The Aporia · Brentford climbs to third in Premier League after sweeping Chelsea aside 3-0

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Brentford secured a 3-0 victory over Chelsea in the Premier League, moving up to third place with nine points from five games. The winning goals were scored by Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago, and Fabio Carvalho in the second half. Chelsea’s performance was criticized by manager Xabi Alonso for inconsistency throughout the match, highlighting tactical issues that need improvement.

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Chelsea faces Brentford in a Premier League match on Friday, September 18, after dropping points in their last two games — a 2-1 loss to Arsenal and a 2-2 draw against newly-promoted Hull. Manager Xabi Alonso is concerned about his team's recent defensive issues and the fact that Chelsea has not won at Brentford since 2021.

Key players like Joao Pedro, Reece James, and others are unavailable due to injuries or international duty, impacting Chelsea's lineup. The match kicks off at 8pm BST from the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, with live coverage on Sky Sports. Bet365 offers a bonus code for new users to bet $10 and receive $365 in free bets regardless of their first bet's outcome.

As of Friday night, the score remains 0-0, marking a tense start to what promises to be a crucial match for both teams. Fans are closely following updates from Oli Gent at Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.

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Brentford ORG · 6× Chelsea ORG · 5× the Premier League ORG · 2× west London GPE · 2× Alonso PERSON · 1× Fabio Carvalho PERSON · 1× Igor Thiago PERSON · 1× Jaidon Anthony PERSON · 1× LONDON GPE · 1× Xabi Alonso’s PERSON · 1×

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The marking from Mikkel Damsgaard’s 61st-minute corner was poor, Jannik Schuster headed on and Anthony finished it off. Thiago was then left free to score after Kevin Schade’s shot was saved, and a low cross was whacked in during stoppage time by Carvalho to send Brentford fans into dreamland. “It was a really good evening,” said Brentford manager Andrews.

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Brentford climbs to third in Premier League after sweeping Chelsea aside 3-0 · assertive framing

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LONDON (AP) — Brentford climbed to third in the Premier League after a crushing 3-0 win over west London rival Chelsea on Friday. asserted

Brentford → climb → Friday

It was a puzzling display by Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea side, which has now gone three league games without a win. asserted

which → go → win

Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho all scored in the second half for Brentford. asserted

Anthony → score → Brentford

“Disappointed with the second half, disappointed with the result,” Chelsea manager Alonso said. asserted

Alonso → disappoint → result

“This is not how to compete in the Premier League. asserted

This → compete → League

We were punished. asserted

We → punish → ?

“At the moment we are not being consistent enough to compete during the whole game, 45 minutes is not enough, you need to compete for the whole game. asserted

you → compete → game

It’s about everything, it’s about tactical things that we need to keep improving and do much better. asserted

we → ’ → that

This was a Chelsea lineup containing all the elements of its offseason transfer rethink, with a solid, experienced spine which saw Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck make their first league starts for the club. asserted

Henderson → contain → club

Something appeared to have clicked. asserted

Something → appear → ?

The visitors did not look half as chaotic defensively in the first half as they have done at times this season, standing up physically to Brentford, winning duels and not allowing Keith Andrews’ side to dominate second balls. asserted

side → look → balls

But old habits crept back in after the break. asserted

habits → creep → break

Andrews → head → dreamland

“It’s important that you enjoy evenings like this because you work so hard and there are so many tough days in this game. asserted

you → ’ → game

“When you play against a west London rival, you build up to a game and you go on a bit of a journey with the team. asserted

you → play → team

There are always bumps along the way, but we were in a really good place and it’s nice to see it come into fruition tonight. asserted

it → be → fruition

Brentford has nine points from five games and is three points behind co-leaders Arsenal and Manchester City, who play on Saturday and Sunday respectively. asserted

who → have → Saturday