Fabio Carvalho tapped in a 93rd-minute equaliser from an extended throw to earn Brentford a 2-2 draw after Moises Caicedo had smashed Chelsea forward late on.
Cole Palmer scored inside 5 minutes of coming off the bench to cancel out Kevin Schade’s first-half opener and launch a second-half turnaround.
Palmer was launched within the 56th minute on his return from a groin harm after Enzo Maresca had made a triple substitute at half-time following a poor first-half efficiency that noticed them have only one shot on track.
Reece James and Marc Cucurella got here on for Wesley Fofana and Jorrel Hato, who each began at full-back, whereas Tyrique George changed Facundo Buonanotte as Chelsea piled on the stress earlier than Caicedo blasted them in entrance with a shot from the sting of the realm with solely 5 minutes to play.
Nevertheless, Brentford refused to provide in and Schade’s lengthy throw dropped for substitute Carvalho, who had drifted in behind Chelsea debutant Alejandro Garnacho on the again submit, to grab a degree and deny the Blues from going prime of the Premier League.
Maresca: We may handle equaliser higher
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca instructed Sky Sports activities:
“We knew that it was a troublesome sport. Within the first half, we struggled to search out options, the house, as a result of they had been defending excellent. I feel second half we had been significantly better. It is a disgrace as a result of we conceded in 93rd minute and we may handle higher that second.
“You have to be able to avoid transitions and set pieces – they scored from transitions and set pieces. It’s something we deal quite well with during the game but in the end, we concede and it’s a shame.”
Carvalho: We work on set items rather a lot
Brentford goalscorer Fabio Carvalho instructed Sky Sports activities:
“Brentford are big on set-pieces and it’s good to put that into practice. It’s not as easy as it looks [to find space] but hopefully I can do that again. We do a lot of analysis off the pitch with video and utilise it.
“Keith (Andrews) is making his mark with the employees as nicely and the workforce are on board. We have sufficient high quality to do nicely this season.
“I’m sure we will be ok – we’ve lost players but have added a lot of quality and as long as we stay together we’ll be fine. Once we get momentum, we’ll be good.”
