The Full Time Report — Episode 133: A First Home Win, and the Bill for Patience
Brentford had not beaten Chelsea at home in the league since nineteen thirty-eight. They did it on Friday night, and it was not close.
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The Full Time Report — Episode 133: A First Home Win, and the Bill for Patience
Brentford had not beaten Chelsea at home in the league since 1938. They did it on Friday night, 3-0, and it lifted them to third. Harry Kane set a Bundesliga goalscoring record, Trent Alexander-Arnold came back into the England squad, and Michael Carrick asked for more time at Manchester United. Here is what happened, and what it means.
Friday's results
Premier League
- Brentford 3-0 Chelsea. Jaidon Anthony headed in from a Mikkel Damsgaard corner just after the hour; Igor Thiago scored the second seven minutes from time; Fábio Carvalho got the third in added time. It was Brentford's first home league win over Chelsea since 1938. 1
Around Europe
- Bayern Munich 7-0 Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. Kane scored a 39th-minute penalty and a header from a Michael Olise cross; Olise completed his first Bayern hat-trick, and Jamal Musiala scored as well. 2
- Monaco 2-1 Lens (Ligue 1), Monza 2-1 Sassuolo (Serie A), Espanyol 1-3 Elche (La Liga), Bristol City 1-0 Watford (Championship). 3
Brentford's hour, and Chelsea's five games
Chelsea started quickly and Caoimhín Kelleher saved from Pedro Neto in the ninth minute. After that their best moments came from corners, and Brentford's opener was a set piece too.
Jannik Schuster climbed above the much smaller Valentín Barco to head Mikkel Damsgaard's corner back across goal, and Jaidon Anthony nodded it in from close range. That was his first goal since joining from Burnley in the summer. Seven minutes from time Damsgaard led a break and played in Kevin Schade; Emi Martínez saved the shot, the ball bounced awkwardly, and Igor Thiago steered it inside the post. Fábio Carvalho made it three in added time from a Schade cross, after a long throw had been half-cleared. 1
Xabi Alonso did not look for excuses: "We have dropped our consistency, our competitive mentality in the second half. When you lose shape you are out of control." Keith Andrews said it was "a performance I felt was bubbling", and that he could see it in the players' eyes over the previous two days. 1
Chelsea have now gone three games without a win and have conceded 12 goals in five. They signed 11 players this summer, and this was their first match since Todd Boehly and Mark Walter agreed to sell their stake to Clearlake Capital. 1
Jordan Henderson made his first full start for Chelsea, back at his old club, while Danny Welbeck, Pep Chavarría and Barco made their first league starts. Barco and Emi Martínez were both booed for their part in Argentina's World Cup win over England; Henderson was treated far more gently. 1
Kane's hundred, 31 games quicker
Kane's penalty and header took him to 100 Bundesliga goals in 98 league games. Cologne's Dieter Müller had held the record since 1977, and it took him 129 matches. Kane has now scored 152 goals in 154 appearances for Bayern in all competitions, and Bayern went top of the table. 2
"I'm very proud to have now scored 100 and 101 Bundesliga goals. I haven't been around that long," he said. 2
England: Alexander-Arnold is back
Thomas Tuchel named his squad for the first four Nations League matches — Spain at home, Czechia home and away, and Croatia away — and recalled Trent Alexander-Arnold for the first time since June last year. 4
Tuchel's message has not changed. Asked whether the Real Madrid right-back offers enough defensively, he said "he has to, it's necessary… my conviction is that he will but he has no choice." Reece James, Djed Spence and Ben White are all injured, which is what opened the door; Tino Livramento and Jarell Quansah had been ahead of him in the position. 4
Tuchel had told Alexander-Arnold before the World Cup that he would not be going, and this time did not call him — the player heard it from the nomination. 4
There were further recalls for Jarrad Branthwaite, Lewis Hall, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Alex Scott and Cole Palmer, plus Dominic Calvert-Lewin and the teenage winger Rio Ngumoha. Dean Henderson, John Stones, Dan Burn and Jordan Henderson missed out through injury. Noni Madueke, Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney were dropped, and Levi Colwill, Adam Wharton, Phil Foden, Morgan Gibbs-White and Harry Maguire were left out. On Maguire, who said publicly he was "shocked and gutted" to miss the World Cup, Tuchel said he would not hold it against him for the rest of his life but "I didn't like it and it doesn't help". 4
United, and a question about time
