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Behind the scenes at Chelsea, it has been very eventful to say the least over the past few weeks. So when Brentford came to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, it seemed like the perfect chance for Blues supporters to see some normality on the pitch.

However, the Bees stunned everyone in the all-London derby. Antonio Rudiger handed Chelsea the lead just after half-time, but Vitaly Janelt equalised two minutes later, before Christian Eriksen handed the visitors the lead in west London.

Janelt was on hand to make it 3-1 to Brentford on the hour-mark, before Yoane Wissa wrapped up the game with an 87th-minute strike. After the game, Thomas Tuchel insisted his side 'did not defend mature enough'.

He said: "I don't know why. We gave a big chance straight away after the goal, and then the next one was a goal. From there, we did not defend mature enough.

"We were not aware of the danger in these moments which is also very strange for us. We got punished. They made the most of these ten minutes which is maybe not normal. So it's a summary of strange events but it's on us and it's our fault.

"It was a tough start for us. We felt a bit leggy which is normal after the international break. But after maybe 20-25 minutes we controlled the match, controlled the rhythm and got better and better. We