English Premier League

Brentford vs Chelsea, 2026-27 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Brentford
  • 61': Jaidon Anthony
  • 83': Igor Thiago
  • 90'+4': Fábio Carvalho
FT
3 - 0
Chelsea

    High-flying Brentford hammer struggling Chelsea

    Chelsea's winless run in the Premier League stretched to three matches as Brentford ran out deserved 3-0 winners at the Gtech Community Stadium.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
    • 2': Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk with a cross.
    • 8': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
    • 9': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
    • 9': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 11': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
    • 11': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jannik Schuster.
    • 15': Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Pep Chavarría (Chelsea).
    • 20': Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Pep Chavarría (Chelsea).
    • 21': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
    • 22': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Pep Chavarría.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
    • 25': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 29': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
    • 29': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
    • 34': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
    • 34': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, Chelsea. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
    • 35': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Igor Thiago.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
    • 41': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
    • 41': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jannik Schuster.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Chelsea 0.
    • 46': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
    • 46': Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jannik Schuster.
    • 50': Offside, Chelsea. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
    • 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jannik Schuster.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Pep Chavarría (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
    • 60': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 61': Goal! Brentford 1, Chelsea 0. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jannik Schuster with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
    • 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jannik Schuster.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck with a headed pass.
    • 69': Offside, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
    • 69': Substitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 71': Jannik Schuster (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Chelsea).
    • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Geovany Quenda replaces Danny Welbeck.
    • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Wesley Fofana.
    • 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Valentín Barco (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jannik Schuster.
    • 79': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mamadou Sangaré.
    • 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Geovany Quenda (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 80': Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
    • 81': Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Jaidon Anthony.
    • 81': Substitution, Brentford. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 83': Goal! Brentford 2, Chelsea 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
    • 84': Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 84': Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford).
    • 84': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
    • 85': Pep Chavarría (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli replaces Valentín Barco.
    • 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
    • 87': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 87': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).
    • 90'+1': Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Brentford 3, Chelsea 0. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Chelsea 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Brentford 3, Chelsea 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    12 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    59.4 Possession 40.6
    12 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    430 Accurate Passes 274
    497 Passes 344
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    28 Crosses 12
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 50
    20 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 7
    20 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    13 Interceptions 7
    28 Effective Clearances 34
    28 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
    Location: Brentford, England
    Attendance: 17,193

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 9 +10 21
    2 Arsenal 8 +8 21
    3 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 +17 19
    4 Chelsea 9 +4 16
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    20 Kristoffer Ajer
    44 Jannik Schuster
    23 Keane Lewis-Potter
    33 Michael Kayode
    24 Mikkel Damsgaard
    27 Vitaly Janelt
    6 Yehor Yarmoliuk
    9 Igor Thiago
    7 Kevin Schade
    19 Jaidon Anthony
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Ellery Balcombe, Benjamin Fredrick, Aaron Hickey, Mamadou Sangare, Rico Henry, Fábio Carvalho, Callum Wilson, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Dango Ouattara.

    CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    5 Maxence Lacroix
    6 Levi Colwill
    3 Wesley Fofana
    4 Valentín Barco
    14 Jordan Henderson
    29 Pep Chavarría
    7 Pedro Neto
    18 Danny Welbeck
    17 Morgan Rogers
    10 Cole Palmer
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Malo Gusto, Romeo Lavia, Mike Penders, Estêvão, Geovany Quenda, Jamie Gittens, Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Josh Acheampong, Jorrel Hato.

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