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Brentford vs Chelsea: match report

Brentford hosted Chelsea at Gtech Community Stadium on Friday 18 September 2026, in the Premier League (round 5). Andy Madley is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Brentford 3-0 Chelsea. Goals: Jaidon Anthony 61' for Brentford; Igor Thiago 83' for Brentford; Fábio Carvalho 90'+4' for Brentford. Attendance: 17,193.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 61' Goal: Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) 1-0
  • 83' Goal: Igor Thiago (Brentford) 2-0
  • 84' Yellow card: Igor Thiago (Brentford)
  • 85' Yellow card: Mamadou Sangare (Brentford)
  • 90'+4' Goal: Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) 3-0
Match stats (contains the result)
40.6%Possession59.4%
13Shots12
6Shots on target2
4Corners12
10Fouls7
2Offsides2
2Saves3
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Brentford 4-2-3-1

Coach: Keith Andrews

  1. 1 Caoimhín Kelleher GK
  2. 33 Michael Kayode DEF
  3. 44 Jannik Schuster DEF
  4. 20 Kristoffer Ajer DEF
  5. 23 Keane Lewis-Potter DEF
  6. 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk MID
  7. 27 Vitaly Janelt MID
  8. 19 Jaidon Anthony FWD
  9. 24 Mikkel Damsgaard MID
  10. 7 Kevin Schade FWD
  11. 9 Igor Thiago FWD

Bench

  • 2 Aaron Hickey DEF
  • 18 Mamadou Sangaré MID
  • 25 Malick Diouf DEF
  • 11 Dango Ouattara FWD
  • 14 Fábio Carvalho MID
  • 31 Ellery Balcombe GK
  • 48 Benjamin Fredrick DEF
  • 3 Rico Henry DEF
  • 13 Callum Wilson FWD

Chelsea 3-4-2-1

Coach: Xabi Alonso

  1. 1 Emiliano Martínez GK
  2. 3 Wesley Fofana DEF
  3. 5 Maxence Lacroix DEF
  4. 6 Levi Colwill DEF
  5. 7 Pedro Neto FWD
  6. 14 Jordan Henderson MID
  7. 4 Valentín Barco MID
  8. 29 Pep Chavarría DEF
  9. 10 Cole Palmer MID
  10. 17 Morgan Rogers MID
  11. 18 Danny Welbeck FWD

Bench

  • 34 Josh Acheampong DEF
  • 23 Geovany Quenda FWD
  • 32 Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli MID
  • 41 Estêvão FWD
  • 39 Mike Penders GK
  • 21 Jorrel Hato DEF
  • 27 Malo Gusto DEF
  • 45 Roméo Lavia MID
  • 11 Jamie Gittens FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 17 January 2026: Chelsea 2-0 Brentford
  • Saturday 13 September 2025: Brentford 2-2 Chelsea
  • Sunday 6 April 2025: Brentford 0-0 Chelsea
  • Sunday 15 December 2024: Chelsea 2-1 Brentford
  • Saturday 2 March 2024: Brentford 2-2 Chelsea