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Chelsea Edges Past Brentford in Tense Encounter at Gtech Community Stadium
Chelsea secured a 2-1 victory over Brentford in a thrilling match at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, Middlesex on April 6th, 2025, in a Premier League game. The match, officiated by Michael Oliver, was a tense affair, resulting in three yellow cards for Chelsea and one for Brentford.
The Blues dominated possession (58%) and created more scoring opportunities, registering 20 shots, 5 of which were on target. Brentford, however, displayed a strong defensive resilience, although their 9 shots (only 2 on target) indicated less clinical finishing. Despite their lower possession and shot count, Brentford managed to find the back of the net demonstrating their ability to capitalize on limited chances. Chelsea’s superior possession and shots on target ultimately led to a deserved victory reflected in the scoreline. Yellow cards to Gusto, Adarabioyo, and Fernandez for Chelsea and Van den Berg for Brentford highlighted the intensity of the game.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 46 N. Jackson came in and C. Nkunku went out., at minute 59 P. Neto came in and N. Madueke went out., at minute 59 C. Palmer came in and K. Dewsbury-Hall went out., at minute 77 M. Cucurella came in and R. James went out.
Substitutions brentford: at minute 66 V. Janelt came in and Y. Yarmolyuk went out., at minute 83 M. Kayode came in and K. Ajer went out., at minute 83 M. Jensen came in and M. Damsgaard went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Brentford
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Chelsea
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