Another Chelsea fixture and another Chelsea defeat. Frank Lampard has recorded a fifth loss in a row since returning to the club as caretaker manager and the Blues' season continues to fizzle out.
Stamford Bridge was more sparsely populated than usual for the visit of Brentford but the referee's half and full-time whistle was punctuated with boos from the home support. An own goal from Cesar Azpilicueta and second half effort from Bryan Mbeumo ensured Chelsea fans had little to be enthused about for another week.
The west London side have six matches to find some momentum to end the season with but must play the entire top four, three of which will be away from home. Having managed just one goal in April, a deflected effort from Conor Gallagher, the remainder of 2022/23 is sure to bring similar or even greater difficulties to the defeat to Brentford.
