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Premier League · Matchweek 5 · Sep 18

Brentford - Chelsea

Brentford beat Chelsea 3-0 in Premier League (Matchweek 5). Goals: Jaidon Anthony 61'; Igor Thiago 83'.

BrentfordHOME Brentford
3 - 0
FT
ChelseaAWAY Chelsea
Jaidon Anthony 61'Igor Thiago 83'Fabio Carvalho 90+4'
⚽
🏟 Brentford Community Stadium London 👤 Referee: Andy Madley, England
Key events
61' ⚽ Jaidon Anthony(1 - 0) · Assist: Jannik Schuster Brentford
83' ⚽ Igor Thiago(2 - 0) Brentford
84' 🟨 Igor ThiagoYellow card Brentford
85' 🟨 Mamadou SangareYellow card Brentford
90+4' ⚽ Fabio Carvalho(3 - 0) Brentford
Quick stats
%41 Possession %59
1.50 Expected goals (xG) 1.34
1.92 Pre-match xG 1.68
13 Total shots 12
6 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 7
9 Shots inside box 8
4 Shots outside box 4
2 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
HT 0 - 0
Jaidon Anthony(1 - 0) · Assist: Jannik Schuster⚽
61'
Michael Kayode ↔ Aaron HickeySubstitution🔁
69'
Yehor Yarmoliuk ↔ Mamadou SangareSubstitution🔁
69'
71'
🔁Danny Welbeck ↔ Geovany QuendaSubstitution
71'
🔁Wesley Fofana ↔ Josh AcheampongSubstitution
Jaidon Anthony ↔ Dango OuattaraSubstitution🔁
81'
Keane Lewis-Potter ↔ El Hadji Malick DioufSubstitution🔁
81'
Igor Thiago(2 - 0)⚽
83'
Igor ThiagoYellow card🟨
84'
Mamadou SangareYellow card🟨
85'
87'
🔁Valentin Barco ↔ Mahdi Nicoll-JazuliSubstitution
87'
🔁Pedro Neto ↔ Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira GonçalvesSubstitution
Mikkel Damsgaard ↔ Fabio CarvalhoSubstitution🔁
87'
Fabio Carvalho(3 - 0)⚽
90+4'
FT 3 - 0
Match statsBrentford · Chelsea
Key stats
%41 Possession %59
1.50 Expected goals (xG) 1.34
1.92 Pre-match xG 1.68
Shots
13 Total shots 12
6 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 7
9 Shots inside box 8
4 Shots outside box 4
2 Saves 3
Attacking
76 Attacks 111
36 Dangerous attacks 60
Passing
340 Total passes 489
271 Accurate passes 424
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 11
2 Offsides 2
10 Fouls 7
9 Free kicks 12
19 Throw-ins 18
9 Goal kicks 6
Cards
2 Yellow cards 0
0 1st-half cards 0
2 2nd-half cards 0
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
3 2nd-half goals 0
2 1st-half corners 3
2 2nd-half corners 9
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Brentford▼ Chelsea90'
Shot map25 shots
Igor Thiago 5' · xG 0.08 Pedro Neto 10' · xG 0.10 Morgan Rogers 10' · xG 0.20 Keane Lewis-Potter 23' · xG 0.09 Morgan Rogers 30' · xG 0.05 Yehor Yarmoliuk 37' · xG 0.03 Mikkel Damsgaard 39' · xG 0.04 Morgan Rogers 41' · xG 0.07 Kevin Schade 43' · xG 0.07 Vitaly Janelt 43' · xG 0.03 Keane Lewis-Potter 43' · xG 0.06 Morgan Rogers 52' · xG 0.02 Igor Thiago 59' · xG 0.04 Pep Chavarría 59' · xG 0.04 Jaidon Anthony 61' · xG 0.96 Kevin Schade 64' · xG 0.06 Pedro Neto 66' · xG 0.07 Cole Palmer 68' · xG 0.04 Valentín Barco 76' · xG 0.03 Cole Palmer 78' · xG 0.09 Geovany Quenda 80' · xG 0.03 Kevin Schade 82' · xG 0.42 Igor Thiago 83' · xG 0.60 Maxence Lacroix 90' · xG 0.13 Fábio Carvalho 90' · xG 0.43
Brentford Chelsea Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026
Brentford 3
Oct 16who was on topJan 17
Chelsea 4
3 Brentford 4 draw 4 Chelsea
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.3goals / match
13–12total goals
4/5clean sheets
4-1Brentford best win · Apr 2
2-0Chelsea best win · Jan 17
%73 Over 1.5 8/11
%36 Over 2.5 4/11
%27 Over 3.5 3/11
%36 BTTS 4/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Brentford at home6 matches
0W 4D 2L 4:7
Chelsea at home5 matches
2W 0D 3L 5:9
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Brentford1W 3D 1L Chelsea1W 0D 4L
1.20 0.60 Points per game
6 2 Goals scored
4 10 Goals conceded
1.46 1.40 xG average
1.43 1.32 xGA average
%60 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %20 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
4.6 6.4 Corners
1.0 2.2 Cards
Brentford2W 6D 2L Chelsea2W 0D 8L
1.20 0.60 Points per game
