Brentford vs Chelsea - Premier League, Regular Season - 5 (Fri, 18 September 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 5 
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Match reportBrentford's set-piece edge leaves Chelsea with the same old problemBrentford beat Chelsea 3-0 after a 61st-minute corner exposed another set-piece lapse, with Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho adding late goals. Events
Second half
- Goal: Jaidon Anthony assist: Jannik Schuster 1-0 61'
- Substitution: Michael KayodeAaron Hickey 69'
- Substitution: Yehor YarmoliukMamadou Sangare 69'
- 71' Substitution: Danny WelbeckGeovany Quenda
- 71' Substitution: Wesley FofanaJosh Acheampong
- Substitution: Jaidon AnthonyDango Ouattara 81'
- Substitution: Keane Lewis-PotterEl Hadji Malick Diouf 81'
- Goal: Igor Thiago 2-0 83'
- Yellow card: Igor Thiago 84'
- Yellow card: Mamadou Sangare 85'
- 87' Substitution: Valentin BarcoMahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
- 87' Substitution: Pedro NetoEstêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves
- Substitution: Mikkel DamsgaardFabio Carvalho 87'
- Goal: Fabio Carvalho 3-0 90+4'
Stats
BrentfordChelsea
- 41% Possession 59%
- 13 Shots 12
- 6 On target 2
- 4 Corners 12
- 10 Fouls 7
All stats
- 343 Passes 496
- 2 Saves 3
- 2 Offsides 2
- 2 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
JAJ. Anthony
Brentford· 1 goalStories
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Xabi Alonso says Chelsea dropped their consistency at Brentford Xabi Alonso said Chelsea dropped their consistency after a 3-0 defeat at Brentford, while praising Jordan Henderson’s debut as the brightest part of the night. -
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Brentford vs Chelsea tactical lesson in 3-0 defeat Chelsea lost 3-0 to Brentford as wing-back space and Damsgaard's pockets exposed Xabi Alonso's 3-4-2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium. -
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Chelsea injury update leaves Joao Pedro open for Brentford Xabi Alonso refused to rule out Joao Pedro or Moisés Caicedo for Chelsea's trip to Brentford, with the final call due after training. -
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Chelsea vs Brentford: Alonso says side are not solid enough Xabi Alonso says Chelsea are not solid enough yet before Brentford, after the 2-2 draw with Hull City and a 20-match run without a clean sheet.
Lineups & ratings
Brentford
4-2-3-1 Coach Keith Andrews
1
20
24 ↓87'
27
23 ↓81'
7
9
19 ↓81'
6 ↓69'
33 ↓69'
44
- 2 A. Hickey for Michael Kayode
- 18 M. Sangaré for Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 11 D. Ouattara for Jaidon Anthony
- 25 E. Diouf for Keane Lewis-Potter
- 14 Fábio Carvalho for Mikkel Damsgaard
- 3
- 13
- 31
- 48
Chelsea
3-4-2-1 Coach Xabi Alonso
14
18 ↓71'
7 ↓87'
17
1
5
3 ↓71'
6
10
29
4 ↓87'
- 23 Geovany Tcherno Quenda for Danny Welbeck
- 34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong for Wesley Fofana
- 32 M. Nicoll-Jazuli for Valentin Barco
- 41 Estêvão for Pedro Neto
- 11
- 21
- 27
- 39
- 45
Bench · Brentford
- 2 A. Hickey for Michael Kayode
- 18 M. Sangaré for Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 11 D. Ouattara for Jaidon Anthony
- 25 E. Diouf for Keane Lewis-Potter
- 14 Fábio Carvalho for Mikkel Damsgaard
- 3
- 13
- 31
- 48
Bench · Chelsea
- 23 Geovany Tcherno Quenda for Danny Welbeck
- 34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong for Wesley Fofana
- 32 M. Nicoll-Jazuli for Valentin Barco
- 41 Estêvão for Pedro Neto
- 11
- 21
- 27
- 39
- 45