What happened. Chelsea failed to keep a clean sheet for the 21st consecutive Premier League match, conceding from a Brentford corner in a 3-0 defeat. Jaidon Anthony nodded in unmarked after Mikkel Damsgaard's corner was headed back across by Jannik Schuster.

Wesley Fofana was singled out for drifting to the line instead of marking Anthony.
It was Chelsea's fifth set-piece goal conceded this season under Xabi Alonso.
Austin MacPhee was hired from Aston Villa in the summer to fix set-piece defending.

Chelsea's defensive issues persist as they search for their first clean sheet since January under Liam Rosenior.

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