Chelsea vs Brentford

2 April 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–0

  • Antonio Rüdiger 48’
  • Vitaly Janelt 50’, 60’
  • Christian Eriksen 54’
  • Yoane Wissa 87’

Match summary

Brentford came from behind to win 4-1 away at Chelsea. It was goalless at half-time.

Antonio Rüdiger put Chelsea ahead in the 48th minute, set up by N'Golo Kanté, Vitaly Janelt equalised in the 50th minute, set up by Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Eriksen put Brentford in front in the 54th minute, set up by Bryan Mbeumo, Janelt made it 1-3 in the 60th minute, set up by Ivan Toney, and Yoane Wissa made it 1-4 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Chelsea's 1.29 from 21.

Match stats

Chelsea Brentford
21 Shots 17
8 Shots on Target 6
12 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.29 xG 2.43
1.29 Non-penalty xG 2.43
10 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Chelsea Brentford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Antonio Rüdiger
Assist: N'Golo Kanté1-0 (Chelsea)
48’
50’
Vitaly Janelt
Assist: Bryan Mbeumo1-1 (Brentford)
54’
Christian Eriksen
Assist: Bryan Mbeumo1-2 (Brentford)
60’
Vitaly Janelt
Assist: Ivan Toney1-3 (Brentford)
87’
Yoane Wissa1-4 (Brentford)
Full-time1-4

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 2.45 48’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), 1-0 48’ 50’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), 1-1 50’ 54’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), 1-2 54’ 60’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), 1-3 60’ 87’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 1-4 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 2.45 48’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), 1-0 Rüdiger 48’ 50’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), 1-1 Janelt 50’ 54’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), 1-2 Eriksen 54’ 60’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), 1-3 Janelt 60’ 87’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 1-4 Wissa 87’
Chelsea 1.29 xGBrentford 2.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Chelsea attacking 
54’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 11’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 60’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 69’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 80’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 6’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 53’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 76’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 75’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 9’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 68’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 11’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 60’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 69’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 80’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 6’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 53’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 76’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 75’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 9’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 68’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF901 0.010.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.011
Antonio Rüdiger DEF9016 0.150.000
Marcos Alonso DEF572 0.070.041
Ruben Loftus-Cheek MID901 0.020.062
Mason Mount MID902 0.120.041
N'Golo Kanté MID6711 0.020.103
Hakim Ziyech FWD901 0.040.363
Kai Havertz FWD904 0.680.162
Timo Werner FWD661 0.150.032
Reece James Sub330 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic Sub242 0.040.332
Romelu Lukaku Sub230 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 69% Avg odds 1.40
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.70
Brentford win 11% Avg odds 9.11

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WWWWW
Brentford LLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 0-1 Chelsea, 16 Oct 21 Next meeting: Brentford 0-0 Chelsea, 19 Oct 22  All Chelsea vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.