Brentford, Chelsea share spoils in tense goalless draw

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-header-outer &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><picture class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"><source type&equals;"image&sol;webp" &sol;><img data-no-lazy&equals;"" width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;04&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250406&lowbar;162233303-1200x600&period;jpg" alt&equals;"EPL&colon; Brentford&comma; Chelsea share spoils in tense goalless draw" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"&sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;picture>&NewLine;<&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;brentford"><strong>Brentford<&sol;strong><&sol;a> and <strong>Chelsea<&sol;strong> played out a goalless draw at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday&comma; with both sides unable to convert their chances in a Premier League clash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The West London derby had both teams showcasing defensive solidity but lacked the decisive spark craved by their supporters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Brentford started brightly&comma; with Mikkel Damsgaard forcing an early save from Chelsea’s Robert Sanchez&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Bees dominated the first half&comma; and their best moment came after the break when Sepp van den Berg met a corner with a powerful header&comma; only to see it bounce over the bar from six yards out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Yoane Wissa also went close late on&comma; nodding Bryan Mbeumo’s pinpoint cross just wide as Brentford pushed for a winner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Chelsea struggled with Maresca’s choice to bench stars Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson left the Blues blunt in attack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall&comma; given rare starts&comma; couldn’t unlock Brentford’s backline&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The introduction of Pedro Neto in the second half injected life&comma; with Neto’s low shot denied by Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken’s heroics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite four minutes of stoppage time&comma; the deadlock held&comma; leaving both teams frustrated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- CONTENT END 1 --><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-content &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab;&Tab;<&excl;-- &period;toggle-post-content --><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;epl-brentford-chelsea-share-spoils-in-tense-goalless-draw&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;