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Chelsea
FT
2–0
HT 1–0
Brentford
Premier League Sat 17 Jan, 15:00London Stamford Bridge, London John Brooks 39,704 attendance

Timeline

  1. 26' João Pedro assist Enzo Fernández
  2. 36' Kevin Schade Yellow Card
  3. 45'+3' Vitaly Janelt Yellow Card
  4. 57' Andrey Santos for Alejandro Garnacho
  5. 58' Wesley Fofana for Tosin Adarabioyo
  6. 67' Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
  7. 74' Liam Delap for João Pedro
  8. 77' Dango Ouattara for Mikkel Damsgaard
  9. 82' Keane Lewis-Potter for Kevin Schade
  10. 82' Aaron Hickey for Rico Henry
  11. 83' Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
  12. 85' Jorrel Hato for Enzo Fernández
  13. 85' Josh Acheampong for Reece James
  14. 90'+1' Cole Palmer Yellow Card
  15. 90'+4' Romelle Donovan for Yehor Yarmoliuk

Match stats

45.8% Possession 54.2%
6 Shots 15
2 On target 5
7 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1
6 Saves 0
374 Accurate passes 446

Lineups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1
1 Sánchez
3 Cucurella 4 Adarabioyo 23 Chalobah 24 James
8 Fernández 25 Caicedo
49 Garnacho 10 Palmer 7 Neto
20 Pedro
Brentford 4-2-3-1
1 Kelleher
3 Henry 22 Collins 20 Ajer 33 Kayode
27 Janelt 18 Yarmoliuk
7 Schade 24 Damsgaard 8 Jensen
9 Thiago
Chelsea 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Robert Sánchez G
  2. 4 Tosin Adarabioyo ▼ CD-L
  3. 23 Trevoh Chalobah CD-R
  4. 3 Marc Cucurella LB
  5. 24 Reece James ▼ RB
  6. 10 Cole Palmer AM
  7. 8 Enzo Fernández ▼ LM
  8. 25 Moisés Caicedo RM
  9. 20 João Pedro ▼ F
  10. 49 Alejandro Garnacho ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Pedro Neto AM-R

Came on

  1. 21 Jorrel Hato ▲ SUB
  2. 34 Josh Acheampong ▲ SUB
  3. 9 Liam Delap ▲ SUB
  4. 29 Wesley Fofana ▲ SUB
  5. 17 Andrey Santos ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 5 Benoît Badiashile SUB
  2. 32 Tyrique George SUB
  3. 12 Filip Jørgensen SUB
  4. 38 Marc Guiu SUB
Brentford 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Caoimhín Kelleher G
  2. 22 Nathan Collins CD-L
  3. 20 Kristoffer Ajer CD-R
  4. 3 Rico Henry ▼ LB
  5. 33 Michael Kayode RB
  6. 24 Mikkel Damsgaard ▼ AM
  7. 27 Vitaly Janelt LM
  8. 18 Yehor Yarmoliuk ▼ RM
  9. 9 Igor Thiago F
  10. 7 Kevin Schade ▼ AM-L
  11. 8 Mathias Jensen AM-R

Came on

  1. 2 Aaron Hickey ▲ SUB
  2. 19 Dango Ouattara ▲ SUB
  3. 23 Keane Lewis-Potter ▲ SUB
  4. 45 Romelle Donovan ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 11 Reiss Nelson SUB
  2. 4 Sepp van den Berg SUB
  3. 5 Ethan Pinnock SUB
  4. 47 Kaye Furo SUB
  5. 12 Hákon Valdimarsson SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Chelsea 2, Brentford 0.
  2. 90'+8' Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Brentford 0.
  3. 90'+8' Attempt blocked. Romelle Donovan (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 90'+6' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  7. 90'+6' Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
  8. 90'+4' Substitution, Brentford. Romelle Donovan replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  9. 90'+3' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  10. 90'+1' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90' Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  12. 90' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82 earlier entries
  1. 90' Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
  2. 87' Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  3. 87' Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  4. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Reece James.
  5. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Enzo Fernández.
  6. 84' Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  7. 84' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 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.
  9. 83' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry.
  11. 82' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Kevin Schade.
  12. 78' Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  13. 77' Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  14. 76' Goal! Chelsea 2, Brentford 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  15. 75' Penalty conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  16. 75' Penalty Chelsea. Liam Delap draws a foul in the penalty area.
  17. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
  18. 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.
  19. 71' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  20. 70' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
  21. 69' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 68' Delay in match because of an injury Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
  23. 67' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 67' Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  25. 67' Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  26. 65' Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  27. 65' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  28. 63' Offside, Brentford. Rico Henry is caught offside.
  29. 61' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  30. 61' Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  31. 59' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  32. 59' Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
  33. 58' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  34. 58' Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Tosin Adarabioyo because of an injury.
  35. 57' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  36. 57' Delay in match because of an injury Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
  37. 56' Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  38. 56' Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  39. 55' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cole Palmer.
  40. 51' Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  41. 51' Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea).
  42. 50' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  43. 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.
  44. 49' Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  45. 49' Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  46. 47' Handball by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  47. 45' Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Brentford 0.
  48. 45'+4' First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Brentford 0.
  49. 45'+3' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  50. 45'+3' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
  51. 45'+3' Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Thiago.
  52. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  53. 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.
  54. 41' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
  55. 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.
  56. 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.
  57. 37' Igor Thiago (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  58. 37' Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  59. 36' Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  60. 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.
  61. 35' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  62. 34' Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  63. 31' Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  64. 31' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  65. 29' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  66. 29' Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  67. 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.
  68. 27' VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea 1-0 Brentford (João Pedro).
  69. 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.
  70. 19' Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  71. 19' Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  72. 18' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
  73. 15' Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  74. 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.
  75. 13' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
  76. 10' Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  77. 10' Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  78. 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.
  79. 1' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  80. 1' Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  81. First Half begins.
  82. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Chelsea L W L D D

  • D AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Premier League
  • D at Manchester City 1-1 Premier League
  • L at Fulham 2-1 Premier League
  • W at Charlton Athletic 5-1 English FA Cup
  • L Arsenal 3-2 Carabao Cup

Brentford W W W D W

  • W AFC Bournemouth 4-1 Premier League
  • D Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Premier League
  • W at Everton 4-2 Premier League
  • W Sunderland 3-0 Premier League
  • W at Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 English FA Cup

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-3

  • 13 Sep 2025 Brentford 2–2 Chelsea 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 6 Apr 2025 Brentford 0–0 Chelsea 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 15 Dec 2024 Chelsea 2–1 Brentford 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 2 Mar 2024 Brentford 2–2 Chelsea 2023-24 English Premier League
  • 28 Oct 2023 Chelsea 0–2 Brentford 2023-24 English Premier League

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