In the eighth round of the Premier League, Brentford played chelsea at home, and as a result, the Blues used Ben Chilwell's arrow to win the attacking Brentford with one goal, and after taking all three points, they pushed Liverpool, who won the same day, to rise to the top of the table.
Chelsea had a number of injured players this season, such as Antonio Rudiger and Thiago Silva, who were absent for different reasons, and Rees James and Mason Mount, who returned from injury, also got a chance to rest. Thomas Tuchel formed a 3-5-2 formation with Marang Sal, Christensen and Trevor Chaloba forming three centre-backs; Ben Chilve and Azpilicueta were on either flank; Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mateo Kovacic played three midfielders in support of the double-arrow Lukaku and Timo Verner. Brentford was also a 3-5-2, with Ivan Tony and Brian Mbimo all being selected.
In the first half the two sides were evenly matched, with Brentford's siege creating shooting opportunities from time to time, and Chelsea's counter-attack was also threatening. Just before half-time, Lukaku forced the ball to be unblocked, and Ben Chilwell scored a clever shot to give Chelsea the lead. After the change of sides was Brentford's world, but Brian Mbimo failed to cross Edward Mendy and the goalpost on multiple occasions, and in the 83rd minute Samman Gudos' shot was protected by Trevor Chaloba, and the Blues took a slightly lucky three-pointer to remain at the top of the league table.
Chelsea's defence didn't play badly in this game under the big rotation, and the young centre-back combination led by Christensen was eye-catching. In addition to not entering the game at the beginning of the game, Chaloba performed steadily the rest of the time, successfully defending multiple times and helping Christensen a lot in the air. Marang Sal, who debuted in the Premier League for the first time, performed more than qualified, and although there were occasional mistakes in the air superiority ring, he still contributed many key steals and clearances in the ground battle, which was quite eye-catching.
Ben Chilvey has scored in two consecutive Premier League games, showing that he has improved considerably in the competition with Marcos Alonso, and this game has proved that he is not inferior to espanyol on both ends of the attack and defense. Although Lukaku is caught in a six-game goal drought, his role and contribution are still considerable, such as Ben Chilveel's goal is from his force, and there are mistakes to solve the problem that makes Ben Chilwell have the opportunity. Of course, the best of the game must be Edward Mendy, who contributed six wonderful saves, in the face of Brentford's overwhelming attack, Edward Mendy is still the same as that man, and the upside-down ball is particularly wonderful, so that Brentford coach Thomas Frank also has to bow to the wind.
Brentford was absolutely defeated in this game, and the team showed fighting spirit and tenacity in the second half of the game; the intensity of the attack was really worth a victory. Had it not been for Edward Mendy's near-superhuman performance, perhaps the promoted horse would have won an epic victory. In this game, Brentford's attack is extremely diverse, from the "grenade", the cross, and even the pass penetration in the middle of the road, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are one of the most surprising teams in the Premier League this season. After losing three points, Brentford still held the seventh place with 12 points, and they will face Leicester City, who defeated Manchester United, and see if Brentford's good mood can continue.