Brentford v Chelsea match report

Taking a look at line-ups, goals, assists, clean sheets and anything else we could highlight that could have implications for FPL managers. We cover the Brentford v Chelsea match report. Covering eye test and key moments through-out the match with the help of the Fantasy Football Scout members area.

Covering the Brentford v Chelsea match can be helpful in identifying key moments in the match. This can then give FPL managers a good insight into which players and teams looked good, key injuries, fitness and even more to help us make decisions in FPL.

Line-ups – Brentford

The most owned player between both sides in FPL is striker Ivan Toney (26.5%-£7.4m)). He will be looking to extend his two consecutive returns to three today. Goalkeeper David Raya (£4.5m) is yet to keep back-to-back clean sheets in the Premier League.

Chelsea

It is now Kepa Arrizabalaga’s (£4.5m) fifth start in all competitions. The Spaniard has now kept four clean sheets in a row. Premium defender Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) failed to make the squad this week. Midfielder Mason Mount (£7.7m) could extend his two back-to-back double-digit hauls today.

Key moments

• Ivan Toney’s header led to a fingertip save from Kepa early on in the match.
• Brentford defender Mads Roerslev (£4.3m) fed a fantastic cross into midfielder Ryan Mbeumo (£5.9m). The Brentford man had a glorious chance to score with his header inside the six-yard box. His header was nodded straight at goalkeeper Kepa.
• Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella (£5.1m) was substituted off around the 61st minute. This meant he banked his early clean sheet points.
• Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount failed to make much of an impact offensively. He was also substituted off on the 62nd minute.
• Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£9.1m) came onto feature for 10+ minutes.
• Brentford dominated the chances but failed to convert. The game ended 0-0.

Standout FPL performances

• Brentford goalkeeper Raya hit the highest total in FPL. His 10 points came from his clean sheet, save points and three bonus.
• Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta (£4.8m) claimed the second highest FPL tally. The Spaniard picked up nine points for his clean sheet and three bonus.
• Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa collected eight points from his clean sheet, save point and one bonus point.
• Eight defenders amongst both sides picked up the standard six points for their clean sheets.

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