Why Brentford thrashed Chelsea
An astonishing counter-attack performance from Brentford saw the come back from a goal behind to stun Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge. A flat opening 45 minutes gave way to an incredible start to the second half which saw Thomas Tuchel's side take the lead via a sensational 35-yard effort from Antonio Rudiger.
The German defender received a pass 45-yards from goal, before taking it upon himself to surge forward and thump a 35-yard effort past David Raya and off the inside of the post. Unfortunately for the Blues, their lead dissipated almost straight away as Bryan Mbeumo laid the ball of for Vitaly Janelt to smash home an equally fierce first-time effort past Mendy and into the roof of the net.
As Stamford Bridge was still catching their breath, Brentford surged into a shock lead, as Christian Eriksen, so often the Blues’ nemesis while at Tottenham Hotspur, finished another wonderful cut back from Mbuemo to slot the Bees into a shock lead. The Blues' composure departed them after the Bees took the lead, but Thomas Frank's side did anything but rest on their laurels.
An excellent threaded pass from Ivan Toney, who missed a glorious chance in the first-half to give Brentford the lead, fed Janelt in-behind the Blues defence and the German striker excellently scooped the ball over Mendy. Tuchel introduced Romelu Lukaku from the bench, but the subtitutes made no difference, as Yoane Wissa added an exclamatory fourth goal with a wonderful first time finish from inside the box - Daily Express Sport considers four things we learned.
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