Enzo Maresca says his Chelsea aspect deserved to beat Brentford, regardless of a shaky end at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues ran out 2-1 winners however had their backs in opposition to the wall within the closing 10 minutes after Bryan Mbeumo pulled a objective again and Marc Cucurella was despatched off.
Chelsea went forward by way of their full-back simply earlier than half-time, who flicked a header into the again of the online after a collection of crosses from the hosts had put the Bees below severe stress.
It appeared just like the Blues would rue their missed possibilities, significantly Nicolas Jackson, who missed an absolute sitter within the match.
With an open objective to intention at, his first-time shot from a cross flew over the bar and into the stands.
However the Senegal worldwide had his objective within the eightieth minute, latching on to an Enzo Fernandez by way of ball and drilling into the nook.
Cucurella gifted Brentford possession and Mbeumo capitalised by sliding the ball previous Robert Sanchez with only a few minutes to go.
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The Spaniard was then dismissed after the ultimate whistle to place a slight dampener on proceedings.
Nonetheless, Maresca maintained a optimistic angle in his post-match press convention.
He stated: “We have been answerable for the sport besides the final 10 minutes the place we concede. It’s regular.
“We created possibilities. We may have scored extra. We deserved to win the sport.”
“It’s all in regards to the place. It’s important to be in the correct place and in case you are you’ll have an opportunity.
“We labored with Marc on this sport to reach and be in the correct place. We’re very joyful. It’s not one thing regular as a result of he’s not an enormous full-back. We labored within the week for this type of answer and we’ve been fortunate.
“I stated after the Tottenham sport he [Jackson] didn’t rating however he did crucial factor. The remainder have been celebrating and he was the one one going for the ball. Off the ball he labored onerous.
“Simply two groups have conceded lower than us. Defensively we’re not doing unhealthy. We’d like to finish with a clear sheet however there’s one other group making an attempt to attain.”
He left with a departing touch upon the title race, including: “It’s not about what number of video games we win. It’s about being reasonable. There are issues we now have to do higher. That’s why I stated for me we’re not prepared.”
