In the fifth round of the Premier League, Chelsea suffered a devastating defeat against Brentford with a score of 0:3. This result added Xabi Alonso to the unprecedented historical list of the English Premier League.

According to Opta, the Spanish Kermanic of the Blues became the sixth coach in the history of the Premier League, whose team conceded the least two goals in the first five matches of the championship under the leadership of one coach.

Previously, it was similar with the teams of Mick McCarthy (Sunderland, February 2003), Semmi Lee (Bolton, February 2007), Terry Connor (Wolverhampton, February 2012), Slavisha Jokanovic (early season 2018/19) and.

Alonso's start at Chelsea in the championship actually turned out to be effective for the super teams. The Londoners beat Fulgham 3:2 and Brighton 4:3, after which they lost to Arsenal 1:

2, drew against Gall City 2:2, and in the fifth round lost to Brentford 0:3.

Thus, Chelsea conceded 12 goals in the first five rounds of the Premier League. However, Alonso’s team cannot win in the championship for three matches now. It is significant that Chelsea’s defeat against Brentford also became special for the Ukrainian football player Egor Yarmolyuk. Vіshov at the starting warehouse of Gospodars and 69 times on the field in his 100th match in the Premier League.