues struggled to regain their hold on the game and collectively switched off to allow Wissa to score his stunner.Levi Colwill did his best to clear Sergio Reguilon’s cross but his headed clearance fell to Frank Onyeka, who flicked it up for Wissa to fire home with a bicycle kick.Chelsea looked to be heading for another disaster as fans turned toxic, but the introduction of Raheem Sterling got the Blues back on the front foot and he won a corner from which Disasi powered home an equaliser.But who stood out and who disappointed? Here’s how SunSport’s Jack Rosser rated each Chelsea star:Most read in FootballDjordje Petrovic – 6Not a lot the keeper could have done to stop either of Brentford’s goals and had little of any difficulty to do beyond that.Will be very frustrated with those ahead of him.Malo Gusto – 7Full off energy down the right flank throughout and not afraid of a tough challenge when they were needed early on.Showed composure and quality to deliver a peach of a cross for Jackson’s header.Still pushed forward in the second half but should have been quicker to close down Reguilon as he crossed in the build-up to Wissa’s acrobatic goal.I broke down in tears in the en-suite’ reveals Steve Sidwell as ex-Chelsea star opens up on way football career endedAxel Disasi – 6The late leveller salvaged what had been a rather tough performance to watch at the back.Disasi was rash at times and often out of position, never looking comfortable on the right of the back three.However, he showed good power and desire to win a vital header and claim a point for Chelsea.Trevoh Chalobah – 6Perhaps could have done more to disrupt Ivan Toney before he hooked the ball into the box for Brentford’s equaliser.However, Chalobah put in a largely assured display at the heart of the back three – especially considering this was his first Premier League start of the season.Levi Colwill – 6Didn’t do much wrong throughout the afternoon but if this game is anything to go by it may be a while before we see Pochettino try a back three again.Ben Chilwell – 5Offered very little going forwards and never looked too solid at the back having to play as a wing-back.The Chelsea man has a chance to cement his place in the England starting XI for the summer after Luke Shaw’s injury but must do better than this to do so.Enzo Fernandez – 5A little slow to start but quickly got up to speed with things and was constantly looking to drive forward from midfield.Took up smart positions on the edge of the box but lacked quality when it really mattered and was hooked when things went south for Chelsea.Moises Caicedo – 5An improvement on some recent performances but still, even alongside his £105million partner Fernandez, struggles to dominate a game from the base of midfield and can look rash with some of his challenges.Conor Gallagher – 5Another all-action energetic performance from the Chelsea academy graduate, though lacked the quality to make a real impact.Gallagher always catches the eye with his fight and will to win the ball back, but struggled to show a composed and clinical side when it mattered.Cole Palmer – 6Some flashes of quality in terms of playmaking but missed a huge chance to put Chelsea ahead again when stealing Gusto’s cross from the toes of Jackson on 60 minutes.Despite a quiet performance he still stepped up to deliver a fine cross for Disasi to slam home the late equaliser.Nicolas Jackson – 6The Senegalese striker transformed a frustrating first half with his fine header to open the scoring.Jackson had made himself look daft with his first two openings. First he accidentally backheeled the ball when trying to do step-overs before managing to hit the only Brentford defender on the line after rounding goalkeeper Mark Flekken.But he put the two errors to bed with an impressive header from Gusto’s cross.Very quiet performance in the second half.READ MORE SUN STORIESSubstitutesMykhailo Mudryk (on for Fernandez, 71’) – 6Sent on to play in behind the front two of Palmer and Jackson and, despite it not being his natural position, combined well with Sterling.Raheem Sterling (on for Colwill, 79’) – 7Added some much-needed threat out wide after being introduced, won the corner from which Chelsea equalised and almost scored a winner himself minutes later.Chelsea ace Ben Chilwell struggled at BrentfordCredit: RexHow Chelsea’s players lined up throughout gameGusto put together an incredible performance down the right flank More

ANGRY Chelsea fans reckon they’ve been given the run-around by a half-marathon.Sheffield United have reportedly been asked to reimburse travelling supporters – after their Premier League home game against the Blues was rearranged TWICE due to a clash with a popular race.Chelsea fans are upset the match has been rearranged twice at short noticeCredit: PASheffield United boss Chris Wilder has enough problems to deal with on the pitch as his side sit bottom of the Prem, well adrift of safetyCredit: RexEven one change of kick-off time for the crucial match on Sunday, April 7 would have been bad enough for fans planning the long trip.But on Tuesday the game was first put back to 1.30pm – then three days later moved forward at the Blades’ request to 5.30pm.It’s all because of the Sheffield Half Marathon – even though that annual event has long been known about.The match date stays the same – but Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST) still rate the saga of the shifting times a “kick in the teeth” and “disrespectful”.READ MORE CHELSEA NEWSNow The Mail say Prem chiefs want the Blades to pay back Blues’ fans, some of whom have already bought train tickets.The CST have reportedly invited those Chelsea supporters affected to write to them with details.It’s thought the Trust will then forward those bills to the Prem, who in turn are tipped to send them onto the bottom-placed Blades.The earlier 1.30pm start time was settled upon by both clubs and announced on Tuesday.Most read in FootballHOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBALLIt’s believed no objections came from United, police or the local council.But it was then switched to four hours later due to the half-marathon – a particularly confusing situation as the race and resulting road closures have long been trailed.A look at Chelsea’s forgotten wonderkidsThe website for the run calls it “a major event in the UK’s running calendar” and “South Yorkshire’s biggest event of its kind”.The race has added stature as it is gold-graded by UK Athletics.It began as a full marathon in 1929 but has been half that distance since 2003, with a fun run now also included. More