Premier League

Brentford v Chelsea

Brentford
FULL TIME3 – 0
Chelsea
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:00:00 UTCBrentford Community Stadium

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Brentford 36%Draw 20%Chelsea 44%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

BrentfordChelsea
40Possession60
13Shots12
6Shots on target2
3Shots off target3
4Blocked shots7
9Shots inside box8
4Shots outside box4
4Corners12
2Offsides2
10Fouls7
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Saves3
349Passes514
276Accurate passes446

Match events

  • 61′Jaidon Anthony (assist Jannik Schuster)
  • 69′Michael Kayode → Aaron Hickey
  • 69′Yehor Yarmolyuk → Mamadou Sangaré
  • 71′Danny Welbeck ← Geovany Quenda
  • 71′Wesley Fofana ← Josh Acheampong
  • 81′Jaidon Anthony → Dango Ouattara
  • 81′Keane Lewis-Potter → El Hadji Malick Diouf
  • 83′Igor Thiago
  • 84′Igor Thiago
  • 85′Mamadou Sangaré
  • 87′Valentín Barco
  • 87′Pedro Neto ← Estêvão
  • 87′Mikkel Damsgaard → Fabio Carvalho
  • 90′Fabio Carvalho

Brentford · Chelsea

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Brentford3-2-5
207.2Ajer
17.3Kelleher
246.8↓87'Damsgaard
276.8Janelt
197.8↓81'Anthony
236.8↓81'Lewis-Potter
76.8Schade
337.2↓69'Kayode
66.8↓69'Yarmolyuk
97.5Thiago
448.0Schuster
Chelsea5-2-3
186.3↓71'Welbeck
15.9Martinez
146.3Henderson
76.3↓87'Neto
36.3↓71'Fofana
56.3Lacroix
296.3Chavarría
176.3Rogers
106.3Palmer
66.3Colwill
46.3↓87'Barco

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Brentford

  • 20Kristoffer Ajer7.2
  • 1Caoimhín Kelleher7.3
  • 24Mikkel Damsgaard6.8
  • 27Vitaly Janelt6.8
  • 19Jaidon Anthony7.8
  • 23Keane Lewis-Potter6.8
  • 7Kevin Schade6.8
  • 33Michael Kayode7.2
  • 6Yehor Yarmolyuk6.8
  • 9Igor Thiago7.5
  • 44Jannik Schuster8.0

Chelsea

  • 18Danny Welbeck6.3
  • 1Emiliano Martinez5.9
  • 14Jordan Henderson6.3
  • 7Pedro Neto6.3
  • 3Wesley Fofana6.3
  • 5Maxence Lacroix6.3
  • 29Pep Chavarría6.3
  • 17Morgan Rogers6.3
  • 10Cole Palmer6.3
  • 6Levi Colwill6.3
  • 4Valentín Barco6.3
BrentfordTale of the tapeChelsea
3-2-5Formation5-2-3
10 ptsTable13 pts
+5Goal difference+4
DDDWDFormDLWWL
0Head-to-head wins1
36%Win chance44%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Brentford 0W1D1W Chelsea

Goals 2–4

  • 2026-01-17Chelsea FC2–0Brentford FC
  • 2025-09-13Brentford FC2–2Chelsea FC

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Brentford

DDDWD
  • @Bournemouth2-2
  • vsSunderland1-1
  • @Leeds1-1
  • vsTottenham3-0
  • @Liverpool FC1-1

Chelsea

DLWWL
  • vsHull City2-2
  • @Arsenal1-2
  • vsBrighton4-3
  • @Fulham3-2
  • @Sunderland AFC1-2

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Brentford7241+510
Chelsea7412+413