English Premier League

Chelsea vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League

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Chelsea
  • 26': João Pedro
  • 76': Cole Palmer (P)
FT
2 - 0
Brentford

    Cole Palmer scores as Liam Rosenior wins first Chelsea PL game

    Liam Rosenior tasted victory in his first Premier League game in charge of Chelsea as goals from João Pedro and Cole Palmer earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over Brentford at Stamford Bridge.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
    • 1': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 10': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
    • 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
    • 18': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
    • 19': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
    • 19': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Goal! Chelsea 1, Brentford 0. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 27': VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea 1-0 Brentford (João Pedro).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 29': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 29': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
    • 35': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 37': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
    • 37': Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard following a set piece situation.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Michael Kayode.
    • 41': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Thiago.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
    • 45'+3': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Brentford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Brentford 0.
    • 47': Handball by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
    • 49': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 49': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a through ball.
    • 50': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
    • 51': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea).
    • 51': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cole Palmer.
    • 56': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
    • 57': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
    • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Tosin Adarabioyo because of an injury.
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
    • 59': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 63': Offside, Brentford. Rico Henry is caught offside.
    • 65': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
    • 67': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
    • 67': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
    • 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
    • 75': Penalty Chelsea. Liam Delap draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 75': Penalty conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 76': Goal! Chelsea 2, Brentford 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
    • 82': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Kevin Schade.
    • 82': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
    • 83': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
    • 84': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Enzo Fernández.
    • 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Reece James.
    • 87': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 87': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
    • 90': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Brentford. Romelle Donovan replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romelle Donovan following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Romelle Donovan (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Brentford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Brentford 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 6
    54.2 Possession 45.8
    15 SHOTS 6
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    446 Accurate Passes 374
    513 Passes 443
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    29 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    49 Long Balls 55
    22 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 11
    16 Effective Clearances 42
    16 Clearances 42

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 39,704

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
    2 Arsenal 0 0 0
    3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
    4 Brentford 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
    4 Tosin Adarabioyo
    23 Trevoh Chalobah
    3 Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
    24 Reece James
    10 Cole Palmer
    8 Enzo Fernández
    25 Moisés Caicedo
    20 João Pedro
    49 Alejandro Garnacho
    7 Pedro Neto
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Jorrel Hato, Benoît Badiashile, Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong, Liam Delap, Filip Jørgensen, Wesley Fofana, Marc Guiu, Andrey Santos.

    BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    22 Nathan Collins
    20 Kristoffer Ajer
    3 Rico Henry
    33 Michael Kayode
    24 Mikkel Damsgaard
    27 Vitaly Janelt Yellow Card
    18 Yehor Yarmoliuk
    9 Igor Thiago
    7 Kevin Schade Yellow Card
    8 Mathias Jensen
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Aaron Hickey, Reiss Nelson, Dango Ouattara, Sepp van den Berg, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ethan Pinnock, Romelle Donovan, Kaye Furo, Hákon Valdimarsson.

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