English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 17, 2026
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Chelsea DDLWL 2
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Stamford Bridge · 39,704 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:17 Rosenior praises 'outstanding' Cole Palmer vs. Brentford Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 18Yehor YarmoliukRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 8Mathias JensenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 36' Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+3' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 57' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  5. 58' Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Tosin Adarabioyo because of an injury.
  6. 67' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
  8. 76' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brentford 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 77' Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  10. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Kevin Schade.
  11. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
  12. 83' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Enzo Fernández.
  14. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Reece James.
  15. 90'+1' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, Brentford. Romelle Donovan replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.

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