14 11 Goals scored
13 22 Goals conceded
1.44 1.64 xG average
1.46 1.21 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%50 %20 BTTS
%60 %70 Over 2.5
4.7 6.9 Corners
1.1 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
4Brentfordin the table10pts
6matches 2-4-0W-D-L 12:6goals +6diff
DWDDD
5Chelseain the table10pts
6matches 3-1-2W-D-L 15:13goals +2diff
WLDLW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.56 1.72 Points per game
1.27 1.59 xG average
1.51 1.30 xGA average
%24 %36 Clean sheets
%52 %64 BTTS
%52 %64 Over 2.5
4.9 5.8 Corners
2.0 2.6 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 17 Chelsea 2-0 Brentford Premier League
Sep 13 Brentford 2-2 Chelsea Premier League
Apr 6 Brentford 0-0 Chelsea Premier League
Dec 15 Chelsea 2-1 Brentford Premier League
Mar 2 Brentford 2-2 Chelsea Premier League
Oct 28 Chelsea 0-2 Brentford Premier League
Apr 26 Chelsea 0-2 Brentford Premier League
Oct 19 Brentford 0-0 Chelsea Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Brentford3 gol · 1.50 xG +1.50
Chelsea0 gol · 1.34 xG -1.34
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Chelsea dominated the ball59% possession
Brentford took more shots on target6 - 2
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Brentford1.17 Chelsea1.28
0'25'45'70'90'
Brentfordpeak 45-50' Chelseapeak 70-75'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Brentford Chelsea
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
9.0 PPDA 6.3
542 Touches 721
33.2m Defensive height 41.3m
63 Progressive passes 68
%68.0 Final-third accuracy %74.0
%37.9 Verticality %30.7
%77.0 Pass accuracy %81.0
13 Shots 12
139 Defensive actions 140
37.8m Block depth 32.6m
%41 In opposition half %53
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Brentford2.90xG Chelsea0.85xG
61' Jaidon Anthony 83' Igor Thiago 94' Fábio Carvalho
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Brentford Chelsea
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Brentford656 touches
Chelsea827 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
71% CHE 69% CHE 69% CHE 69% BRE 69% CHE 72% CHE 59% BRE 52% CHE 58% BRE
Brentfordown half →Chelsea
BY THIRD
Defensive %53 %47
Middle %37 %63
Attacking %39 %61
BY FLANK
Left %30 %70
Centre %42 %58
Right %54 %46
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Brentford139 actions
average height 33.2m
Chelsea140 actions
average height 41.3m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Brentford386 passes · %77
20 Kristoffer Ajer — 43/62 passes · %93 27 Vitaly Janelt — 42/56 passes · %89 24 Mikkel Damsgaard — 36/68 passes · %69 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk — 32/49 passes · %84 1 Caoimhín Kelleher — 32/43 passes · %82 44 Jannik Schuster — 25/49 passes · %81 23 Keane Lewis-Potter — 22/52 passes · %56 9 Igor Thiago — 20/39 passes · %87 33 Michael Kayode — 17/32 passes · %61 7 Kevin Schade — 13/41 passes · %68 19 Jaidon Anthony — 9/25 passes · %75 25 El Hadji Malick Diouf — 2/7 passes · %40 14 Fábio Carvalho — 2/5 passes · %67 2 Aaron Hickey — 1/7 passes · %50 18 Mamadou Sangaré — 1/5 passes · %100
Chelsea564 passes · %81
14 Jordan Henderson — 70/92 passes · %80 6 Levi Colwill — 61/82 passes · %87 29 Pep Chavarría — 57/91 passes · %76 5 Maxence Lacroix — 56/79 passes · %89 4 Valentín Barco — 48/65 passes · %91 17 Morgan Rogers — 35/67 passes · %76 10 Cole Palmer — 26/55 passes · %81 1 Emiliano Martínez — 26/41 passes · %72 3 Wesley Fofana — 19/45 passes · %79 7 Pedro Neto — 17/41 passes · %74 18 Danny Welbeck — 12/17 passes · %86 34 Josh Acheampong — 11/16 passes · %79 23 Geovany Quenda — 10/14 passes · %77 32 Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli — 8/11 passes · %89 41 Estêvão — 3/5 passes · %60
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Brentford63 progressive · map shows 36
Left%19Centre%19Right%61
Chelsea68 progressive · map shows 47
Left%34Centre%23Right%43
