Fans baffled by optical illusion during Chelsea’s defeat to Brentford

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It would have doubled Brentford
It would have doubled Brentford's lead against Chelsea

FANS have all been left baffled after thinking Bryan Mbeumo had scored against Chelsea.

The Brentford star went close to scoring his side's second of the Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge.

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Bryan Mbeumo fires an attempt at goalCredit: TNT SPORTS
The forward's shot looked like it went in
The forward's shot looked like it went inCredit: TNT SPORTS
The ball looked like it had gone in
The ball looked like it had gone in
Fans were left confused when they realised that it went wide
Fans were left confused when they realised that it went wideCredit: TNT SPORTS

Mbeumo, 24, has set up the first goal of the game as he crossed the ball for Ethan Pinnock to head home.

And in the 90th minute he must have thought that he grabbed himself a goal.

Ian Maatsen was muscled off the ball by Neal Maupay, who fired in a dangerous cross for Mbeumo.

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The forward got a good connection on the ball and it looked like it had flown into the bottom corner.

However, after closer inspection, the ball had actually gone wide and rebounded into the side netting, giving an optical illusion that it had hit the back of the net.

But fans were still left confused as they took to social media.

One bewildered fan Tweeted: "I thought Mbeumo scored lol."

A second commented: "How did Mbeumo not score that?!"

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A third wrote: "Mbeumo how do you miss that???"

The Cameroon international did manage to get his goal in the end just minutes later.

A quick counter-attack following a Chelsea corner saw goalkeeper Robert Sanchez stranded.

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Maupay carried the ball up files before unselfishly passing to Mbeumo to tap home.

The game finished 2-0 to the Bees with the three points helping them leapfrog the Blues into 10th place in the Premier League.

Henry Tomlinson

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