Premier League 2024-25: Chelsea beats Brentford 2-1 to close in on Liverpool
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Premier League 2024-25: Chelsea beats Brentford 2-1 to close in on Liverpool

The Hindu  

Buoyant Chelsea moved within two points of leader Liverpool on Sunday as goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson earned it a 2-1 victory over neighbour Brentford, its fifth Premier League win in a row. Jackson’s goal gave Chelsea a much-needed cushion after Brentford came out fighting in a breathless second half, shifting swiftly from last-ditch defending to dangerous breaks down the pitch. Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Keane Lewis-Potter gave Chelsea’s defence some awkward moments and in the 73rd minute, goalkeeper Robert Sanchez pulled off a spectacular save from Christian Norgaard, tipping his shot over the bar. Brentford, whose Premier League tally of 32 goals scored is second only to Chelsea’s 37, finally got on the scoresheet when the ever busy Mbeumo pulled a goal back in the last minute of regulation time to give Chelsea, now four points clear of third-placed Arsenal, a nervy finish.

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