The Blues dominated against our West London rivals but ultimately the more ruthless visitors claimed all three points, courtesy of second-half goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbuemo, with the latter coming deep into stoppage time following a break from our corner.

Colwill, who played alongside Thiago Silva in central defence, felt we didn’t have the rub of the green and ultimately was left frustrated at our inability to turn chances into goals, particularly in the first half while we were well on top.

‘We’re very frustrated,’ Levi stated when reflecting on the defeat. ‘In the first half, we completely dominated and we had a good few chances to score.

‘We should have been in front at half-time and realistically, we should have put the game to bed. Credit to Brentford, they did their thing and stuck to their game-plan of sitting in. Then, when they had the opportunity at the other end, they took it.

‘There have been a few games like that now and it’s very frustrating. It’s tough to take and when you are creating chances but not scoring, you always have that feeling at the back of your head that they could get a chance and nick something.

‘You have to stay switched on but unfortunately Brentford got in and put their chances away to get the win.

‘We’re really disappointed with the outcome of the game but all we can do is learn from this, improve and build on this. We’ve got a tough run of fixtures coming up but hopefully we can pick up some points.’

The Cobham graduate, who has been a key part of Mauricio Pochettino’s backline this season, hinted at ‘luck being against us’ in recent weeks but has called on the Blues to turn things around with a number of important fixtures on the horizon.

‘We know we can improve but I also think we need a little bit of luck on our side,’ added the England international.

‘It was similar against Arsenal. Although we scored two goals, we missed a few chances and that’s another game we probably should have won, and we’d be much better off points-wise.

‘We didn’t take our chances today, Brentford did and we just didn’t quite have the rub of the green. I think if we played them tomorrow, we’d beat them but unfortunately football doesn’t work like that and it’s all about how you perform on the day.’