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'Proud' Thomas Frank hails 'very impressive' Brentford - and claims THEY deserved to beat 'very lucky' Chelsea after Edouard Mendy's heroics kept his side at bay

Thomas Frank expressed his pride with Brentford's performance against Chelsea and insisted that his side deserved to win despite losing 1-0.

Chelsea prevailed courtesy of goal from Ben Chilwell just before half time, with Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy producing some outstanding saves to keep Brentford at bay.

Brentford put Chelsea under much pressure and Frank was pleased with the spirit that they showed.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank was proud of his team's display in the defeat to Chelsea

Frank's team came close to scoring on a host of occasions, with Bryan Mbeumo striking the post twice.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Frank said: 'First, I'm very proud of the performance.