Christian Eriksen scores first Brentford goal against Chelsea as amazing comeback from cardiac arrest continues
CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN scored his first Brentford goal with a strike in today's 4-1 win at Chelsea.
The former Tottenham man has made a huge impact since joining his new club on a free transfer in January.
And Eriksen's incredible comeback from last year's cardiac arrest continued as he opened his Bees account at Stamford Bridge.
A west London derby thriller saw Antonio Rudiger open the scoring with a goal-of-the-season contender after 48 minutes.
But Chelsea were immediately pegged back when Vitaliy Janelt equalised for the visitors.
And Eriksen's glorious moment came in the 54th minute when he fired Brentford 2-1 ahead.
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The Dane found space in Chelsea's box before being picked out by Bryan Mbeumo.
And Eriksen cooly slotted the ball home to register his first-ever Brentford strike.
The playmaker had already bagged an assist for his new side, but he looked absolutely delighted to be on the score sheet as teammates joined in with wild celebrations.
The strike was also Eriksen's third in as many games, having scored in successive matches for Denmark over the international break.
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Gary Lineker was among those to congratulate Eriksen on his strike, tweeting: "A goal for Eriksen and Brentford lead. His remarkable and wonderful comeback continues."
Michael Owen said: "The Christian Eriksen story is perhaps the best story in world football! What a player."
Brentford's day got even better in the 60th minute when Janelt slammed in his second goal, making it 3-1.
And Yoane Wissa ensured Bees fans will never forget the date as he made it 4-1 in the last moments.