Brentford came from a goal behind and secured a shocking 4-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the English Premier League. The Bees gave an impressive performance against the defending European champions and are now 11 points clear of the relegation zone.
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 xT creation zones for Chelsea? How many shots were attempted by Brentford in the second half?
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Kai Havertz once again lead the line for the Blues and was accompanied by Timo Werner, who replaced Christian Pulisic. Ruben Loftus-Cheek played in the midfield alongside N’Golo Kante. Hakim Ziyech deputized in the right wing-back position.
Chelsea played a high attacking line, and the average position of the starting XI shows that the Blues played in a four-at-the-back formation. Cesar Azpilicueta played as the right back. Ruben Loftus-Cheek played in the holding midfield role, allowing the five remaining players to attack Brentford’s goal.
Brentford played in their regular 3-5-2 formation. Former Spurs midfielder, Christian Eriksen, started in the midfield for the Bees.
The average position of the midfielders and strikers was inside the middle third. Christian Norgaard played as the defensive cover in front of Brentford’s defense.
Chelsea dominated possession in every phase of the match and created more positional attacks. Brentford players made more recoveries inside the opposition’s half and won more loose ball duels and aerial duels than their opponents. They successfully defended their lead and won the match.
Chelsea’s centre-back, Antonio Rudiger, attempted five shots and scored the only goal for his side. Ivan Toney also attempted the same number of shots and won six aerial duels. Christian Eriksen made seven recoveries inside the opposition’s half and also got on the scoresheet for his side.
The Blues attempted 20 shots, with a 30% shot accuracy rate. Of these 20 shots, 11 were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box. Rudiger scored the only goal from outside the penalty box.
Brentford players attempted 16 shots, 13 of them from inside the penalty box. They managed to hit the target six times in the match.
Brentford created some early threats and attempted five shots within the first 15 minutes of the match. Chelsea players attempted their first shot around the 20th-minute mark and attempted 15 shots in the second half. Brentford’s players attempted 11 shots in the second half.
Cesar Azpilicueta attempted the most passes for the Blues. Of his 104 passes, 22 were towards Hakim Ziyech. He was also on the receiving end of most passes.
Christian Eriksen attempted 41 passes for Brentford, and eight of them were towards Mbuemo.
Hakim Ziyech was the highest crosser of the ball for the Blues. The Moroccan attempted 61 passes, and 12 landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Christian Eriksen attempted two smart passes and a single cross in the match. Of the 28 passes attempted, one landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Chelsea created a lot of threats from the wider sides, especially the right side. Cesar Azpilicueta created the greatest threat from passes.
Hakim Ziyech attempted ten dribbles and created the highest threat from dribbles for the home team. Ruben Loftus-Cheek created the second-highest threat with eight dribbles attempted.
The Bees also created a lot of threats from the wider sides. By looking at the map, we can observe that they tried to get inside the box from the left side and played a very wide line towards the right side.
Kristoffer Ajer created the highest threats from dribbles for the away side.
Chelsea players failed to win most of their defensive duels. They won most of their duels in the middle third, with Cesar Azplilicueta and N’Golo Kante winning two each.
The Blues won five aerial duels each in the defensive and middle third. Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz won three duels each.
Antonio Rudiger won the highest number of loose ball duels for his side. Hakim Ziyech contested eight duels and only won two.
Brentford players won six defensive duels in the middle third. Christian Norgaard contested 13 duels, and he failed to win 12.
Pontus Jansson and Ivan Toney were strong in the air. The duo won a combined total of 13 duels, with Jansson winning seven of them.
The Bees won four loose ball duels in the final third. Pontus Jansson once again won the most number of duels.
Chelsea won 12 corners in the match, and Hakim Ziyech was behind seven of them. The Blues attempted to deliver two free-kicks into the opposition’s penalty box.
Brentford won seven corners, and Christian Eriksen was their set-piece taker.
Chelsea players were unable to convert their chances, and most of the shots attempted by them were off target. Brentford defended well and converted most of their chances to take three points away from the Bridge.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Chelsea vs Brentford