Christian Eriksen’s first Brentford goal helped the Bees to the biggest result of their debut Premier League campaign as they secured a famous west London derby victory over Chelsea.
Thomas Frank’s side went behind to Antonio Rudiger’s stunner, but Eriksen’s strike sandwiched between two from Vitaly Janelt put the visitors in dreamland at Stamford Bridge, before substitute Yoane Wissa completed the thrashing late on.
The 4-1 victory moves Brentford on to 33 points and surely secures their Premier League status, 11 points clear of the drop in 14th.
Ivan Toney wasted two early chances for the visitors as Edouard Mendy made an uncharacteristically shaky start in the Chelsea goal, but the home side gradually grew into the game and were on top at the break.
It took just three minutes of the second half for them to find a breakthrough as Rudiger let fly from all of 35 yards and his effort flew in off the post, leaving David Raya no chance.
That prompted wild celebrations but Stamford Bridge was silenced within two minutes as Janelt swept Bryan Mbeumo’s lay-off into the top corner and by the hour-mark a remarkable turnaround was complete.
First, Mbuemo raced away down the left on the counter-attack and as N’Golo Kante was dragged across to cover, fed Eriksen in the middle to finish past Mendy.
Then, Toney slipped Janelt in and from a tight angle the German lifted superbly over the Blues ‘keeper to give the Bees breathing space.
Kai Havertz missed two excellent opportunities to give Chelsea late hope before Wissa came off the bench to put them out of their misery three minutes from time.
