Chelsea vs Brentford

17 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • João Pedro 26’
  • Cole Palmer 76’ (pen)

Match summary

Chelsea beat Brentford 2-0. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

João Pedro put Chelsea ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Enzo Fernández and Cole Palmer made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 76th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Brentford 1.48 from 15.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
6 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 9
79 Attacks 107
39 Dangerous attacks 49
443 Passes 513
84% Pass accuracy 87%
17 Tackles 14
7 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Chelsea Brentford
Kick-off
1’
Kevin SchadeShot on target
João PedroLeft foot shot1-0 (Chelsea)
26’
VAR review
27’
29’
Mikkel DamsgaardShot on target
36’
Kevin SchadeArgument
40’
Mathias JensenShot on target
45+3’
Vitaly JaneltArgument
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
50’
Kevin SchadeShot on target
Andrey SantosAlejandro Garnacho
57’
Wesley FofanaTosin AdarabioyoInjury
58’
Marc CucurellaFoul
67’
Liam DelapJoão Pedro
74’
Cole PalmerPenalty2-0 (Chelsea)
76’
77’
Dango OuattaraMikkel Damsgaard
82’
Aaron HickeyRico Henry
82’
Keane Lewis-PotterKevin Schade
Wesley FofanaArgument
83’
83’
ThiagoShot on target
Josh AcheampongReece James 
85’
Jorrel HatoEnzo Fernández
85’
Cole PalmerTime wasting
90+1’
90+4’
Romelle DonovanYegor Yarmolyuk
Full-time2-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.62 1.48 26’ João Pedro (Chelsea), 1-0 26’ 76’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 2-0 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.62 1.48 26’ João Pedro (Chelsea), 1-0 Pedro 26’ 76’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 2-0 Palmer 76’
Chelsea 1.62 xGBrentford 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Chelsea attacking 
76’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 44’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 38’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), set piece, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 48’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 34’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 78’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 14’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 40’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Thiago (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+8’ Romelle Donovan (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Hickey (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+6’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 76’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 44’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 38’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), set piece, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 48’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 34’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 78’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Thiago (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 40’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Thiago (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+8’ Romelle Donovan (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Hickey (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+6’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sánchez
James 85’
Chalobah
Adarabioyo 58’
Cucurella
Caicedo
Fernández 85’
Neto
Palmer
Garnacho 57’
Pedro 74’
Brentford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kelleher
Henry 82’
Collins
Ajer
Kayode
Janelt
Yarmolyuk 90’
Schade 82’
Damsgaard 77’
Jensen
Thiago

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Reece James DEF880 0.000.000
Trevoh Chalobah DEF900 0.000.000
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF610 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF900 0.000.000
Moisés Caicedo MID900 0.000.000
Enzo Fernández MID8810 0.000.273
Pedro Neto MID901 0.090.592
Cole Palmer MID9012 0.800.000
Alejandro Garnacho MID601 0.550.000
João Pedro FWD7712 0.180.000
Andrey Santos Sub300 0.000.000
Wesley Fofana Sub290 0.000.000
Liam Delap Sub130 0.000.000
Jorrel Hato Sub20 0.000.000
Josh Acheampong Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 51% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Brentford win 24% Avg odds 3.93

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea DLDDL
Brentford WWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 2-2 Chelsea, 13 Sep 25 Next meeting: Brentford 3-0 Chelsea, 18 Sep 26  All Chelsea vs Brentford meetings

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