English Premier League

FT Friday, September 18, 2026
Chelsea WWLWD 0
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Brentford WDDDW 3
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Gtech Community Stadium · 17,193 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

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Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-L
  3. 44Jannik SchusterCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 6Yehor YarmoliukRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Jaidon AnthonyAM-R

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  4. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 4Valentín BarcoCM-L
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM-R
  7. 29Pep ChavarríaLM
  8. 7Pedro NetoRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 17Morgan RogersCF-L
  11. 10Cole PalmerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 69' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Michael Kayode.
  3. 69' Substitution, Brentford. Mamadou Sangaré replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  4. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Geovany Quenda replaces Danny Welbeck.
  5. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Wesley Fofana.
  6. 81' Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  7. 81' Substitution, Brentford. El Hadji Malick Diouf replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  8. 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.
  9. 84' Igor Thiago (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  10. 85' Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 87' Substitution, Chelsea. Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli replaces Valentín Barco.
  12. 87' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
  13. 87' Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  14. 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.

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