Chelsea player ratings vs Brentford: Marcos Alonso and Timo Werner dire, Kai Havertz shows fight

The Senegal international started sluggishly and gifted Ivan Toney an opportunity with a poor pass out. Fortunately, the Brentford striker wasn't able to take the opportunity. Mendy did require treatment on an apparent knee injury in the opening period but was able to continue.

After the break, he had to pick the ball out of his net three times in quick succession as Brentford opened up a surprise lead. There was little the Chelsea goalkeeper could do about the three goals as he was left unusually exposed by the Chelsea defenders in front of him.

Deployed at right-back, the Chelsea captain was a little more reserved in his attacking runs, although when he did offer an overlap, he rarely got the ball from Hakim Ziyech. Azpilicueta dropped in on the right of a back three after Chelsea had fallen behind and looked more comfortable. But by that point, the Blues were chasing the game.

Perhaps the most uncomfortable Silva has looked in a Chelsea shirt for a long while. The movement of the Brentford front two, Toney and Bryan Mbeumo, was problematic for the Brazilian, and the Bees were able to drag him out of position when part of a centre-back duo. The Brazilian was more composed in the middle of a three, but the visitors were ahead at that stage of the contest.

After a first-half sighter from the centre-back that drifted wide of David Raya's goal, he finally scored the goal Chelsea supporters had long waited for as a 35-yard drive from Rudiger found the back of the net. Unfortunately, there was very little time to enjoy it as Brentford then struck three times in 12 minutes – and Rudiger was guilty of letting Vitaly Janelt run off him for the Bees' third. He was also at fault for the Bees' fourth late on as he sliced a