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
9.0 PPDA 6.3
%37.9 Verticality %30.7
%68 Final third pass %74
%77 Pass accuracy %81
33.2m Defensive height 41.3m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE39 matches on record
Andy Madley
Strictness55 TEMPO52
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 23.5 -1.5
Fouls 1721.3 -4.3
Goals 32.9 +0.1
Corners 1510.1 +4.9
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 3.01.8 +1.2
Shots 13.015.4 -2.4
On target 6.04.0 +2.0
Possession %41%47 -6.0
Corners 4.03.6 +0.4
Cards 2.03.0 -1.0
Conceded 0.01.2 -1.2
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 0.03.0 -3.0
Shots 12.013.6 -1.6
On target 2.06.0 -4.0
Possession %59%43 +15.6
Corners 11.04.6 +6.4
Cards 0.01.7 -1.7
Conceded 3.02.0 +1.0
this matchseason average · 5 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ J. Anthony 8.14
Starting XI
19 J. Anthony M · 81' 8.14
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Duels won4/7Fouls won2Offside1Passes12 · %9
44 Jannik Schuster D · 88' 8.02
Assist1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes29 · %25
9 Thiago F · 88' 7.64
Goals1On target1/3Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/12Fouls4Passes20 · %18
1 C. Kelleher G · 88' 7.42
Saves2Duels won1/1Passes33 · %26
20 K. Ajer D · 88' 7.25
Key pass1Interceptions3Passes45 · %42
2 A. Hickey D · 19' 7.08
Duels won1/1Passes1
27 V. Janelt M · 88' 7.06
Tackles3Blocks1Duels won4/7Fouls won1Passes43 · %39
25 E. Diouf D · 7' 7.01
Passes1 · %1
24 M. Damsgaard M · 87' 6.88
Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won6/14Fouls1Offside1Passes46 · %33
33 M. Kayode D · 69' 6.81
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/5Passes19 · %12
6 Y. Yarmolyuk M · 69' 6.76
On target1/1Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/8Passes36 · %30
18 M. Sangaré M · 19' 6.71
Tackles1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes1 · %1
23 K. Lewis-Potter D · 81' 6.56
On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes28 · %18
11 D. Ouattara F · 7' 6.48
Fouls1
7 K. Schade M · 88' 6.37
On target1/3Dribbles1/3Tackles1Blocks2Duels won4/11Fouls won1Fouls1Passes15 · %12
14 Fábio Carvalho M · 1' 0.00
Unused: B. FredrickR. HenryE. BalcombeC. Wilson
Starting XI
5 M. Lacroix D · 88' 6.96
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won6/7Fouls won1Passes54 · %48
3 W. Fofana D · 71' 6.96
Tackles2Interceptions6Duels won6/9Fouls won2Passes21 · %19
1 E. Martínez G · 88' 6.82
Saves3Key pass1Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes29 · %20
6 L. Colwill D · 88' 6.68
Interceptions2Duels won1/1Passes50 · %44
17 M. Rogers M · 88' 6.63
On target1/4Key pass1Dribbles2/3Blocks2Duels won6/10Offside1Passes40 · %34
4 V. Barco M · 87' 6.56
Tackles3Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won6/8Fouls won2Passes51 · %47
34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong D · 17' 6.49
Tackles1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes8 · %7
18 D. Welbeck F · 71' 6.37
Key pass2Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls1Offside1Passes14 · %12
29 Pep Chavarría M · 88' 6.36
Key pass2Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won5/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes50 · %43
14 J. Henderson M · 88' 6.32
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/3Passes64 · %57
7 Pedro Neto M · 87' 6.27
On target1/2Dribbles1/5Tackles3Blocks1Duels won4/13Fouls2Passes19 · %16
23 Geovany Tcherno Quenda M · 17' 6.11
Blocks1Passes5 · %5
10 C. Palmer M · 88' 6.01
Key pass1Dribbles3/5Tackles3Blocks2Duels won8/15Fouls won2Fouls1Passes25 · %20
41 Estêvão F · 1' 0.00
Passes1
32 M. Nicoll-Jazuli M · 1' 0.00
Duels won1/1Passes2 · %2
Unused: M. GustoJ. Bynoe-GittensM. PendersR. LaviaJ. Hato
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%62) ✓
Brentford %62 Draw %15 Chelsea %23
2.01Brentford xPuan
0.84Chelsea xPuan
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