Brentford Beat Chelsea 3-0 in Stunning West London Statement Win
Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 on Friday in a result that undersells how even the opening 45 minutes actually were. For most of the first half at Gtech Community Stadium, it looked like Chelsea might finally turn a corner. By the final whistle, they'd instead gone three Premier League games without a win — and Brentford had just posted their best-ever start to a top-flight season.
Chelsea created the sharper chances early: Pedro Neto forced a strong save out of Caoimhín Kelleher inside nine minutes, and Morgan Rogers scuffed a promising follow-up. Xabi Alonso's side, fielding Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck in their first Premier League starts as part of the club's summer overhaul, looked more solid defensively than they have at times this season. Then the second half started, and the ol...