London, Sept. 19 -- Chelsea's woes in defence and set-pieces continued under new boss Xabi Alonso as they went down to West London rivals Brentford 0-3 in their Premier League clash on Friday.

Brentford rose to third spot in the Premier League table, with nine points and two wins in five games, while Chelsea slipped to seventh spot, with two wins, a draw and two losses. After a positive start with two wins, the Blues have their momentum stalled by a loss, a draw and now another defeat.

The first half was a goalless affair. Chelsea missed the services of their star player Joao Pedro, with veteran Danny Welbeck failing to make a lot of impact. Moises Caicedo was another massive miss for Chelsea, with his replacement, Jordan Henderson, bei...