Chelsea v Brentford player ratings: Werner 3, Rudiger 5; Eriksen 8, Janelt 8

Christian Eriksen inspires shock win for visitors at Stamford Bridge

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy – 4 The Senegalese goalkeeper had a moment to forget when he gave the ball away to Toney, who’s looped effort couldn't find the target. Not a good day at the office. EPA

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  Cesar Azpilicueta – 4 The Chelsea captain looked shaky at best and overwhelmed when Brentford were piling on the pressure on the wing, with Janelt left free twice. Getty

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  Antonio Rudiger – 5 Chelsea’s star player will be rewatching his strike to put the Blues ahead but will not want to see Brentford’s goals, with the German another victim of Janelt’s run for his second. Reuters

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  Thiago Silva – 4 Caught out of position, the veteran defender left Chelsea’s defence exposed and Janelt free on goal. Getty

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  Marcos Alonso – 4 Sacrificed after Brentford’s equaliser, Alonso did not look at his best, with his passes largely hopeful and unable to deal with the threat on the wing, narrowing too much to contend with Mbeumo’s pace and leaving Eriksen free to shoot. AFP

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  Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 4 Awarded his first Premier League start since November, Loftus-Cheek provided Chelsea with their first shot on target when he was able to weave between Brentford players. EPA

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  N’Golo Kante – 5 In a struggling Chelsea side, the Frenchman tried to make something happen with his passes and runs, before his bouncing effort was an easy claim for Raya. Should have been positioned better for Janelt’s second as he failed to track his run. PA

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  Mason Mount – 5 The England international was unable to connect with Alonso’s pass, with his effort flying high and wide of Raya’s goal. AFP

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  Hakim Ziyech – 5 The Moroccan surely should have had his ninth of the season when he forced Raya to tip his effort over the bar. Despite having the pace to keep with Mbeumo’s attack, Ziyech looked surprised when Eriksen was free to shoot. AFP

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  Kai Havertz – 5 The German forward led the line and when his side was struggling to stitch things together, he tried to help his defenders. Found the net, but it was ruled disallowed for handball. Played through on goal with a delightful pass by Kovacic, but his effort was wide of the far post. PA

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  Timo Werner – 3 After a quiet first half and failing to make anything happen, Werner was played through by Havertz in the second half and saw his shot saved by Raya. PA

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  SUBS: Reece James (Alonso 55’) – 5 An early change as Brentford turned things around in a matter of minutes at Stamford Bridge. Getty

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  Mateo Kovacic (Werner 64’) – 5 The Croatian played an excellent pass with one of his first touches to squeeze Havertz through on goal, although the German’s effort went wide. Fired over the bar from distance. EPA

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  Romelu Lukaku (Kante 65’) – 4 Started from the bench again and failed to really get anything going when he came on as Chelsea fell apart. AP

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  BRENTFORD RATINGS: David Raya – 6 In the week of his debut for his country, the Spaniard was largely untroubled in a slow start from Chelsea but he was alert to tip over Ziyech’s powerful goal bound effort. No chance saving Rudiger’s strike. AP

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  Kristoffer Ajer – 7 The Norwegian started in a back three and was handy in giving his goalkeeper cover in the second half, providing a crucial block to deny Werner before Brentford took the lead. AP

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  Pontus Jansson – 7 The Bees captain came close to getting on the end of a free-kick, but Havertz was able to get enough of a deflection to deny him. Reuters

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  Ethan Pinnock – 7 The Brentford centre-back looked capable against Chelsea’s frontline and intercepted well. EFP

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  Rico Henry – 7 Commendable effort in keeping Mount and Ziyech quiet down his wing. EPA

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  Mads Roerslev – 6 Got on quietly with his task and was not a weak link. Getty

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  Vitaly Janelt – 8 The 23-year-old found the net to put the Bees level just minutes after Rudiger’s goal. Beat the offside trap and caught out every Chelsea player to squeeze through and loop over Mendy to score his second of the game. AFP

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  Christian Norgaard – 7 Playing alongside his compatriot in Eriksen, the Danish midfielder was everything Thomas Frank would have wanted, always there to clear the ball and ease Brentford out of danger. PA

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  Christian Eriksen – 8 After a successful spell with his national side, the Dane was unable to trouble Mendy with an early free-kick but proved to be the quality and experience Brentford needed, and matched Mbeumo’s pace to score his first goal for the club. AP

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  Bryan Mbuemo – 8 The pacey frontman slotted in Janelt to score the leveller. Mbeumo then did incredibly well to leave Chelsea in tatters when he went on the break with Eriksen before providing his second assist of the game. Getty

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  Ivan Toney – 7 After squandering a looping shot, he found the side-netting in the opening minutes, before guiding a header over the bar. Vital in Janelt’s second, timing his header to perfection and playing his team-mate in on goal. AFP

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  SUBS: Mathias Jensen (Janelt 81’) – N/R With Brentford 3-1 ahead by the time of his arrival, Jensen had a straightforward task. EPA

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  Yoane Wissa (Mbeumo 86’) – N/R The Bees substite wasted no time joining in the fun when he volleyed home a loose ball in the box. AFP

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  Sergi Canos (Henry 88’) – N/R A late change for the Bees. EPA

Brentford manager Thomas Frank hailed the impact Christian Eriksen has made on his return to the Premier League after the Dane scored in a remarkable 4-1 win at Chelsea on Saturday.

The European champions had gone in front early in the second half at Stamford Bridge through Antonio Rudiger's sensational long-range strike, but they collapsed to lose for the first time since owner Roman Abramovich was hit by UK government sanctions.

Vitaly Janelt levelled just a minute later to spark a three-goal spree in 10 minutes for the visitors that set up a first win over the Blues since 1939.

Eriksen has been in fine form since making his return to competitive football after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field during Euro 2020.

The former Tottenham midfielder scored twice in as many games during his international comeback for Denmark and continued his scoring streak by lifting the ball over Edouard Mendy.

Brentford have now won all three Premier League games in which Eriksen has started after failing to win any of their previous eight.

"Every team has 11 players but sometimes you need key players to lift the rest by both playing well and their personality and Christian does that," said Frank. "He is a very good player and I'm pleased he is playing for us."

Janelt made it 3-1 with a deft dink over Mendy on the hour mark and Yoane Wissa rounded off a memorable match for Frank's men when he took advantage of more comical Chelsea defending to drill home a fourth.

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