Chelsea vs Brentford

15 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Marc Cucurella 43’
  • Nicolas Jackson 80’
  • Bryan Mbeumo 90’

Match summary

Chelsea won 2-1 at home to Brentford. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Marc Cucurella put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 43rd minute, set up by Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson made it 2-0 in the 80th minute, set up by Enzo Fernández, and Bryan Mbeumo pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 90th minute, set up by Kevin Schade.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.60 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Brentford's 1.70 from 9. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

Chelsea Brentford
26 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2.59 xG 1.66
2.59 Non-penalty xG 1.66
13 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea Brentford
Kick-off
Marc Cucurella
Assist: Noni Madueke1-0 (Chelsea)
43’
Half-time1-0
Nicolas Jackson
Assist: Enzo Fernández2-0 (Chelsea)
80’
90’
Bryan Mbeumo
Assist: Kevin Schade2-1 (Brentford)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Marc Cucurella
Brentford
  • Kevin Schade
  • Vitaly Janelt

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 2.60 1.70 43’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 1-0 43’ 80’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 2-0 80’ 90’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 2-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 1.70 43’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 1-0 Cucurella 43’ 80’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 2-0 Jackson 80’ 90’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 2-1 Mbeumo 90’
Chelsea 2.60 xGBrentford 1.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Chelsea attacking 
60’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 76’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 43’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.32 xG, saved 39’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 3’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 68’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 76’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 43’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.32 xG, saved 39’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 3’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 68’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF901 0.020.172
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF902 0.090.000
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.041
Marc Cucurella DEF9011 0.350.081
Enzo Fernández MID9012 0.200.183
Moisés Caicedo MID901 0.010.082
Noni Madueke MID9017 0.650.422
Cole Palmer MID904 0.230.304
Jadon Sancho MID901 0.060.734
Nicolas Jackson FWD8417 0.990.000
Christopher Nkunku Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 71% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.84
Brentford win 13% Avg odds 7.68

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea DWWWW
Brentford WDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brentford 2-2 Chelsea, 02 Mar 24 Next meeting: Brentford 0-0 Chelsea, 06 Apr 25  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.