Fabio Carvalho tapped in a 93rd-minute equaliser from a long throw to earn Brentford a 2-2 draw after Moises Caicedo had smashed Chelsea ahead late on.

Cole Palmer scored within five minutes of coming off the bench to cancel out Kevin Schade’s first-half opener and launch a second-half turnaround.

Palmer was introduced in the 56th minute on his return from a groin injury after Enzo Maresca had made a triple substitute at half-time following a poor first-half performance that saw them have just one shot on target.

Reece James and Marc Cucurella came on for Wesley Fofana and Jorrel Hato, who both started at full-back, while Tyrique George replaced Facundo Buonanotte as Chelsea piled on the pressure before Caicedo blasted them in front with a shot from the edge of the area with only five minutes to play.

However, Brentford refused to give in and Schade’s long throw dropped for substitute Carvalho, who had drifted in behind Chelsea debutant Alejandro Garnacho at the back post, to snatch a point and deny the Blues from going top of the Premier League.

Maresca: We could manage equaliser better

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca told Sky Sports:

“We knew that it was a tough game. In the first half, we struggled to find solutions, the space, because they were defending very good. I think second half we were much better. It’s a shame because we conceded in 93rd minute and we could manage better that moment.

“You have to be able to avoid transitions and set pieces – they scored from transitions and set pieces. It’s something we deal quite well with during the game but in the end, we concede and it’s a shame.”

Carvalho: We work on set pieces a lot

Brentford goalscorer Fabio Carvalho told Sky Sports:

“Brentford are big on set-pieces and it’s good to put that into practice. It’s not as easy as it looks [to find space] but hopefully I can do that again. We do a lot of analysis off the pitch with video and utilise it.

“Keith (Andrews) is making his mark with the staff as well and the team are on board. We’ve got enough quality to do well this season.

“I’m sure we will be ok – we’ve lost players but have added a lot of quality and as long as we stay together we’ll be fine. Once we get momentum, we’ll be good.”

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