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Chelsea and Brentford Draw in Stamford Bridge in a Caution-Filled Match
London, England – In a hard-fought match at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea and Brentford drew in a Premier League clash. The match, refereed by John Brooks, was characterized by its intensity and a high number of cautions.
Chelsea, with 47% possession, opened the scoring in the 26th minute thanks to a goal by Joao Pedro, assisted by E. Fernandez. However, Brentford, with 53% possession and a more offensive game (11 total shots, 5 on target), relentlessly sought the equalizer.
The first half ended with two yellow cards for Brentford, shown to K. Schade and V. Janelt. In the second half, the tension remained high, and M. Cucurella and W. Fofana of Chelsea, and C. Palmer, saw yellow cards.
Chelsea extended their lead in the 76th minute through a penalty converted by C. Palmer. Despite the effort, Brentford couldn’t reverse the result, culminating in a draw. The match, while ending in a draw, made clear the fighting spirit of both teams. Chelsea recorded 6 shots (2 on target) and 3 corners, while Brentford generated 8 corners.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 57 A. Garnacho came in and Andrey Santos went out., at minute 58 T. Adarabioyo came in and W. Fofana went out., at minute 74 Joao Pedro came in and L. Delap went out., at minute 85 E. Fernandez came in and J. Hato went out., at minute 85 R. James came in and J. Acheampong went out.
Substitutions brentford: at minute 77 M. Damsgaard came in and D. Ouattara went out., at minute 82 K. Schade came in and K. Lewis-Potter went out., at minute 82 R. Henry came in and A. Hickey went out., at minute 90 Y. Yarmolyuk came in and R. Donovan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
Brentford
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