Chelsea vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result as Blues cut Liverpool’s lead and extend streak

71 mins

Half a chance for Brentford but the flag goes up for offside.

Norgaard clips a ball over the top of the defence and Wissa just about manages to bring it down, but Sanchez saves well after racing off his line.

69 mins

Palmer’s first-time cross falls at the feet of Madueke just a few yards out, but his shot is blocked. The hosts come again, but Colwill’s ball sails over the bar.

66 mins

Chelsea launch a counter after the restart, but Madueke is wasteful as he hits a tame effort from distance right at Flekken.

Moments later, a dangerous Chelsea attack comes as Jackson lays it off to Palmer, who slips in a perfect through ball to Sancho. He takes it past the onrushing Flekken, but the angle is too tight for the shot and his cross is eventually dealt with.

64 mins

Brentford get forward but Gusto does well to deal with the cross in towards Janelt (who has just come on for Damsgaard). The Frenchman then stays down, and there’s a brief break in play.

62 mins

Flekken was down after that Jackson chance, so he’s been treated but is okay to carry on. The away side are preparing some changes.

60 mins

WHAT A MISS! How has this not gone in?

Palmer finds Sancho on the wing and the former United man beats the defender before cutting it back from the byline. It’s beaten Flekken and it comes to Jackson, who simply has to tap into an open net, but he fires it over the bar!

59 mins

A decent chance for the hosts as Palmer’s clever lay-off comes to Fernandez, whose goal-bound shot is blocked before Jackson is flagged offside.

58 mins

A rare foray forward for the visitors, and they get the men up the pitch, but Wissa’s cross is straight to Sanchez. Moments later, Mbeumo does the exact same thing from a similar position.

57 mins

From the corner, Flekken just about clears the ball from his area, but Chelsea win it back immediately before Palmer is just unable to reach a ball into the box.

56 mins

Gusto’s ball to the back post is a good one, but Sancho can’t quite hook it back to a teammate. On the other wing, Madueke gets past Lewis-Potter but Pinnock does well to put it behind while avoiding putting it into his own net.