Manager Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea had to match both Brentford’s fight and energy levels to take all three points from their clash on Saturday evening.
The Blues returned to the top of the Premier League table with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Brentford Community Stadium. Left-back Ben Chilwell scored the only goal of the game just one minute before the interval. Brentford have shown in their previous seven games that they are not in the Premier League just to make up the numbers.
And they threw everything they had at the European champions in search of an equaliser. Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy was forced to make two vital saves while Malang Sarr also cleared off the line.
And forward Bryan Mbeumo twice struck the woodwork. But Thomas Frank’s men could not find the back of the net and left with nothing to show for their efforts.
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