Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: Xabi Alonso's side struggle in defence again as Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho strike in second half

Chelsea's defensive and set-piece woes continued under Xabi Alonso as Brentford claimed an emphatic 3-0 victory in the west London derby. <p>It was all too easy for Brentford to win it as first Mikkel Damsgaard's corner was nodded across by Jannik Schuster, leaving Jaidon Anthony to nod home unmarked from a few yards out.</p><p>Then with Chelsea pushing for a leveller and moving to a back four, Brentford hit the Blues on the counter as Kevin Schade broke through. His one-on-one was saved by Emiliano Martinez but Igor Thiago struck home from close range to end his seven-game goal drought.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-chelsea/5318912641899327232">As it happened</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-chelsea/teams/559485">Teams </a>| <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-chelsea/stats/559485">Stats </a>| <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/PLHLmatchreports">Watch FREE PL highlights</a></strong></li><li><strong>Latest news and rumours: <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/Beesblogreports">Brentford</a> | <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/Chelseanewsreports">Chelsea</a></strong></li><li><strong>Got Sky? <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles" target="_blank">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?