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Brentford vs Chelsea
18 Sept 2026, 20:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Andy MadleyPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BrentfordMin
Chelsea- ⚽
Jaidon Anthony 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Jannik Schuster
Header
61′ - ⇄
Aaron Hickey
Substitution
Off: Michael Kayode
69′ - ⇄
Mamadou Sangaré
Substitution
Off: Yegor Yarmolyuk
69′ - 71′⇄
Josh Acheampong
Substitution
Off: Wesley Fofana
- 71′⇄
Geovany Quenda
Substitution
Off: Danny Welbeck
- ⇄
El Hadji Malick Diouf
Substitution
Off: Keane Lewis-Potter
81′ - ⇄
Dango Ouattara
Substitution
Off: Jaidon Anthony
81′ - ⚽
Igor Thiago 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
83′ Igor Thiago
Yellowcard
Unsportsmanlike conduct
84′Mamadou Sangaré
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
85′- ⇄
Fábio Carvalho
Substitution
Off: Mikkel Damsgaard
87′ - 87′⇄
Estêvão
Substitution
Off: Pedro Neto
- 87′⇄
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
Substitution
Off: Valentín Barco
- ⚽
Fábio Carvalho 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Kevin Schade
Right foot shot
90+4′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.22 | |
| 69 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.94 | |
| 81 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.16 | |
| 69 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.03 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.85 | |
| 81 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.24 | |
| 87 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.30 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.80 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.20 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Brentford
Latest: Sunderland · 1–1
Match stats
5 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Sunderland · 2026/2027
Chelsea
Latest: Arsenal · 1–2
Match stats
6 Sept 2026, 16:30 · Away vs Arsenal · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Brentford’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Brentford’s home games with Chelsea’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Brentford
Yellow cards
Tackles
Chelsea
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Brentford
Chelsea
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Brentford
Chelsea
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Brentford
Chelsea
Previous meetings
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