Premier League · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 ·
Chelsea vs Brentford — 2 - 0
Stamford Bridge · Referee: J. Brooks
Match report
Chelsea beat Brentford 2-0
Chelsea beat Brentford 2-0 in Premier League matchday 22 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at Stamford Bridge. Joao Pedro (26') and C. Palmer (76' pen) scored for Chelsea. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Chelsea had 46% of the ball and 6 shots (2 on target) against Brentford’s 15 (5 on target). Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Chelsea 10th in the Premier League table on 7 points and Brentford 4th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 26'goalJoao PedroAssist: E. Fernandez
- 27'VAR decisionJoão PedroGoal confirmed
- 36'yellow cardKevin SchadeYellow Card
- 45+3'yellow cardVitaly JaneltYellow Card
- 57'substitutionA. GarnachoOff: Andrey Santos
- 58'substitutionT. AdarabioyoOff: W. Fofana
- 67'yellow cardMarc CucurellaYellow Card
- 74'substitutionJoao PedroOff: L. Delap
- 76'penaltyC. PalmerPenalty
- 77'substitutionM. DamsgaardOff: D. Ouattara
- 82'substitutionK. SchadeOff: K. Lewis-Potter
- 82'substitutionR. HenryOff: A. Hickey
- 83'yellow cardWesley FofanaYellow Card
- 85'substitutionE. FernandezOff: J. Hato
- 85'substitutionR. JamesOff: J. Acheampong
- 90+1'yellow cardCole PalmerYellow Card
- 90+4'substitutionY. YarmolyukOff: R. Donovan
Lineups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 24R. JamesD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 4T. AdarabioyoD
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 7P. NetoM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 49A. GarnachoM
- 20Joao PedroF
Substitutes
- 12F. JorgensenG
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 32T. GeorgeF
- 38M. GuiuF
- 9L. DelapF
- 21J. HatoD
- 34J. AcheampongD
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews
Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 33M. KayodeD
- 20K. AjerD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 3R. HenryD
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 8M. JensenM
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 7K. SchadeM
- 9I. ThiagoF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 1.59Expected goals (xG)1.52
- 6Total shots15
- 2Shots on target5
- 2Shots off target5
- 2Blocked shots5
- 4Shots inside the box10
- 2Shots outside the box5
- 3Corners9
- 0Offsides1
- 7Fouls10
- 3Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves0
- 443Passes513
- 374Accurate passes446
- 84%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.76Goals prevented-0.76
Player statistics
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezGTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | ||
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Tosin AdarabioyoD | 58 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Reece JamesD | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 85 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 10Cole PalmerM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 49Alejandro GarnachoM | 57 | 6.2 | ||
| 20João PedroF | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 12Filip JørgensenG | – | – | ||
| 5Benoît BadiashileD | – | – | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | 32 | 7.0 | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Andrey SantosM | 33 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Tyrique GeorgeF | – | – | ||
| 38Marc GuiuF | – | – |
Brentford
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caoimhin KelleherG | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| 3Rico HenryD | 82 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Kristoffer AjerD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Nathan CollinsD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Michael KayodeD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 7Kevin SchadeM | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Mathias JensenM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Yehor YarmolyukM | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Mikkel DamsgaardM | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| 27Vitaly JaneltM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 9Igor ThiagoF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG | – | – | ||
| 2Aaron HickeyD | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Sepp van den BergD | – | – | ||
| 5Ethan PinnockD | – | – | ||
| 45Romelle DonovanM | 1 | – | ||
| 11Reiss NelsonF | – | – | ||
| 19Dango OuattaraF | 13 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Keane Lewis-PotterF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 47Kaye FuroF | – | – |