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Chelsea Edges Out Brentford in Thrilling Stamford Bridge Encounter
London, December 15, 2024 – Chelsea secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brentford at Stamford Bridge in a thrilling Premier League matchday 16 clash. The Blues dominated possession and created numerous chances throughout the game.
Chelsea took the lead in the 43rd minute through a well-taken goal by Marc Cucurella, assisted by Noni Madueke. They extended their lead in the 80th minute with a goal from Nicolas Jackson, set up by Enzo Fernandez. Despite Chelsea’s dominance, holding 62% possession and registering 26 shots (8 on target), Brentford pulled one back in stoppage time with a goal from Bryan Mbeumo, assisted by Kevin Schade. The match was a tightly contested affair, with 11 fouls from Chelsea and 7 from Brentford, leading to a yellow card for each team in the dying moments. Despite the late goal, Chelsea’s superior performance secured them the three points.
Substitutions brentford: at minute 63 V. Janelt came in and M. Damsgaard went out., at minute 75 F. Carvalho came in and Y. Yarmolyuk went out., at minute 76 K. Schade came in and Y. Wissa went out., at minute 76 K. Ajer came in and M. Roerslev Rasmussen went out., at minute 86 J. Meghoma came in and K. Lewis-Potter went out.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 83 C. Nkunku came in and N. Jackson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
Brentford
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