Chelsea defeat Brentford as they close gap on Liverpool

Chelsea came out on top in the West London derby against Brentford as they won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.

The hosts dominated the opening period, with Brentford looking to hit the hosts in transition, but Robert Sanchez was never really tested.

Cucurella opened the scoring with a diving header from a Noni Madueke cross in the closing stages of the first half to see the Blues take a well earned lead into the break.

Chelsea continued to apply pressure after the restart and should have been two goals up with Nicolas Jackson somehow putting the ball over the bar from six yards out after a brilliant play by Jadon Sancho.

Jackson eventually doubled the lead after he was picked out by Enzo Fernandez before firing low into the right corner.

Brentford got a late consolation goal with Bryan Mbeumo beating Sanchez to give the visitors some hope. However, Chelsea held on to claim all three points.

The win sees Enzo Maresca’s men close the gap between them and Liverpool to just two points, with Liverpool still having a game in hand.