Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford?s thrilling win at Stamford Bridge.
Brentford came out in their 5-3-2 with Toney and Wissa leading the line. Mbeumo given some rest for the midweek match but available off the bench as he has been in great form the past two matches. Brentford?s midfield was missing Christian Nørgaard to a nagging achilles injury, so Janelt filled in for him. Onyeka was the right sided midfielder while Jensen rounded out the midfield on the left. The backline was the usual suspects, Rico Henry, Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock joined by Zanka and Roerslev.

Chelsea, the impossible team to predict a starting XI for, started in a 3-4-3. Fofana, Silva, and Chalobah made up Chelsea?s backline with Azpilicueta and Chilwell the wide midfielders. Kovacic and Fernandez were the deeper center midfielders while Kante, Gallagher and Sterling made up the front 3. The £474 million starting XI also had the luxury of Mudryk, Aubameyang and Joao Felix on the bench. 10th Minute

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Quick Stats:
Possession: Chelsea 73% – 27% Brentford
xG: Chelsea 1.27 ? 1.15 Brentford
PSxG: Chelsea 0.42 ? 0.13 Brentford
Shots: Chelsea 16 ? 14 Brentford
Clearances: Chelsea 15 ? 7 Brentford
Other Brentford stats:
Interceptions: 9
Aerial duels won: 15 (44%)
Summary
Brentford only have 29% possession so they maxi...