Michael Carrick was asked whether he is close to losing his job after a week in which United led Brighton 2-0 at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup and lost 3-2, following a 1-0 home defeat by a Manchester City side that played most of the match with 10 men. United have four points from four league games. 5
Told that Erik ten Hag lasted 30 months in the job and Rúben Amorim 14, Carrick said it would take "a lot longer than one or two games" before he was under pressure from above, and that the question was "not on the radar". 5
"Blame me, it's no problem," he said. "But it's not about blaming people, it's about finding solutions." Asked whether he should show more emotion on the touchline, he replied: "I need to show more emotion? In what way? What do you want me to show?" 5
JJ Gabriel, the 15-year-old who asked United on Tuesday to cancel his registration, travelled to Barcelona for talks on Friday. United are understood to have found out through the media, and Real Madrid are interested too. Carrick's response: "The situation will work itself out. Making sure he's OK is the important thing." 5
Arsenal's sixteen-year-old
Arsenal have won all seven of their matches this season and go to Brighton on Saturday trying to make it eight to start a campaign for the first time since 1903. Max Dowman, 16, is in contention for the bench after scoring twice against Ipswich in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday — the first 16-year-old to score twice for a Premier League club since Wayne Rooney in October 2002. 5
Arteta called the way Dowman and his family have handled the transition "extraordinary", said Arsenal evaluate every six months what is best for him, and that Luton, managed by Jack Wilshere, have asked about a loan. Dowman turns 17 in January. "That's the best way to knock on the door: to do it on the pitch, not in the office," Arteta said. 5
Daniel Farke, the Leeds manager, on Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has four goals in six games since joining on a free transfer from Everton: "Dominic is like a good wine, getting better by the year." 5
Saturday, and the team news
Tottenham v Aston Villa (12.30pm) is 17th against 19th. Between them, across four league games each, they have scored one goal. Spurs have drawn two and lost two without scoring, after a summer spend of more than £300m; Villa have lost three and drawn one. 56
Sandro Tonali, the £92.5m signing who has started all four league games and created three chances, is a doubt with match fitness. Roberto De Zerbi said he had spoken to him about the weight of the price tag and that the player "doesn't feel the pressure about that". 5
- Brighton v Arsenal (3pm). Arsenal are without William Saliba (back), with Cristhian Mosquera and Ben White doubtful. Brighton are missing Minteh, Mitoma, Hinshelwood and Wieffer, with Azeez a doubt. 6
- Everton v Ipswich (3pm). Refereed by Stuart Attwell, who has shown 14 yellow cards in two games. 6
- Newcastle v Hull (3pm). Newcastle are without Burn, Osula and Nico González, and Elanga, Ramsey, Dedic and Joelinton are all out with thigh injuries. Hull, on eight points from four games, are unbeaten. 6
- Nottingham Forest v Coventry (5.30pm). Coventry have lost all four and are yet to score a league goal, and Awoniyi is suspended. Forest have won one, drawn two and lost one. 6
- Sunday. Bournemouth v Liverpool, Leeds v Crystal Palace, Manchester City v Sunderland and Fulham v Manchester United. 7
Mbappé, and the transfer desk
Kylian Mbappé has left Nike after 20 years to sign a boot deal with the Swiss brand On, and will take a shareholding in the company. On have been known for running and tennis, have just launched their first football boots, and have appointed Thierry Henry as football director; Roger Federer is a shareholder. Nike also lost Lamine Yamal to Adidas two years ago. 8
Saturday's gossip, with each item attributed to the outlet that reported it. None of it is a completed deal, and the window is shut until January.
- Tottenham are leading the race to sign Arthur Dias, the 19-year-old Brazilian defender at Athletico Paranaense, valued at about €30m, with Newcastle, Forest and Brentford watching (Teamtalk). 9
- Monaco have confirmed they plan to sell Folarin Balogun in January, after he changed his mind about Everton on deadline day (Standard). 9
- Manchester City and Liverpool are keen on Felix Nmecha, with Borussia Dortmund asking €80m–90m (Fussball News). 9
- Chelsea have joined the race for Adama Jeng, 15, at Tromsø (Football Insider). 9
- Liverpool watched Kees Smit, the 20-year-old AZ Alkmaar midfielder valued at about £51.5m, when AZ played Sunderland in the Europa League this week, with Chelsea, Tottenham, Forest and Aston Villa also monitoring him (Teamtalk). 9
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