{"id":5215,"date":"2026-09-19T05:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=5215"},"modified":"2026-09-19T05:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:10:28","slug":"what-brentford-sang-to-jordan-henderson-as-chelsea-suffer-embarrassing-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=5215","title":{"rendered":"What Brentford sang to Jordan Henderson as Chelsea suffer embarrassing defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chelsea fans knew Friday\u2019s game was going to be a difficult task. But not many could have guessed Xabi Alonso\u2019s side would suffer a 3-0 hammering \u2013 with Jordan Henderson the centre of attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chelsea Chronicle<\/strong> predicted Alonso<\/a> could hand four of his Chelsea players a full Premier League debut<\/a> for the club on Friday night. Pep Chavarria, Henderson<\/a>, Valentin Barco and Danny Welbeck started.<\/p>\n

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But there is making the odd tweak or change, and there is changing too much in one go. Alonso might have been forced into doing so due to injury, but it hindered the Blues at the G-Tech on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Brentford fans tease Jordan Henderson during 3-0 win<\/h2>\n

Not only was it Henderson\u2019s Chelsea debut, but the veteran midfielder was thrown in at the deep end by Alonso. The England midfielder started for Chelsea at the stadium he left in the summer on a free transfer.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea\u2019s player ratings after that disastrous performance\u2026 do you agree with us?<\/h3>\n

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The move to release Henderson a year before his Brentford contract expired angered Bees fans, with many feeling Henderson had stabbed the club in the back<\/a>. Well, they got their own back on Friday night.<\/p>\n

BBC Sport\u2019s <\/a>live coverage of the game reported this: \u201cThe Brentford fans are relishing every second of taunting Jordan Henderson: \u2018Jordan, what\u2019s the score? Jordan, Jordan, what\u2019s the score?\u2019 they sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

After such a positive week, defeat is a hammer blow for Alonso<\/h2>\n

The positivity of finally waving goodbye to Todd Boehly <\/a>and Mark Walter gave Chelsea fans optimism going into Friday\u2019s match, despite the difficulty of facing a side like Brentford, who remain unbeaten.<\/p>\n

Chelsea needed a result to build on the momentum that the change in ownership had provided, but with the Blues not playing again for three weeks, the loss leaves Chelsea reevaluating their pre-season hopes.<\/p>\n

Are Chelsea really good enough to contend for the title? On this showing, the inability to beat Hull and the loss against Arsenal suggests they are still some way off. Now, the pressure will increase on Alonso.<\/p>\n

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