Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 to shatter Alonso’s London honeymoon

Chelsea left with one point from their last three Premier League games after a 3-0 defeat at neighbours Brentford.Brentford exposed Chelsea’s defensive problems to inflict a damaging 3-0 defeat that gives Xabi Alonso plenty to ponder during a three-week international break.After a promising start to life under the former Real Madrid coach, Chelsea have picked up just one point from their last three league games.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4England fast bowler Carse to face no charges over alleged nightclub assaultlist 2 of 4India star Sooryavanshi urged to be patient by coach Gambhirlist 3 of 4Asian Games 2026: All to know about the dates, venues and sportslist 4 of 4‘I’m Russian’: NHL star Ovechkin defends Putin ad appearanceend of listGoals from Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho took unbeaten Brentford above their west London neighbours late on Friday and up to third in the table.“I have this unbelievable calm around that team because I trust them. It’s nice to see it come to fruition,” said Brentford boss Keith Andrews.Chelsea had quickly earned the reputation as the Premier League’s great entertainers under Alonso, with their opening four games containing 19 goals.But the loss of Joao Pedro to a knee injury subdued the Blues’ free-flowing attack as Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers were comfortably kept in check by the Bees.“At the moment we are not being consistent enough to compete during the whole game,” said Alonso.“It’s about everything. It’s about the mentality. It’s about football, tactical things that we need to keep improving that we can do much better.”Alonso said after last weekend’s 2-2 draw against Hull, he was hoping for more “boring” games going forward.The Spaniard sought control as he made four changes in all, handing Jordan Henderson his first Chelsea start against the 36-year-old’s former club.Alonso got his wish during a flat first half in which neither goalkeeper was seriously tested, but Brentford were the more threatening side in the second period.