Brentford 3-0 Chelsea · Premier League
Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Brentford and Chelsea met in the Premier League at Brentford Community Stadium in London on Friday, 18 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Brentford: J. Anthony 61'; I. Thiago 83'; F. Carvalho 90'. Chelsea did not score.
How the match went
Chelsea saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Brentford had 13 shots with 6 on target, Chelsea 12 with 2 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 4 to Brentford and 12 to Chelsea. Brentford conceded 10 fouls, Chelsea 7. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Brentford, 0 for Chelsea).
Line-ups
Brentford started in a 4-2-3-1: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Jannik Schuster, Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Vitaly Janelt, Jaidon Anthony, Mikkel Damsgaard, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago.
Chelsea started in a 3-4-2-1: Emiliano Martínez, Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Jordan Henderson, Valentín Barco, Pep Chavarría, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Danny Welbeck.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Brentford 0-0 Chelsea.
- 61'Goal! Brentford 1-0 Chelsea. J. Anthony (Brentford) scores, assisted by J. Schuster.
- 83'Goal! Brentford 2-0 Chelsea. I. Thiago (Brentford) scores.
- 90+4'Goal! Brentford 3-0 Chelsea. F. Carvalho (Brentford) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Brentford 3-0 Chelsea.
Full commentary (62 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Brentford vs Chelsea.
- 5'Attempt missed. I. Thiago (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 10'Attempt missed. M. Rogers (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 10'Attempt saved. P. Neto (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 12'Corner, Chelsea.
- 21'Corner, Brentford.
- 22'Corner, Brentford.
- 23'Attempt blocked. K. Lewis-Potter (Brentford), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 28'Corner, Chelsea.
- 30'Attempt saved. M. Rogers (Chelsea), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 35'Offside, Chelsea.
- 37'Attempt saved. Y. Yarmoliuk (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 39'Attempt missed. M. Damsgaard (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 41'Attempt blocked. M. Rogers (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 41'Corner, Chelsea.
- 43'Attempt saved. K. Lewis-Potter (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 43'Attempt blocked. V. Janelt (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 43'Attempt blocked. K. Schade (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Brentford 0-0 Chelsea.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Chelsea.
- 50'Offside, Chelsea.
- 51'Offside, Brentford.
- 52'Corner, Chelsea.
- 52'Attempt blocked. M. Rogers (Chelsea), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Attempt missed. P. Chavarría (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 59'Attempt missed. I. Thiago (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 60'Corner, Brentford.
- 61'Goal! Brentford 1-0 Chelsea. J. Anthony (Brentford) scores, assisted by J. Schuster.
- 64'Attempt blocked. K. Schade (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 66'Attempt blocked. P. Neto (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 67'Corner, Chelsea.
- 68'Corner, Chelsea.
- 68'Attempt blocked. C. Palmer (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 69'Offside, Brentford.
- 69'Substitution, Brentford: M. Sangare comes on for Y. Yarmoliuk.
- 69'Substitution, Brentford: A. Hickey comes on for M. Kayode.
- 71'Substitution, Chelsea: J. Acheampong comes on for W. Fofana.
- 71'Substitution, Chelsea: G. Quenda comes on for D. Welbeck.
- 76'Corner, Chelsea.
- 76'Attempt blocked. V. Barco (Chelsea), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 78'Attempt blocked. C. Palmer (Chelsea), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 78'Corner, Chelsea.
- 79'Corner, Chelsea.
- 80'Corner, Chelsea.
- 80'Attempt blocked. G. Quenda (Chelsea), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 81'Substitution, Brentford: E. H. M. Diouf comes on for K. Lewis-Potter.
- 81'Substitution, Brentford: D. Ouattara comes on for J. Anthony.
- 83'Goal! Brentford 2-0 Chelsea. I. Thiago (Brentford) scores.
- 83'Attempt saved. K. Schade (Brentford), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.42.
- 84'Yellow card for I. Thiago (Brentford).
- 85'Yellow card for M. Sangare (Brentford) for foul.
- 87'Substitution, Brentford: F. Carvalho comes on for M. Damsgaard.
- 87'Substitution, Chelsea: Estêvão comes on for P. Neto.
- 87'Substitution, Chelsea: M. Nicoll-Jazuli comes on for V. Barco.
- 87'Corner, Brentford.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. M. Lacroix (Chelsea), header from a set piece. xG 0.13.
- 90+4'Goal! Brentford 3-0 Chelsea. F. Carvalho (Brentford) scores.
- 90+6'Corner, Chelsea.
- 90'Full-time. Brentford 3-0 Chelsea.