Chelsea vs Brentford
Ref: John Brooks, EnglandStamford Bridge, London · 41,841 cap
Match recap
Chelsea beat Brentford 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. João Pedro and Palmer scored for Chelsea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.59 for Chelsea versus 1.52 for Brentford. Chelsea sit 10th in the Premier League table while Brentford are 9th.
First Half
⚽
João Pedro
Assist: Fernández
VAR
Goal confirmed
36'
Schade
Yellow Card
45+3'
Janelt
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Garnacho
⇄
Adarabioyo
Cucurella
Yellow Card
⇄
João Pedro
⚽
Palmer
Penalty
77'
⇄
Damsgaard
82'
⇄
Henry
82'
⇄
Schade
Fofana
Yellow Card
⇄
Fernández
⇄
James
Palmer
Yellow Card
90+4'
⇄
Yarmolyuk
Match Statistics
ChelseaBrentford
3Won
Statistical edge
3–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.59VS1.52
Attack0 · 6 won
6
Shots
15
2
Shots on target
5
4
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
443
Total passes
513
374
Accurate passes
446
84%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
0
2
Blocked shots
5
0
Goals prevented
0
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Chelsea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 3Marc CucurellaD
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 20João PedroF
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 24R. JamesD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 49A. GarnachoM
Substitutes
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 9L. DelapF
- 12F. JörgensenG
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 21J. HatoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 32Tyrique GeorgeF
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 38Marc GuiuF
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3R. HenryD
- 7K. SchadeM
- 8M. JensenM
- 9ThiagoF
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 2A. HickeyD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 11R. NelsonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 19D. OuattaraF
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 45R. DonovanM
- 47Kaye Iyowuna FuroF
Chelsea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Sánchez | G | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Pedro | F | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 85 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | D | 58 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Neto | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Cole Palmer | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece James(C) | D | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Garnacho | M | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Benoît Badiashile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Jørgensen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique George | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Guiu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Fofana | D | 32 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Delap | F | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Josh Acheampong | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey Santos | M | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Mathias Jensen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kevin Schade | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Reiss Nelson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaye Furo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romelle Donovan | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Aaron Hickey | D | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dango Ouattara | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |