Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Brentford in the English Premier League. The Blues have dropped points for the first time under Graham Potter. Chelsea still remains in the top four, but the manager will be unhappy to drop points against Brentford. The Bees will be happy to take a point from Chelsea and remain in the top half of the league table.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines * defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
What were the recovery zone for Brentford? How many positional attacks were created by Chelsea?
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Brentford played the match in their preferred 5-3-2 formation. Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo led the line for the home team.
Chelsea played the match in a 3-4-3 formation. Armando Broja led the line for the Blues for the first time. Trevoh Chalobah replaced Thiago Silva in the centre of the defence.
Brentford ended the match with a possession rate of 36.54%. They had more share of the ball possession in the initial stage of both halves.
Chelsea had a high possession rate of 63.46% at the end of the match. The Blues had a possession count of as high as 75%. They were unable to keep constant possession of the ball and saw a bit of an up and down in their possession graph.
Brentford created 20 positional attacks in the match and attempted four shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the left side.
Chelsea created 39 positional attacks and attempted ten shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the right side. The Blues also tried to hit Brentford on the counter and attempted four counterattacks.
The Bees attempted eight shots and five were on target. Brentford attempted two shots in the first half and the rest of the shots came in the second half. Kepa Arrizabalaga made five saves to deny the opposition from scoring goals.
Chelsea players attempted 13 shots, and they managed to hit the target five times. They attempted the first shot at the 36th-minute mark and only attempted two shots in the first half. Chelsea attempted 11 shots in the last 30 minutes but were unable to find the back of the net.
Brentford ended the match with an xG rate of 0.89. They attempted five shots from inside the penalty box but were unable to score a goal from such close range.
The visitors ended the match with an xG rate of 0.5. Chelsea only attempted two shots from inside the penalty box. This will be a concern for the manager as none of the players were in goal-scoring positions.
Brentford players stayed close to each other on the left side. They created more passing links on that particular side. The Bees attempted 313 passes and had an accuracy rate of 75.08%.
Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic kept a lot of the ball for the Blues. They were involved in most of the passing channels. Chelsea also tried to create most of the play from the left side. Overall, the team attempted 650 passes and had an accuracy rate of 86.62%.
Brentford players tried to find a teammate 49 times in the final third. They were able to deliver 32 passes. Ivan Toney was the most targeted player in the final third for the home team.
Chelsea attempted 75 passes to the final third in the match and had an accuracy rate of 82.67%. Cesar Azpilicueta was involved in most of the passes that were attempted to the final third.
Brentford players tried 21 crosses in the match and delivered seven. They attempted most of the crosses from the left side, but the accuracy rate was high on the right side.
The Blues attempted one cross more than the home team. They attempted most of the crosses from the right side. The Blues tried to penetrate the opposition penalty box more from the left side and made full use of the width of the pitch.
Brentford made 49 recoveries in the defensive third, 33 in the middle third, and 15 in the final third. Most of the recoveries were made on the left side. Ethan Pinnock made 16 recoveries for the Bees.
Chelsea players made 48 recoveries in the defensive third, 33 in the middle third, and 29 in the final third. Cesar Azpilicueta along with some of his teammates won a few ground duels to recover the ball.
The Bees made a lot of interceptions inside their own penalty box. They didn’t allow Chelsea players to get passes inside the penalty box.
The Blues also intercepted most of the passes inside the penalty box. Mateo Kovacic made seven interceptions for his team.
Both teams contested 196 duels, and Brentford players won 86. They had a high win rate in the defensive third and on the left side of the field. Ivan Toney contested the highest number of duels for his side.
Chelsea players won 97 duels in the match. They also had a high win percentage inside their own half. The Blues managed to win a few duels in the middle third as well.
Brentford players managed to win 38 defensive duels in the match. They won a few of these duels in the attacking half as well.
Chelsea players managed to win 35 defensive duels in the match. Mateo Kovacic came off the bench in the first half and won the most defensive duels for his side.
Brentford players tried to score a goal with a header. They only managed to win two aerial duels inside the opposition penalty box. Overall, the team won 12 aerial duels.
Chelsea players won 15 aerial duels in the match. They defended their goal by winning five aerial duels inside their own penalty box.
Chelsea were unable to break the opposition’s defence and that cost them two points. The Blues didn’t create enough chances and were unable to get into the opposition’s penalty box.
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