Brentford thump Chelsea 3-0 with second-half blitz
Brentford thumped a heavily altered Chelsea 3-0 on Friday night through second-half goals from Anthony, Thiago, and Carvalho.
Brentford secured a 3-0 victory over Chelsea in a second-half blitz at the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday evening. Goals from Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago, and Fabio Carvalho ensured the hosts' triumph before the international break. Anthony opened the scoring in the 61st minute with a close-range header. Thiago doubled the lead in the 83rd minute with a counter-attack goal, and Carvalho added the final score in stoppage time.
Despite Chelsea taking the better of the opening half, Brentford's intensity increased after the break, leading to the decisive goals in the second half.
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