Brentford vs Chelsea

13 September 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kevin Schade 35’
  • Fabio Carvalho 90+3’
  • Cole Palmer 61’
  • Moisés Caicedo 85’

Match summary

Brentford and Chelsea drew 2-2. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Schade put Brentford ahead in the 35th minute, set up by Jordan Henderson. In the second half, Cole Palmer equalised in the 61st minute, set up by João Pedro, Moisés Caicedo put Chelsea in front in the 85th minute, and Fabio Carvalho equalised in stoppage time, set up by Kristoffer Ajer.

Brentford had the better of the chances, with 1.18 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Chelsea's 0.76 from 16.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
7 Shots 16
4 Shots on target 6
5 Corners 6
87 Attacks 124
36 Dangerous attacks 56
284 Passes 570
76% Pass accuracy 91%
17 Tackles 15
13 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 4

Key events

Brentford Chelsea
Kick-off
Igor ThiagoTime wasting
8’
30’
Jorrel HatoFoul
Kevin SchadeRight foot shot1-0 (Brentford)
35’
43’
Jamie Bynoe-GittensShot on target
Half-time1-0
46’
Marc CucurellaJorrel Hato
46’
Tyrique GeorgeFacundo Buonanotte
46’
Reece James Wesley Fofana
Second half underway
51’
Tyrique GeorgeShot on target
54’
Marc CucurellaShot on target
56’
Cole PalmerJamie Gittens
61’
Cole PalmerLeft foot shot1-1 (Chelsea)
Kevin SchadeShot on target
62’
Yegor YarmolyukFoul
64’
Rico HenryIgor Thiago
72’
Dango OuattaraMathias Jensen
73’
75’
Cole PalmerShot on target
79’
Alejandro GarnachoJoão Pedro
Ethan PinnockTime wasting
82’
Kristoffer AjerEthan Pinnock
83’
Aaron HickeyMichael Kayode
83’
85’
Moisés CaicedoRight foot shot1-2 (Chelsea)
Kristoffer AjerShot on target
89’
Fábio CarvalhoKeane Lewis-Potter
90’
90+1’
Tyrique GeorgeTime wasting
Fábio CarvalhoRight foot shot2-2 (Brentford)
90+3’
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.76 35’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), 1-0 35’ 61’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-1 61’ 85’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), 1-2 85’ 90+3’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), 2-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.76 35’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), 1-0 Schade 35’ 61’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-1 Palmer 61’ 85’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), 1-2 Caicedo 85’ 90+3’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), 2-2 Carvalho 90+3’
Brentford 1.18 xGChelsea 0.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Brentford attacking 
90+3’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 35’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 5’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 75’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 77’ Rico Henry (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+6’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 67’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 54’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Tyrique George (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 35’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 5’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 75’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 77’ Rico Henry (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+6’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 67’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 54’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Tyrique George (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brentford 5-3-2 Starting XI
Kelleher
Kayode 83’
Berg
Collins
Pinnock 83’
Lewis-Potter 90’
Jensen 73’
Henderson
Yarmolyuk
Thiago 72’
Schade
Chelsea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sánchez
Hato 46’
Chalobah
Adarabioyo
Fofana 46’
Caicedo
Fernández
Gittens 56’
Buonanotte 46’
Neto
Pedro 79’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Caoimhin Kelleher GK900 0.000.000
Michael Kayode DEF840 0.000.000
Nathan Collins DEF900 0.000.091
Sepp van den Berg DEF900 0.000.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF840 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter DEF900 0.000.091
Jordan Henderson MID9010 0.000.121
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID900 0.000.031
Mathias Jensen MID740 0.000.051
Kevin Schade FWD9014 0.350.000
Thiago FWD730 0.000.151
Rico Henry Sub171 0.090.000
Dango Ouattara Sub160 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer Sub611 0.090.651
Aaron Hickey Sub60 0.000.000
Fabio Carvalho Sub111 0.650.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 23% Avg odds 4.21
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.72
Chelsea win 52% Avg odds 1.83

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford LDLWL
Chelsea WWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 0-0 Chelsea, 06 Apr 25 Next meeting: Chelsea 2-0 Brentford, 17 Jan 26  All Brentford vs Chelsea meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.