Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea

5 Shots on Target 5
3 Shots off Target 9
6 Corners 2
7 Fouls 7
2 Offsides 0
5 Saves 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
34% Possession 66%











球場: Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford
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開賽: 19:30 Wed, 19 Oct 2022
主裁: Jarred Gillett




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brentford-vs-chelsea-debrief-blues-improve-with-time-and-tweaks-but-point

Brentford vs Chelsea Debrief: Blues improve with time and tweaks but point
apiece is fair

20 OCT 2022


Chelsea remain unbeaten under Graham Potter but had to settle for a point
away at Brentford on Wednesday night, with the statistics underlining an
even match in which the defences came out on top.


https://i.imgur.com/W73q8i9.png


It was a game of two halves in west London with the Bees strong in the
first period before the visitors grew stronger and ended the contest in
the ascendancy, pushing for a late winner but unable to carve out that
crucial clear-cut chance.


The two Spanish goalkeepers excelled, making 10 saves between them and
both recording another successful shutout. For Kepa Arrizalabaga, that
made it five clean sheets in a row in all competitions, our longest run
since a seven-game stretch from February to March 2021, and almost nine
hours without a goal conceded.


== Growing into it ==


Chelsea's attacking sharpened as the game wore, particularly following the
early introduction of Mateo Kovacic for Conor Gallagher after 15 minutes
as the latter had complained of feeling sick. The Croatian finished the
game with the most shots (three) and most chances created (four) for the
Blues.


https://i.imgur.com/VeGS72r.png


It was Brentford who edged the shots on target count before the break (two
to one), with the visitors registering four more in the second period.
Raya kept us out on each occasion, most notably denying Christian Pulisic
late on, while six Chelsea shots blocked indicated how dogged and
committed the home side's defending proved to be.


https://i.imgur.com/P1SH96F.png


In fact, Potter's men managed more shots on target after the 85th minute
(three) than they did in the first 85 minutes of the match (two).


== Ruben on the right ==


Almost half of our attacking play was directed down the right, with Ruben
Loftus-Cheek operating as wing-back in Potter's fluid 3-4-2-1 system. The
26-year-old had more touches than all but three other players in the game
and regularly ventured forward to probe in the final third.


https://i.imgur.com/vC0NVXb.png


In the defensive phase, he won more aerial duels than any team-mate and
utilised his imposing physique to protect the ball on numerous occasions
in the face of Brentford's intense pressure.


== Impact from the bench ==


Kovacic's impact off the bench has already been noted but it was another
substitute, Pulisic, who looked most likely to unlock Brentford's stubborn
resilience in the dying stages.


https://i.imgur.com/uI2sw83.png


The USA international came on for the final half hour and forced one
strong save from Raya with a swerving drive, as well as a brilliant
last-ditch block by Rico Henry. Between them, Pulisic and Kovacic
accounted for half of our key passes made in the game (seven of 14).


Carney Chukwuemeka's cameo was also a positive one, with the teenager
driving forward from a central attacking position and causing problems to
the Bees backline.


With five Chelsea Academy graduates in the starting 11, the midfielder's
introduction meant the average age of those involved for the visitors
came in just under 26 years.


On another night, Potter's changes might have been game-changers but in
the end a point apiece seemed a fair result.

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