IT goes from bad to worse for Frank Lampard since his return to the dugout at Stamford Bridge as Brentford pile on the misery.Blues’ captain Cesar Azpilicueta put the ball in his own net to give the Bees the advantage just after the half-hour mark.
Bryan Mbeumo doubled Brentford’s lead with 78 minutes on the clock with a deflected effort that beat Kepa at his front post.
Match result: Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Fofana, Silva, Chalobah, Chilwell, Fernandez, Kovacic, Kante, Gallagher, Sterling
Brentford XI: Raya, Roerslev, Zanka, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Jensen, Onyeka, Janelt, Wissa, Toney
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Rough ride for Lampard’s Chelsea
Things will get no easier for Frank Lampard and his squad.
The next five games offer some stern tests of their credentials.
It will take something special to change their fortunes.
Bees buzzing over derby win
Brentford have come away from Stamford Bridge with all three points, ending their poor form without a win.
Tactically, they were set up perfectly to pull off an upset in West London for the second time in two years.
Brentford move up to ninth in the Premier League table, eight points ahead of Frank Lampard’s side.
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Players out of position worrying fans
The Chelsea faithful will be leaving Stamford Bridge tonight, infuriated by what they saw on the pitch tonight.
Raheem Sterling started as the central striker and whenever Chelsea attacked, they had no one in the box for the wide players to find.
He may have had a good goal return at Man City but Sterling is not a striker.
All too often he drifted out wide leaving his side with a lack of options.
From bad to worse for Lampard
Under Chelsea legend Frank Lampard, The Blues have now failed to win a single game.
Questions will be asked of the manager, but more should be asked of these players.
The owners has spent heavily since his arrival but we are saying all of the same problems that existed before his arrival.
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FT: Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
Brentford get an impressive win at Stamford Bridge.
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s £600m outlay does not look money well spent.
You wonder what it will take to get this Chelsea side firing again.
FT: Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
Another disappointing defeat for Frank Lampard’s side.
Thomas Frank with a big win in West London tonight.
His side now move eight points clear of their London rivals.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
90+4. Ethan Pinnock is awarded the man of the match award.
Chelsea continue to try and press forward but lack that killer pass in the final third.
Brentford look to counter to rub salt in the wound.
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Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
90+2. Henry comes off for Hickey.
The visitors will just want to see this one out now.
Baptiste is penalised for a foul on Joao Felix.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
90. This has been an easy win for Brentford tonight.
Chelsea look a shadow of the side that used to challenge for major honours.
Mauricio Pochettino may be looking for a new phone contract as we speak.
We are going to have an additional four minutes of torture for the home fans who have decided to stay.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
88. Brentford fans have now started singing ‘is this a library?’
You have to love football chants, twisting the knife in the wound.
A lot of empty seats in the home end now.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
86. Chelsea need a goal quickly if they have any hope of salvaging something from this game.
It looks all too easy for the visitors.
Lampard’s side are looking blunt in the attacking third of the pitch.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
84. Chelsea certainly aren’t looking like the ‘pride of London’ tonight.
Raya in the Brentford goal could be doing his tax returns right now.
Meanwhile, the visitors almost add a third with a half chance at the back post.
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Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
82. We are into the last ten minutes of the game now.
Madueke comes forward but the ball comes off the Chelsea man for a goal kick.
Toney comes off for Schade.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
80. Whoever comes in as the new manager at Stamford Bridge, they have a tough task ahead of them.
The Brentford fans are loving this and making themselves heard.
Lampard looks like a bulldog chewing a wasp on the touchline.
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
78. Things go from bad to worse for Chelsea.
Frank Lampard will have to wait for that first win you would think.
Sterling and Fernandez come off for Madueke and Felix.
Goal – Bryan Mbuemo (Brentford)
Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
76. You still wonder where a goal would come from for the home side.
Apparently Aubameyang is Barcelona’s number one transfer target for the summer.
A side like Barcelona should have bigger ambitions than that.
Well, that is what financial ruin will do to a club.
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Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
74. Chelsea are still struggling to threaten Raya’s goal.
Time is beginning to run out for the West Londoners.
Brentford on the other hand will be happy with the way this second half is panning out.
Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
72. Fofana goes head to head with Henry.
Ivan Toney comes sprinting over to shove the Chelsea player in the chest.
If only Chelsea could show some of that passion in front of goal.
Henry and Fofana are both shown yellow cards.
Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
70. Chalobah does well to get a cross in from the right.
Brentford manage to head it clear once again.
Nobody seems to be attacking that near post for the hosts.
Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
68. Kante is pickpocketed as he looks to come forward.
The game is starting to become end-to-end stuff now.
Thomas Frank’s changes have given the visitors more options to break and look to hurt Chelsea with a second goal.
Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
66. Brentford have their first corner of the second half which is easily dealt with by Ben Chilwell.
They get the ball back into the box but Kepa palms the cross away.
It gives Chelsea the chance to counter attack.
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Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
64. Thomas Frank has looked to change things up with those changes.
Brentford have pretty much been camped in their own half so far.
Mudryk drives forward and is then penalised for a push on his opponent.
Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
62. Chelsea win a free kick in a wide position as Mudryk goes to ground.
The replay shows he has conned the ref there with no contact whatsoever.
If only we had video technology to cut things like this out of the fame.
Mbuemo, Baptiste and Damsgaard all come on for the visitors.
Chelsea 0-1 Brentford
60. Chelsea come forward and work it to Aubameyang.
He runs towards goal, drops the shoulder and cuts inside to shoot.
Raya saves the ball relatively easily.
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